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[quote=Anonymous]DS does an individual sport and we simply can't keep up. I don't regret getting him into, as both DH and I do this sport and it goes back several generations, but clearly times have changed! He practices and competes locally, and regionally several times a year, with coaching, equipment, travel, entry fees, we are close to $10,000. But we aren't in a good region for the sport and to really be competitive we would need to move, or fly somewhere multiple times a month, plus probably extended time in Europe. I am blown away by how many families are doing this. This week is the National team trials and families are easily spending $5k, but most are more like $10 - $15k. DS qualified, but we decided not to go. This isn't a sport with college scholarships, although it can help with getting into top schools. However you need to be spending $$$$ to even get the results needed for those top schools. So for DS, he can have lifelong sport and friends, which I think is great, but it won't benefit him for college or lead to the Olympics. [/quote]

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