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re: What is the most expensive child sport?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:33 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:33 am to HubbaBubba
Alpine racing. I personally know families that have spent well north of 100k a year chasing FIS points on travel and equipment alone. That’s just points. That’s not training and mountain time and lodging.
Once you hit the u14 full time level you need at least 84 days on the mountain IN THE OFFSEASON. So between May and November. Do that math.
“But UFC there is no snow in the summer in the USA lol”
Yeah. So you have to go to Mt Hood in Oregon or A Basin and pray for good conditions or over to Europe or you go to Chile for training camps.
Really shitty part? And I mean really shitty? Picture the average Braxtyn on your soccer team. Kid that starts and just plays ok. With enough “mountain mileage” he can, not might, CAN be good enough to qualify for nationals. In that sport it’s literally all drive and mileage. It’s why the delta between a podium and 20th is usually a second or two at that level.
“But UFC my kid is the next Bryce Harper! Honest. Have the bag from LSU to prove it and all!”
Lovely. If the equipment manager on the team had twice as much mileage, Bryce couldn’t touch him. fricking wild sport, let me tell you.
Once you hit the u14 full time level you need at least 84 days on the mountain IN THE OFFSEASON. So between May and November. Do that math.
“But UFC there is no snow in the summer in the USA lol”
Yeah. So you have to go to Mt Hood in Oregon or A Basin and pray for good conditions or over to Europe or you go to Chile for training camps.
Really shitty part? And I mean really shitty? Picture the average Braxtyn on your soccer team. Kid that starts and just plays ok. With enough “mountain mileage” he can, not might, CAN be good enough to qualify for nationals. In that sport it’s literally all drive and mileage. It’s why the delta between a podium and 20th is usually a second or two at that level.
“But UFC my kid is the next Bryce Harper! Honest. Have the bag from LSU to prove it and all!”
Lovely. If the equipment manager on the team had twice as much mileage, Bryce couldn’t touch him. fricking wild sport, let me tell you.
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:39 am to UnitedFruitCompany
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Alpine racing
I'm thinking anything with the word Alpine in it is going to be near the top. It's like 5K+ for me and the wife to go ski in Colorado/Utah for a coupe days. Can't imagine paying for some alpine sport year after year.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:44 am to Shaun176
High school bass fishing for us as both my kids do it so it’s double and triple the amount of rods, reels, tackle. Also can’t share room, food and fuel expenses with anyone.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:45 am to iwyLSUiwy
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It's like 5K+ for me and the wife to go ski in Colorado/Utah for a coupe days.
Yeah it’s crazy. Travel ball folks complain about $10 entry fees to ball parks to play. Even if you’re racing, your kid still needs a lift ticket if it’s a mountain not covered by his season pass. You know all too well what that costs. Barf.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:50 am to Obtuse1
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One that hasn't been mentioned is cycling. Bike is 10-15 grand, kit is a couple of thousand, and tools are expensive if you do your own work. Add another grand for a indoor trainer, then the monthly fees. Bike rack for the car, plus all the travel and coaching. It is also likely a teen that is good will have several bikes.
Cycling obviously can be very expensive, but it doesn't have to be. In much of Europe and Colombia it's a working class sport. Buying your kid a 15K top of the line S-Works is a very American conception.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:53 am to Shaun176
Parents who bring their stay at home school kids for private jiu jitsu lessons candidates competitions every weekend
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:07 am to UnitedFruitCompany
Both my niece and nephew competed in junior Olympic ski jump. In the age 17 and under, the nephew got to a world ranking of 12. The niece to a ranking of 31. Their parents, my bil & sil, were going with or sending them everywhere in Europe, in the US and Canada. I know they go to Chile to snow ski, but don't believe there was ever any South American ski jumping trips. May not do that down there. 
What I do know is that it cost a fortune from what they've shared with us.
What I do know is that it cost a fortune from what they've shared with us.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:13 am to Shaun176
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What is the most expensive child sport?
The moment of conception, and not like the old days where they were out of the house between 18 and 21.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:26 am to Shaun176
My God Children do competitive cheer and high school cheer. Friend says he spends about 60K a year for both girls to cheer. I’m guessing that includes all these competitions in Orlando though.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:39 am to XenScott
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I’m about to see how expensive golf is. My youngest is starting to compete this summer. Shouldn’t be too bad except for initial investment in clubs. He outgrew his beginners and has been using my wife’s. I just pulled the trigger on some Ping G430 irons. I’m glad he preferred them over the G440s. Got a decent deal with cut senior shafts. His next set will be new fitted clubs.
Golf isn’t too horrible these days. If your child starts to make a name for themselves, manufacturers will start sending you stuff unsolicited, especially balls and gloves.
Back in my amateur days, I used to receive boxes with no return address on them full of gloves and balls because of the strict USGA amateur definition. These days, I expect they’re pretty brazen given the relaxed rules. You also may receive a decent discount on the fitted clubs too.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:40 am to Shaun176
Nothing comes close to equestrian.
Nothing.
It is really a sport that requires 365 expenses. Feed, vets, supplements, farriers, boarding, etc.
Then if you do compete, you get to pay for trailering (or buying a trailer and doing it yourself), show fees, medical forms to show that horse it up to date before being allowed on show grounds, expensive clothes, helmet, and boots for the rider, lodging for you and the horse.
When my daughter (no pics) rode English equestrian it was the most expensive thing I had done, far more than a mortgage. I remember the last pair of boots she had were $3,800.
Nothing.
It is really a sport that requires 365 expenses. Feed, vets, supplements, farriers, boarding, etc.
Then if you do compete, you get to pay for trailering (or buying a trailer and doing it yourself), show fees, medical forms to show that horse it up to date before being allowed on show grounds, expensive clothes, helmet, and boots for the rider, lodging for you and the horse.
When my daughter (no pics) rode English equestrian it was the most expensive thing I had done, far more than a mortgage. I remember the last pair of boots she had were $3,800.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:53 am to Shaun176
Equestrian. Just vet bills alone.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:27 pm to Shaun176
Clay target sports are very expensive if you do it on a nationally competitive level. High end competition shotguns are $15,000-$20,000. Plane tickets/gas to go to tournaments is expensive. Hotels/Airbnb's add up too. Entry fees are usually $400-$500. Factory ammo for a typical weekend tournament is about $350, but we reload ammo except for shoots we have to fly to. Reloading 4 different gauges of ammo is still expensive and very time consuming. This is just for one kid. I know several families that have multiple kids competing.
I have no idea how much we have spent over the last eight or nine years. It resulted in a scholarship that covered about 90% of my son's college expenses all the way through grad school. Even without the scholarship, I think it is money well spent. It gives us something to do as a family that we all enjoy. He's about to be out on his own, but I would do it all again without hesitation. Hopefully we will have some grandkids in the future who are interested.
I have no idea how much we have spent over the last eight or nine years. It resulted in a scholarship that covered about 90% of my son's college expenses all the way through grad school. Even without the scholarship, I think it is money well spent. It gives us something to do as a family that we all enjoy. He's about to be out on his own, but I would do it all again without hesitation. Hopefully we will have some grandkids in the future who are interested.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:33 pm to Shaun176
I know someone now that used to do equestrian when she was younger. She told me about it and even had her horse shipped up near her college and house it near her to ride when she went away to school. She was telling me about how they would have to trailer her horse, carry it around everywhere to events, get hotel rooms, bring all the necessities for the horse, veterinarian expenses, and all the other fees associated with it. I cannot imagine how much money her father spent. They are rich folks. I don't see a normal baw can afford that.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 1:57 pm to dallastiger55
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My neighbors kid plays hockey and he says its a money pit.
We’re neighbors aren’t we?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 2:13 pm to Shaun176
After camp fees, flights and a hotel for next week for my wife and I, I'm at close to $7k for a 2 week wrestling camp my kids are currently attending in Pennsylvania. They're also wrestling in Atlanta at the end of July and in Alabama the first week of August.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:26 pm to BeachDude022
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My neighbors kid plays hockey and he says its a money pit.
In Dallas? Yes, it is. You can thank the Stars and their monopoly of local ice rinks and their price gauging on ice rates. Literally, there was an article written in USA Today calling them out on it.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:46 pm to Shaun176
Male cheerleading
You’re eventually paying for a wedding
You’re eventually paying for a wedding
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:55 pm to Lonnie Utah
Well First off.. no one is buying an S-works for their kid. They're not that much better than the lower tier ones IMO.
And I will add the answer is your wife's equestrian hobby..
And I will add the answer is your wife's equestrian hobby..
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 6/24/26 at 3:58 pm to Shaun176
Club volleyball in SoCal is getting pretty outrageous. Normal fees for the year are around 5k, but once you add in tournaments, travel, all the other stuff, that can tack on another 10k.
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