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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 415827" data-attributes="member: 389">I have known several hockey parents over the years.&nbsp; When they are being honest about the cost of a full-time hockey kid, $10k/year isn't out of the question.&nbsp; I'm sure it can be done for less, but if the parents travel to all the away games and tournaments, the vehicle expenses, hotel bills, and eating out routinely can really add up. A coworker had a son and a daughter in hockey up until just a few years ago.&nbsp; They often had mom going one direction and dad another to accompany their kids.&nbsp; I remember one time they went split directions where dad was in Williston and mom was in Thief River Falls for hockey tournaments.&nbsp; Like has been mentioned already, there are plenty of sports nowadays (volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling and XXXXX) that a kid can do all year long.&nbsp; Don't get me wrong.&nbsp; There are lots of benefits to kids being involved in sports, but the cost is steep and the societal side-effects of not having them in the part of the workforce they once occupied are there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 415827, member: 389"] I have known several hockey parents over the years. When they are being honest about the cost of a full-time hockey kid, $10k/year isn't out of the question. I'm sure it can be done for less, but if the parents travel to all the away games and tournaments, the vehicle expenses, hotel bills, and eating out routinely can really add up. A coworker had a son and a daughter in hockey up until just a few years ago. They often had mom going one direction and dad another to accompany their kids. I remember one time they went split directions where dad was in Williston and mom was in Thief River Falls for hockey tournaments. Like has been mentioned already, there are plenty of sports nowadays (volleyball, baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling and XXXXX) that a kid can do all year long. Don't get me wrong. There are lots of benefits to kids being involved in sports, but the cost is steep and the societal side-effects of not having them in the part of the workforce they once occupied are there. [/QUOTE]

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