🚨Most expensive youth sports?🚨
The Aspen Institute of Play and the Utah State University’s Families in Sports Lab, the most expensive kids’ sport is ice hockey.
🏒 Ice hockey for children costs an average of $2,583 per year, with the most significant costs being travel ($829) and equipment ($389).
Top ten most expensive youth sports per annual cost:
1️⃣ice hockey : $2,583
2️⃣skiing/snowboarding: $2,249
3️⃣Field hockey: $2,125
4️⃣Gymnastics: $1,580
5️⃣Lacrosse: $1,289
6️⃣Tennis: $1,170
7️⃣Cycling: $1,012
8️⃣ Golf : $925
9️⃣ Swimming: $786
🔟Martial arts : $777
Ice hockey is a full-contact sport, so abundant safety equipment is essential, especially for growing brains and bodies!
Beyond equipment cost, travel costs can really add up: Since hockey rinks can be limited, you may have to travel far for access to time on the ice. This is true for our figure skaters having to travel for ice time.