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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Hockey has become a sport of the upper middle class.
Can you imagine if a family spent $15,000 or $20,000 a year on mountain bikes for an 8 year old? They would be considered crazy.
And people wonder why soccer registration now far outstrips hockey in this country.
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The other cost to this is that some parents take the fun out of it. A recent study found that 62% of youths worried about not playing well and about making a mistake and 23% said anxiety could prevent them from playing in the future.