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The Challenge of Ice Skating
Ice Skating is one of the most popularly watched sports on T.V. today and it takes many years of dedicated training to be a high level skater.
School-age competitive ice skaters often get up early in the morning to skate for 1-2 hours, then they go to school (or home school), and return to the rink for another 2-4 hours. Training includes on and off-ice work. Off ice can be a combination of ballet and body conditioning, including gymnastics. Then there's homework and early to bed to be rested for the next day's activities. Weekends can also be rigorous and most competitive events are held on weekends. The stress of competition also means that sports psychology is required as well as sports medicine for those times when the body is pushed too hard.
The High Cost of Competitive Ice Skating
To give you a better idea of how expensive this sport really is, "SkaterSupport.com" asked some of the skaters listed on their website to estimate conservatively how much money they have to spend each year. Here are their responses (answers are averaged):
Skates = $1,400
Ice time = $5,000
Coach fees = $15,000
Choreographer fees = $2,400
Music = $270
Costumes = $1,200
Practice clothes = $825
Off ice training (ballet, gymnastics, etc.) = $5,500
Travel to and from the practice rink = $600
Food and lodging at competitions = $5,000
Travel expenses for coach = $9,000
Hotel and tickets for family at a competition = $6,000
Photography and videotaping = $275
ANNUAL TOTAL = $43,470
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