The cost of $ports...
Jun 22nd 2006, 12:50 pm
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The cost of $ports...
When football season starts again (as in soccer) I will be enrolling my 5 year old daughter into it.
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
Jun 22nd 2006, 1:09 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Bloody hell $460 for the outfit for a 5 year old, surely there's hardly any material in the thing!
I think most of the clubs/sports/activities are the same they always want money for something or other.
I think most of the clubs/sports/activities are the same they always want money for something or other.
Jun 22nd 2006, 1:20 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by Yosser
When football season starts again (as in soccer) I will be enrolling my 5 year old daughter into it.
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
Jun 22nd 2006, 1:25 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by nethead
Bloody hell $460 for the outfit for a 5 year old, surely there's hardly any material in the thing!
I think most of the clubs/sports/activities are the same they always want money for something or other.
I think most of the clubs/sports/activities are the same they always want money for something or other.
I was lucky if my parents bought me a pair of football boots every other season....even then it was the cheapo "miter" ones. The local gas station sponsored us for the football shirt and shorts only....we had to buy our own socks!
Jun 22nd 2006, 1:28 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
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Jun 22nd 2006, 2:08 pm
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Just gone through the Football sign up for next season.
It is run by a "non profit" (must find out what this means), but $70 each per season, 2 seasons a year.
The jersey I think was $20 each, but I got them on the big size! Plus mandataory shin pads, very keen on that, and they wanted the ones that are built into the sock. Boots I think were $30, but I may need to buy a new pair for next season. They had to be the same as Jess's in Bend it like Beckham.
We have an end of season bash, but seems more for the parents. And not too bad. Also take it in turns with the half time snacks.
This is Girls 6 and 4, unfortunately the 2 year old is the same size as the 4 year old so when he starts he will not have hand downs.
I have been very impressed with the coaching, much better than I remember. We went to Denver to play in a 'competition', came across one team that seemed to have been genetically engineered. Frightening at 6, they seemed to have been playing as a team since they could walk.
It is run by a "non profit" (must find out what this means), but $70 each per season, 2 seasons a year.
The jersey I think was $20 each, but I got them on the big size! Plus mandataory shin pads, very keen on that, and they wanted the ones that are built into the sock. Boots I think were $30, but I may need to buy a new pair for next season. They had to be the same as Jess's in Bend it like Beckham.
We have an end of season bash, but seems more for the parents. And not too bad. Also take it in turns with the half time snacks.
This is Girls 6 and 4, unfortunately the 2 year old is the same size as the 4 year old so when he starts he will not have hand downs.
I have been very impressed with the coaching, much better than I remember. We went to Denver to play in a 'competition', came across one team that seemed to have been genetically engineered. Frightening at 6, they seemed to have been playing as a team since they could walk.
Jun 22nd 2006, 2:41 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by Yosser
When football season starts again (as in soccer) I will be enrolling my 5 year old daughter into it.
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
Jun 22nd 2006, 2:49 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
We've just finished the 3 and 5 year olds soccer at the local YMCA - it was $95 for 10 weeks (including $5 late fee....). Volunteer Dads provided the coaching/refereeing - I was volunteered for both as I am English so obviously great at soccer 
...fact that I have 2 left feet has nothing to do with it - still, at 3 and 5 I could get away with it!!
Got the kit from Academy Sports who do a boots/shin pads/ ball/ bottle package for $20 which isn't too bad! Only extras were the "official" photos, plus I guess there must have been a whipround cos the coaches got a nice photo plaque from the team and a $30 giftcard.
got a 1 year old girl and if she thinks she's getting $500 for a cheerleading outfit, I guess she'd better get herelf out there tarting round the cutest baby contests to pad her savings a bit!! (of course she'd win hands down!!
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...fact that I have 2 left feet has nothing to do with it - still, at 3 and 5 I could get away with it!! Got the kit from Academy Sports who do a boots/shin pads/ ball/ bottle package for $20 which isn't too bad! Only extras were the "official" photos, plus I guess there must have been a whipround cos the coaches got a nice photo plaque from the team and a $30 giftcard.
got a 1 year old girl and if she thinks she's getting $500 for a cheerleading outfit, I guess she'd better get herelf out there tarting round the cutest baby contests to pad her savings a bit!! (of course she'd win hands down!!
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Jun 22nd 2006, 3:07 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
$460 is absolutely absurd, especially for a 5 year old. What gives?
Jun 22nd 2006, 3:15 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by Yosser
When football season starts again (as in soccer) I will be enrolling my 5 year old daughter into it.
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
In the meanwhile my wife (the all american cheerleader star) wanted to put my daughter into a pee wee football (as in american) cheerleading squad.
We took her around the cheerleading coaches house for her initial tailoring for the cheerleading outfit....couldn't just try on a few different sizes, more like an eposide from are you being served.
Just for the outfit its $460 :scared: WTF.
Then $15 for a kit bag. $20 for matching reebok shoes.
Then the emails started coming in...."we are having a pizza party, everyone bring $10 for pizza and prizes"...."my daughter tiffany is doing a fund raiser, everyone chip in $20". We had 28 emails in 5 days with regards to the cost of this and that.
Had to knock that one on the head and enroll her into gymnastics....wonder if I need to re-mortgage the house for that as well?
Jun 22nd 2006, 3:20 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by rushman
You should do what I did mate. I put leg calipers on all my kids as soon as they started walking. They didnt need then, still dont, but they think they do so spending a fortune on school sports programmes just don't happen to me. People think I am a tight fisted bastard but you should see how much I spend each year on orthopaedic boots.
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Jun 22nd 2006, 3:32 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by Hiro11
$460 is absolutely absurd, especially for a 5 year old.
Originally Posted by Hiro11
What gives?
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:07 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by rushman
Not according to Gary Glitter
Even I'm not sick enough to answer that question.
Even I'm not sick enough to answer that question.
I'd say I've read it all, but you're still posting.....
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:17 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
apart from the ridiculous cheerleading outfit, everything else seems reasonable
kids are expensive, people - did you think that night of passion was a investment for your financial future?
we just had a mini pregnancy scare, first for a long time and thinking about it seriously, I was on the verge of an anxiety attack about how a kid would mess things up for me and my wife at this point in our lives
kids are expensive, people - did you think that night of passion was a investment for your financial future?
we just had a mini pregnancy scare, first for a long time and thinking about it seriously, I was on the verge of an anxiety attack about how a kid would mess things up for me and my wife at this point in our lives
Jun 22nd 2006, 4:19 pm
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Re: The cost of $ports...
Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
apart from the ridiculous cheerleading outfit, everything else seems reasonable
kids are expensive, people - did you think that night of passion was a investment for your financial future?
we just had a mini pregnancy scare, first for a long time and thinking about it seriously, I was on the verge of an anxiety attack about how a kid would mess things up for me and my wife at this point in our lives
kids are expensive, people - did you think that night of passion was a investment for your financial future?
we just had a mini pregnancy scare, first for a long time and thinking about it seriously, I was on the verge of an anxiety attack about how a kid would mess things up for me and my wife at this point in our lives
Alright, Rushman's an absolute saint in comparison to you. Geeze, don't have sex if its that big of an anxiety attack for you.