Parents The cost of high level gymnastics (brace yourself)

[josie55]

Feel free to close your eyes if you prefer, because you can’t unsee this. I saw it on Instagram and it seems accurate to me. I never would have believed these numbers when my daughter was starting out, and never would have thought we would do this (or be able to), but once you’re on the path it’s really difficult to get off, and most don’t realize what is even happening financially until you’re in very very deep. So here you go. Consider yourselves warned.

 

[LongHoursNoTime]

OMG. This is too real.

 

[GymnastMomX2]

Yep, my rough estimates have us at $20-$25k all in. Sigh

 

[RTT2]

Accurate. Things break down a bit differently than in her chart, but the total is spot on, give or take a few thousand depending on which travel meets, if it's a year for a new comp leo, or new choreography.