This is how I justify it.....

Spending $$$$ now and getting them involved in wrestling and learning the life lessons that wrestling offers will save me at least 10-15 times that amount in the future. The idea being that this will help them make good choices when they are confronted with the challenges of peer pressure, drinking, etc.

To put it bluntly:

Cost of kids wrestling now is way cheaper than rehab and lawyers fees in the future.

BLUF: Will hit the nail on the head......

$4800 (using Nix's figures) for 1 year wrestling,
spending every weekend and the majority of week nights at practice with my child....PRICELESS!