However, youth sports participation may be due for a years-long dip that has nothing to do with money, or pushy parents, or video games, or concussions, or whatever anyone would like to blame.

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Notably, these young hoopers are not defined by gender, with basketball as the only team sport to see participation for both boys and girls (age 6-12) in double-digits, Cove said.

Youth sports participation is up, but many kids still can’t afford to play or aren’t good enough to make travel teams. ... Kids who aren’t good enough get the message to go play video games.

Participation in youth sports on the decline CURT BROWN Corymar Cordero and Kyle Paris' 7-year-old son, Kyel Paris, is involved in organized baseball, basketball, football, swimming and soccer.

A key factor in the decline in youth sports participation, however, is the increase in the cost of participating. The 2015 SFIA report indicated that 43 percent of parents reported an increase ...

But nine of the 16 sports evaluated for the Project Play report experienced lower participation rates in 2023. Some kids are getting priced out, others edged out by competition to make teams ...

Pop Warner youth football saw participation drop 9.5 percent between 2010-12. ... Co-author of New York Times best-selling books "League of Denial" and "Game of Shadows" Co-winner, 2004 George ...

As costs rise, participation drops and fun becomes less of a focus of youth sports, cleveland.com and WKYC take a deep dive into the problems plaguing youth sports and what can be done to solve them.

Due to the new "two-wave" system being rolled out at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, 1,872 young athletes will participate, marking a 40 percent increase from the last edition four ...

Youth football leagues around the country are witnessing drops in participation. What does this mean for the future of the NFL's viewership?Everyone seems to have an answer when it comes to the ...