Youth Sports (i.e. the thing we all loved which parents have now ruined)

Inky_Wretch · Wednesday at 9:02 AM

Does this mean ESPN is going to quit showing the Little League World Series?

dixiehack · Wednesday at 11:03 AM

Talk about ominous slogans that weren't intended to be ominous.

Gym Beam · Wednesday at 12:27 PM

Glad someone is taking action against the ridiculousness that is modern youth sports. Travel ball, AAU, all the other money-grubbing grifters who monetize kids playing around, all of them need to go away.

Inky_Wretch · Wednesday at 1:07 PM

LOL. It's ESPN. It has its name on a youth sports facility in Orlando that would go broke without travel teams.

qtlaw · Wednesday at 1:18 PM

Saw some group of three-year-olds getting coached up (soccer, with unis) at a park the other day; man that's sad to me where is the spontaneity in life if you can't get it when you're three?

Inky_Wretch · Wednesday at 1:33 PM

qtlaw said:
Saw some group of three-year-olds getting coached up at a park the other day man that's sad to me where is the spontaneity in life if you can't get it when you're three?

How else are they going to get ready for the 4U World Series (featuring teams from three counties in the surrounding area) that gives championship rings to the winning team!?!

justgladtobehere · Wednesday at 1:47 PM

Gym Beam said:
Glad someone is taking action against the ridiculousness that is modern youth sports. Travel ball, AAU, all the other money-grubbing grifters who monetize kids playing around, all of them need to go away.

The article indicated that the purpose of the project is to get more kids playing after a decline in participation, which may result in fewer fans later. The project as described isn't a reaction to travel teams and overcoaching.

Gym Beam · Wednesday at 4:10 PM

justgladtobehere said:
The article indicated that the purpose of the project is to get more kids playing after a decline in participation, which may result in fewer fans later. The project as described isn't a reaction to travel teams and overcoaching.

Yes, but I think part of it is to get more kids just playing to play, like the old YMCA days. I know it will be hard to un-brainwash the parents who think travel ball is the key to Junior's college scholarship hopes.

Dog8Cats · 2025-03-30T23:53:18-0400

'They'll hold you over a barrel': How NHL team's execs milked youth hockey families for profit

Families paid thousands in unnecessary hotel fees to play in Dallas Stars youth hockey tournaments. Three Stars executives took a cut of the profits.

www.usatoday.com

The main beneficiaries of youth "travel" sports are the organizations running the leagues and the fossil fuel and hospitality industries.

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