Just thought I'd share (not passing an opinion on the article). An article about what's killing high school sport's participation (thought about posting it in high school thread but as travel sports are mentioned it's also relevant here). Basically the takeaway was in the last school year, despite there being an uptick in enrollment, participation in high school sports declined.
The article cites three main bugaboos: the decline of high school football, early specialization which leads to fewer multisport athletes, and that for well-off children participation isn't declining as much (because their parents can afford the training of early travel sports).
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/meritocracy-killing-high-school-sports/597121/
The article cites three main bugaboos: the decline of high school football, early specialization which leads to fewer multisport athletes, and that for well-off children participation isn't declining as much (because their parents can afford the training of early travel sports).
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/meritocracy-killing-high-school-sports/597121/