This is the age of the youth-sports industrial complex

May 22, 2015
6:55:58am

Dread Pirate Westley

where men make a living putting on tournaments for 7-year-olds, and parents subject their children to tryouts and pay good money for the right to enter into it.

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Dread Pirate Westley

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Interesting article on elite/select youth sports teams

Dread Pirate Westley

5/22/15 6:52am

This is the age of the youth-sports industrial complex

Dread Pirate Westley

5/22/15 6:55am

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BYUMizzou

5/22/15 7:00am

That is an interesting yet very clearly biased perspective.

Dread Pirate Westley

5/22/15 7:12am

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BYUMizzou

5/22/15 7:35am

I share your sentiment, elite club teams are needed to serve elite players

Busiturtle

5/22/15 8:04am

that'swhat I've been thinking. you spend all this money and time but, in the end

fattycoug

5/22/15 8:32am

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BYUMizzou

5/22/15 8:45am

Lorenzo Cain

Busiturtle

5/22/15 8:09am

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BYUMizzou

5/22/15 8:30am

No argument at all, D1 is very competitive and you must aim high to get there.

Busiturtle

5/22/15 8:37am

I've actually been stressing about this whole premise lately

Gigo

5/22/15 9:28am

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BYUMizzou

5/22/15 9:49am

Here is my two cents

Kama'aina

5/22/15 12:49pm

The best part about this will be to watch the parents and coaches

Gigo

5/22/15 3:11pm

That is an awesome rant

Busiturtle

5/22/15 7:01am

That article was written for me.

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