sustainable for very long without severe burnout by the kids or parents.
Covid snapped us out of it, and my boys won't play varsity basketball but are happier and better off for it.
Obv if someone has high level aspirations it's the only way forward, and no amount of public campaigning is gonna reverse the tides here. It is what it is, and if you don't get a personal trainer for your kid at age 11, he/she is behind and probably won't ever catch up.