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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do they just stop playing?

America is such a sports obsessed country. All these kids who have played soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis for years end up not making teams. I know so many boys who have played soccer their whole lives and then get cut from high school soccer. Same for baseball. Just heard of a boy who got cut from freshmen basketball. Basketball was his whole life and he didn’t make it. I have a middle school son who also loves basketball. I’m 99% certain he won’t make the basketball team in 9th grade either.[/quote]

America is sports obsessed yet so fat

I think this is linked

“Making the team” is so central to activity levels

Whereas in Switzerland, Austria, Italy there is less stress in youth sports and people stay more active throughout their lives [/quote]

Many parents think because the child is playing a sport that they’re fit but not necessarily true.   It’s common knowledge that a large majority of kids quit sports in middle school. A lot of them were signed up as five year olds and it’s just a routine. By 12 or so they are able to say that they don’t like playing sports and quit.   The schools and park & rec departments need to come up with more creative activities to keep teens busy and off of social media.  You don’t need to be running around a field to keep active.  [/quote]

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