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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Youth.sports have turned into a real industrial complex and business moneymaker in a way that simply wasn't the case 30 yrs ago of whenever a lot of us grew up. So there were more kids showing up to freshman tryouts and getting on JV or whatever.

Also in this area the HS are just way bigger than where I grew up. So it's just a ton of kids but the teams themselves can't be bigger. A way smaller percentage can play as a result.

I think both are too bad.[/quote]

When compared with the 90s/early 00s there are more VHSL official sports (volleyball, lacrosse, etc.), more no cut varsity sports sponsored by individual schools that are not administered by the VHSL depending on the district (crew, ultimate frisbee, pickleball, rifle, rock climbing, surfing, etc.), and more club sports that are aligned with school attendance areas but not sponsored by the schools (ice hockey, etc.). Only a few niche sports have been eliminated by the VHSL since the 00s like boys gymnastics.

However, the most popular sports like basketball, baseball, volleyball, field hockey, softball, soccer, etc., are notoriously hard to make, especially among schools with a dominant middle / upper middle class demographic, where families are heavily invested in these particular sports. [/quote]

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