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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how this is a great post. This is an over-simplified mediocre post at best that restates the obvious. OPs post is just the intro to 08:25s post that is really the great post of this thread (not me btw)

Nothing in our area has decreased in cost in the last decade, why would expect an organized leisure activity to go down that can basically continue to increase rates every year to supposedly differentiate with coaches, programs and activities.

Are we expecting a significant amount of new clubs/teams to appear in the DMV so that you aren't running into old competitors 10 years later? If so, why? the authorities responsible for organizing structure and constraint don't foster that, to include county support for fields and the expense of private complexes.

There is so much to address, I can't do it justice, but given that youth soccer participation in the US is decreasing, I would expect that we'll continue to see the rat race that is competitive soccer and all the good and bad that goes along with it.

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I don't have a source, but it seems all youth sports are seeing decreases.  I wonder if it is -- in part -- due to the fact that sports competition has become less fun.  Even if costs, which keep many families out, were kept the same year over year, I think the number playing is shrinking.[/quote]

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