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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes MCPS, unfortunately, doesnt really care about athletics -- it wants rainbows and unicorns instead.   A competitive sports program is hard to maintain, complaining parents (for all sorts of reasons), finding /keeping great coaches, as well as the facilities issues, etc.   ADs would strongly prefer less complaints than more competitive teams for job security reasons.  As a result, more competitive sports are drifting to private schools which are willing to make the investment as a differentiator.  School spirit and pride suffers, IMO.    [/quote]

I think one of the big issues is the decline of youth sports here in the county.  When I was growing up in the 90s every town had a thriving youth sports organization.  Over the years they started folding and now it seems like most of the youth sports options are gone.[/quote]

Community youth organizations are shrinking and folding due to "travel" sports starting earlier and earlier. There are still plenty of youth sports - but only in "travel" leagues.

The emphasis on travel leagues at earlier ages encourages children to specialize at an early age (giving up other sports) and also dilutes both the pool of players for youth community leagues and coaches for the rec leagues. [/quote]

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