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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Participating rates are dropping across lots of youth sports, not just soccer.  This is. It news.  But for soccer specifically....

...the share of children aged 6 to 12 who participate in outdoor soccer on a regular basis in the United States from 2008 to 2019. According to the source, 7.7 percent of children participated in soccer on a regular basis in 2019, down from 10.4 percent in 2008.

For all sports.....From 2008 to 2018, the participation rate of kids between the ages of 6 and 12 dropped from 45 to 38 percent, due largely to the increasing costs, time commitments, and competitive nature of organized sports leagues.Jan 27, 2021[/quote]

Obesity rates are 43% and overweight 73%.  Soccer is not a sport for fat, out of shape kids.  Obese nieces/nephews in the Midwest hate playing soccer.[/quote]

Soccer is a sport for well off kids.   Your Superstar is the best of the talent can afford it.  So that is great but it is what it is.[/quote]

Young fat kids do baseball/softball and football in elementary years before giving up altogether.  It’s rare to see obese or fat kids on a soccer field.  Yes, socioeconomic factors into weight/fitness which has more educated, entitled kids in soccer and lacrosse.[/quote]

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