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Game over: Middle-class and poor kids are ditching youth sports

Families earning $50,000 or less, middle and lower-income households cited cost as the top reason their kids don’t participate in organized sports.

An article published by Aimee Picchi, a writer from MoneyWatch, discusses the rising cost of playing youth sports, coupled with rising economic inequality, and how these factors are increasingly leading poor and even middle-class families unable to afford their children to participate in sports.

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Picchi, Aimee. “Game over: Middle-Class and Poor Kids Are Ditching Youth Sports.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 15 Aug. 2019, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uneven-playing-field-middle-class-and-poor-kids-are-ditching-youth-sports/.

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]]> Children in Poverty Less Likely to Participate in Sports, Gifted Programs https://fosterhopesports.org/2021/11/15/children-in-poverty-less-likely-to-participate-in-sports-gifted-programs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=children-in-poverty-less-likely-to-participate-in-sports-gifted-programs Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:39:36 +0000 https://fosterhopesports.org/?p=241235 This research suggests that children who experience temporary spells of poverty often face negative consequences, including less involvement in sports or extracurricular activities, similar to those in prolonged poverty.

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Children in Poverty Less Likely to Participate in Sports, Gifted Programs

Even Short-Term Spells of Poverty Lower School-Aged Children’s Involvement in Extracurricular Activities

An article published by Brian Knop, a sociologist in the Census Bureau’s Center for Economic Studies, presented findings from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

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Knop, Brian. “Even Short-Term Spells of Poverty Lower School-Aged Children’s Involvement in Extracurricular Activities.” Census.gov, 8 Oct. 2021, https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/children-in-poverty-less-likely-to-participate-in-sports-gifted-programs.html.

 

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