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Youth sports come at a high cost — literally

Original: Youth sports come at a high cost — literally | In Focus

Families across the US are paying steep sums for children's sports, with club fees, travel teams, private coaching and equipment costs climbing year after year. The report highlights how competitive youth athletics has become a costly industry, raising concerns that lower-income families are being priced out and that the pay-to-play model is widening inequality in access to sports.

Why now: Concerns are growing that rising youth sports costs are excluding children from lower-income families.

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