WE WANT TO HELP LEVEL THE FIELD IN YOUTH COMPETITIVE SPORTS
Playing sports such as soccer is no longer an activity where children can show up at a local park with a soccer ball and play with other neighborhood kids. The youth in our country are now required to join a local league, pay team dues, buy cleats, shin guards, and a uniform.
This shift away from informal neighborhood leagues towards private organized clubs means that access to competitive sports for children is limited to those with financial means. As a result, low-income families and underserved children who should have the same access to youth sports as their peers, are left looking in from the outside. The ripple effect is a lack of diversity in youth sports, as the majority of low-income and underserved children come from diverse backgrounds.
We want to level the field by removing these barriers so all children have equal access to youth sports.
Playing sports such as soccer is no longer an activity where children can show up at a local park with a soccer ball and play with other neighborhood kids. The youth in our country are now required to join a local league, pay team dues, buy cleats, shin guards, and a uniform.
This shift away from informal neighborhood leagues towards private organized clubs means that access to competitive sports for children is limited to those with financial means. As a result, low-income families and underserved children who should have the same access to youth sports as their peers, are left looking in from the outside. The ripple effect is a lack of diversity in youth sports, as the majority of low-income and underserved children come from diverse backgrounds.
We want to level the field by removing these barriers so all children have equal access to youth sports.