The record-breaking blizzard, the first one to hit the New York City area in a decade, brought the entire northeast of the United States to a halt on Monday. Central Park recorded 19.7 inches of snow ...

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Many youth sports like ice hockey, are becoming increasingly expensive and more demanding which limits opportunities for kids to participate. Credit: Thund3rh3art / Wikimedia Commons According to a ...

NEW LENOX, Ill. (WGN) — Most parents can attest to the time and financial drain of kids’ competitive sports. Private equity is also taking notice by gobbling up youth programs in the suburbs. And one ...

The strife surrounding youth sports in America has reached Capitol Hill. Citing what was described as a “crisis point,” the House subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education ...

A youth soccer tournament at the Surf Sports Park in San Diego on July 19, 2024. (Sandy Huffaker/For The Washington Post) Following the Jan. 18 Business article “Youth sports costs soar: $50 tryouts, ...

Have youth sports taken over your family’s life? Is every weekend spent shuttling your kids to and from tournaments or games? Is every dollar of disposable income funneled into travel team fees, ...

This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. Washington, D.C., has a higher median income than any state in the union, and yet I never ...

I’m a mom to an athletic 9-year-old girl who lives for the court and the field. She’s played travel soccer and basketball, and—truly—we’ve been lucky. Her coaches have been the kind you hope every kid ...

Pay-to-play leagues dominate the landscape for young athletes. Some parents wonder if they’re steering children in the wrong direction. When Vicky Lim began playing softball in a town-run league in ...

Kids' sports have a price. There are likely millions of parents who will pay it, whatever it is. “I think youth sports have gotten too intense and I think it could lead to coaches’ depression and ...

Lindsey Rector added up the costs as she waited for her son to finish his baseball lesson. That was $60 a week right there. A new bat: $500. Fees for his club baseball team in Boynton Beach, Florida, ...