The Hidden Forces Ruining Youth Sports

The Hidden Forces Ruining Youth Sports

When Aly was a little kid, "sports" consisted of playing on a playground or maybe standing in a hockey goal in the driveway while her big brother shot pucks at her face.

The hidden forces ruining youth sports

Youth sports have become more adult-driven than child-driven, some say. This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. When Aly was a little kid, “sports” consisted of playing on a playground or maybe standing in a hockey goal in the driveway while her big brother shot pucks at her face. The latter might have served as “organic training,” she told me. Aly became a multi…

How kids’ sports got so serious

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions. When Aly was a little kid, “sports” consisted of playing on a playground or maybe standing in a hockey goal in the driveway while her big brother shot pucks at her face. The latter might have The post How kids’ sports got so serious appeared first on .