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# " A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room. ” — [[Robert Baden-Powell]] | # " A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room. ” — [[Robert Baden-Powell]] | ||
== Affordability == | |||
=== Main Stream Sports are Expensive=== | |||
* [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uneven-playing-field-middle-class-and-poor-kids-are-ditching-youth-sports/?fbclid=IwAR1ByF4ywzYtrfbJyiFk4a0iioxIBScuKGfj-6y_MZ8FpnpwhC41A3y7Bvg Game over: Middle-class and poor kids are ditching youth sports] - CBS News: But the rising cost of playing sports, coupled with rising economic inequality, is increasingly leading poor and even middle-class families to hang up their cleats. That trend is being fueled by the growth in "pay-to-play" sports, which is making organized athletics prohibitively expensive for many households. | |||
* Youth sports in the U.S. are diverging according to income -- more middle- and lower-income students quitting athletics while participation among wealthier children is rising. | |||
* The typical family with kids who play sports spends about $700 a year on fees, equipment and more, but some spend up to $35,000. | |||
* More public schools are also charging "pay-to-play" fees, pricing out some families. | |||
* Wealthier families often spend more on kids' sports in hopes of securing college admissions for their children. | |||
== 2020 LDS Partnership == | == 2020 LDS Partnership == | ||