This is an interesting article posted last night on the Wall Street Journal’s blog The Juggle. The author talks about the difficult balance that families face with youth athletics. From the post:
One factor fueling the youth sports arms race, experts say, are parents’ hopes that a child will win a college athletic scholarship. Sadly, these are usually little more than a fantasy. Only about 2% of high-school athletes are awarded college athletic scholarships, the National Collegiate Athletic Association says.