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And just to make myself clear...I do feel bad for the kids. In the end they are what it's all about. As an observer of all sports, I realize that adults have destroyed youth athletics. Not just in this situation, but in all forms of athletics.

I do not think I would use the word "destroyed" but do think you have a point. Biggest problem is adults trying to make a lot of money off of kids and parents who think their kid is going to be the next Olympic athlete. Good example is soccer where all these clubs have "tryouts" (they are a joke because if you have the money the club will find a spot on a team for you), and make parents feel like their kid is better than all those Rec. kids just so you give up your money to them. Do not try to tell me that for a fall session of soccer that cost between $1200-1500 dollars, that some adult is not making a lot of money off the kids (and that does not count cost of Uniforms and tournament games). No way it cost that much for a soccer team! Some adults years back have just coned us in to thinking your kid is better than anything a rec team has to offer and now has all the same kids from rec paying big bucks and call it select soccer so parents feel good by telling everybody my kid made a "select" team.