Youth Football Participation in Decline

[over the mountain]

im just guessin here but i dont think the decline of pop warner football has as much to do with concussions as it seems.

youth baseball has been on the decline as well.

i think it is because of playstations and xboxs and all these other activities kids can do to take up their time. when i was a kid youd find a stick that looked like a gun and run off into the woods with your buddies until mom called dinner.

its just a different youth culture now. i think most parents dont really care what their kids are doing as long as they arent bothering them. its easier to let your kid rot in a dark room with the tv on than to get involved, spend money and drive your kid to practice and games 6 days a week.

as a side note - i read a good article on how church/religious attendance is way down. peope thought it was bc of the church looking intolerant and exclusive but the article argued that it is bc there isnt a social stigma anymore for not attending church. in the 40's 50's 60's and 70s, if a family didnt attend church the town talked. now it doesnt matter, there is no social pressure to join. thats why in the 40s 50s 60s people were called "fake christians". well nowadays people dont have to fake it, they just dont go.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

im just guessin here but i dont think the decline of pop warner football has as much to do with concussions as it seems.

youth baseball has been on the decline as well.

i think it is because of playstations and xboxs and all these other activities kids can do to take up their time. when i was a kid youd find a stick that looked like a gun and run off into the woods with your buddies until mom called dinner.

its just a different youth culture now. i think most parents dont really care what their kids are doing as long as they arent bothering them. its easier to let your kid rot in a dark room with the tv on than to get involved, spend money and drive your kid to practice and games 6 days a week.

as a side note - i read a good article on how church/religious attendance is way down. peope thought it was bc of the church looking intolerant and exclusive but the article argued that it is bc there isnt a social stigma anymore for not attending church. in the 40's 50's 60's and 70s, if a family didnt attend church the town talked. now it doesnt matter, there is no social pressure to join. thats why in the 40s 50s 60s people were called "fake christians". well nowadays people dont have to fake it, they just dont go.

I agree for the most part, but my nephews play COD, but are heavy into sports still. They tend to play soccer and basketball. I can see football being phased out in another 2-3 generations to be honest. Once the education bubble pops in terms of higher ed, the money is going to run dry for the NCAA, as no kids will be able to afford college.