Even more baseball hype . . . This time related to a training initiative.
As always, Kansas City is behind the curve on this one as well.
Example . . .
Wall Street Journal: Why Children Are Abandoning Baseball
Now look at this town trying to reverse two or three downward trends . . . MLB, Royals and BBBS KC team up with Missouri to create Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City
As always, Kansas City is behind the curve on this one as well.
Example . . .
Wall Street Journal: Why Children Are Abandoning Baseball
Now look at this town trying to reverse two or three downward trends . . . MLB, Royals and BBBS KC team up with Missouri to create Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City
It takes 9 kids for one team. Where are you gonna get 18 kids that will cooperate today?
ReplyDeleteBecause American kids are too lazy. They have too many comforts to go outside in the hot sun and practice. I see boys that don't even know how to throw a ball.
ReplyDeleteIt could be parents are laggards. What with public schooling universally providing bus rides, a meal, or two, and loads of tech access the better part of parenting for many kiddos is done by the state. Sorry kids, loads of dads and moms are striking out!!!
DeleteUsed to be communities had ample support for sports from many fronts. Whether or not the town or bigger city funded any part of the activities, parents, business owners, churches, volunteers or any combinations of these made it all happen year after year.
ReplyDeleteAre parents either lazy or too cash strapped now?
Business owners may have money woes, or liability and image concerns.
Churches likely are focused on limited tithe resources going elsewhere.
Volunteers are rarer since working takes a big chunk of time/energies.