this is why your kid wants to quit baseball
Don't let YOUR CHILD leave this great sport because it's "boring and not fun!"
The National Alliance for Youth Sports discovered that around 70% of kids in the United States stop playing organized sports by the age of 13 because “it’s just not fun anymore.”
In a different study, nine of 10 kids said "fun" is the main reason they participate. When asked to define "fun," they offered up 81 reasons. “Winning” came in at #48. Young girls gave “winning” the lowest ratings. Six out of 10 kids said they quit sports because they lost interest.
Participation in youth baseball and softball has declined 1-2 percent every year, says Patrick Wilson, Little League’s senior vice president of operations. “There is a generation of parents now that don’t have a connection to the game because they didn’t play it themselves, and if you didn’t play, you’re less likely to go out in the back yard and have a catch.”
Even some baseball insiders admit that baseball isn’t the most exciting sport to play or watch as Andrew Pollak writes in Inside Pitch, “Time to face the truth. The best game can become boring.” In fact, a typical three-hour long MLB contains just under 18 minutes of actual playing time. Attend a youth baseball or softball game and you’d be hard-pressed to experience even half of that. This is an unfortunate reality.
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