1. The Negative Trends of Youth Sports
Some examples: Cal Ripken Jr. was an all-state soccer player in high school before he signed to play professional baseball. Deion Sanders, football and baseball professional, was an all-state basketball player in high school. ... The decline in baseball coincides with the boom in soccer, whose coaches expect kids to begin travel-team play just as ballplayers report. ... One example is Tucson's Amphitheater High, which got nine Mexican baseball players in "98 (A. ... Most of them played soccer, lacrosse or softball alongside basketball. ...
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