Overtime Club Sports Analysis

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Organized youth sports began in the late 19th century when it became mandatory that kids go to school. The schools needed something to fill up the free time. At first sports were leisure activities to keep kids busy, but eventually received structure because parents wanted their kids to be supervised. Over the next several years sport programs were established within school systems along with club organizations and thrived until the depression hit causing the club sports to close because of their financial situations (Friedman, 2013). Overtime club sports came back, but they became more expensive and kids in poorer communities could not afford to participate. Schools no longer supported competitive competitions, afraid that it would cause