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He was there taking photos for this story: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-wre-cp-mc-st-0123-20220122-dqbjxktl4bf6bfkyy7hhbslaiy-story.html
 
 

That's the biggest problem I have with the sport specialization crowd: the cost. It's not a fair playing field. Someone who may have the talent but doesn't have the opportunities that another kid does gets left behind due to circumstances well beyond control. I think it's great that kids can play sports year-round. I think it's terrible that money has become such an important factor in it. The commercialization of youth sports is a HUGE problem. Too many people just using it to make money instead of developing/growing kids. That's one thing I like about sports in a local setting, at high school or within the same towns/communities: they're usually better at developing a person along with the athlete.
On a slight chance of topic, I think kids playing one sport year-round is probably not a good idea until high school due to the reasons others have mentioned, like burnout and the heightened potential for injuries. Once they're into high school? Have at it. But I don't think you have to play a sport year-round as a 10-year-old to be a stud in high school. Just be an athlete. 

From the Crown Point Regional:
At 113, No. 6 Andres Moreno beat No. 2 Jose Diaz
At 160, No. 4 Oszkar Kasch pinned No. 3 Diego Lemley
At 170, unranked Evan Bates pinned No. 9 Marc Buehler

That's the biggest problem I have with the sport specialization crowd: the cost. It's not a fair playing field. Someone who may have the talent but doesn't have the opportunities that another kid does gets left behind due to circumstances well beyond control. I think it's great that kids can play sports year-round. I think it's terrible that money has become such an important factor in it. The commercialization of youth sports is a HUGE problem. Too many people just using it to make money instead of developing/growing kids. That's one thing I like about sports in a local setting, at high school or within the same towns/communities: they're usually better at developing a person along with the athlete.
On a slight chance of topic, I think kids playing one sport year-round is probably not a good idea until high school due to the reasons others have mentioned, like burnout and the heightened potential for injuries. Once they're into high school? Have at it. But I don't think you have to play a sport year-round as a 10-year-old to be a stud in high school. Just be an athlete. 

From the Crown Point Regional:
At 113, No. 6 Andres Moreno beat No. 2 Jose Diaz
At 160, No. 4 Oszkar Kasch pinned No. 3 Diego Lemley
At 170, unranked Evan Bates pinned No. 9 Marc Buehler