Can the World Cup bring back the 'fun' in American youth soccer?
Why do kids play soccer?
Likely for the same reasons they play other sports.
“We survey youth in every community,” says Jon Solomon, research director for the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program, “and having fun and playing with friends are by far the top reasons. Winning ranks lower, chasing a college scholarship usually ranks even lower than that.”
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization designed to ignite human potential and build understanding. And yet, in terms of youth sports …
“We've created this system by adults that is more about a highly competitive, commercialized structure, when a vast majority of children are clearly saying that's not why they play or why they want to play,” Solomon says.
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