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The multibillion-dollar youth sports industry is leaving lots of kids on the sidelines

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Aug 23, 2022

In "Take Back the Game," Linda Flanagan looks at how the growing youth sports industry has become a recipe for haves and have-nots.

According to author Linda Flanagan, parents are the main spenders in the youth sports industry. "It goes into travel, to equipment, to team memberships," said Flanagan. "There's an entire world out there that is offering sports options to parents, and they're paying up."

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