Wow. You have significant numbers of non-club players whose parents shell out hundreds of dollars for their kids to do the USC camp? I have club players....whose parents don't/can't/won't do that.
We've kind of gotten off track. I guess the point was...with budget crackdowns are middle school sports really that important? Obviously the kids enjoy it so thats nice. But should they be funded? And my premise is no.
In sports like basketball.....the younger age groups serve as filters for eventually the varsity team. I see a lot of kids playing soccer at the lower levels who have no chance of playing varsity. BBall players.......for the most part don't take up the game at age 12. Or quit at 10...and pick it up again at 13. I see that a lot around here with soccer.
