It's not a level playing field.
When Greenville, N.C.’s North State Little League team made a 2017 World Series run, nothing was going to stop approximately 2,000 friends, family and supporters from traveling almost 500 miles north for the televised tournament — certainly not money.
Fees typically cover hat, team shirt and operating costs, which include money to maintain fields and staff games with umpires. What’s more, 10 of the 40 teams originated from locations with median household incomes nearing $100,000 a year or above between 2015 and 2019. From 2001 to 2005, five of the 40 teams had median household incomes nearing or above approximately $70,000 a year, comparable to today’s $100,000 mark at the time.
A RAND Corporation study in July study pinpointed a $50,000 annual household income as the dividing line between families whose kids participated in school and club sports leagues and those whose kids didn’t. Travel is now the largest single annual expense families make on youth sports, according to the Sports & Society Program’s Project Play. Families spend an average of $196 per sport, per child on travel, said its research. Average equipment costs are second, at $144.
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