The Sports Divide: How Private Equity's Grip on Youth Sports Is Redrawing America's Neighborhoods The $50 billion youth sports industry has become a lucrative playground for private equity firms.
Beneath its gleaming surface, however, lies a troubling reality. As families participate in travel sports, their children are increasingly isolated from friends and family outside the team bubble.
Families with kids in soccer and basketball are now spending an average of over $1,000 per sport per kid, according to The Aspen Institute's Project Play.