Youth sports today... sadly the mindset that club/travel teams are the only choice for our children has sunk its teeth into our surrounding communities. Year round travel programs may lead to increased risk of injury, player burnout, and the extraordinary costs to families in both time and money. Yes, it does offer perks such as family bonding, the ability to develop new skills and experiences, but all of those can also be done locally. The socioeconomics of this mindset prices out a large majority of our local families. And yet many still question why our overall numbers remain low.