08/31/2026
The Pay-to-Play Childhood.
Important read from New York Magazine (via Topher Scott).
Private travel leagues are getting more expensive, more crowded, and more FOMO-driven. Families get locked into extra team fees, spring/summer travel, and “must-do” tournaments — then have less left for actual skill work.
Spend your dollars where they transfer.
Accredited programs with methodical teaching, a real compete environment, and technical-to-tactical connection usually give players more than another weekend on the highway and save dollars .
Quality over volume. Less is more .
Credit: Topher Scott
New York Magazine