When it comes to youth sporting leagues, it can be expensive and keep some kids from joining in but one league figured out a way to be more inclusive and, in the end, even the playing field.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Out on the turf, little else matters, except where the ball is going next. That is the scene at DC XI, a youth soccer club in the nation's capital.
Between fees, equipment, and traveling to games, the cost for kids to participate in team sports in America can quickly balloon to hundreds and even thousands of dollars a year. The pay-what-you-can model took several years of careful financial planning by the club, including finding outside revenue streams, like grants and donations, sometimes from other families with kids playing in the club to make it a reality. Once they did, they never looked back.
Some say eliminating the cost barrier to youth sports should be a priority, with help from professional leagues.
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