"After stitching a clip of Economic Liberties Senior Legal Fellow Katherine Van Dyck testifying in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, where she dropped the unfortunate data that while almost 50% of parents believe they are going to help their kid get that college scholarship for sports, only 2% of kids actually end up getting them."
"Panzer points out that private club sports saw an opportunity when public funding for youth sports shrank. "Clubs, travel teams, elite leagues, they all stepped in, and they don't make money by telling parents to slow down. They make money by selling possibility by implying that if you start early enough, pay enough, and commit enough, you might buy your kids an edge," she says."
Nearly half of parents believe their children will earn athletic scholarships, but only about 2% of students actually receive them. The system functions as an extraction model that profits by pulling more money from families without improving household incomes. Private clubs, travel teams, and elite leagues expanded after public funding for youth sports declined. Those organizations monetize hope by implying that early, costly, and intensive investment can buy a competitive edge. Rising college costs push parents toward perceived merit-based routes like athletics, driving persistent spending despite extremely low scholarship odds.
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