Nicole M. LaVoi, Ph.D., associate director of the Tucker Center and faculty in the School of Kinesiology, is quoted in a recent article for CBS online, “As Competition Rises, Team Sports Decline But Traveling Teams Soar”

LaVoi offers a perspective on the dramatic decline in organized youth sports participation due to club teams by posing these questions: “Should it be to serve the interests of a few? Or should the purpose of youth sport be health, wellness, and healthy development for all kids?”