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We have barriers to youth sports participation??

[T]he number of economically disadvantaged students playing on sports teams has decreased significantly. As Robert Putnam writes in “Our Kids,” more than half of all high schools have adopted pay-to-play policies, often requiring students to pay a fee to join a school team, in addition to paying for equipment. These costs often total $300 to $400 per student, money that many parents can simply not afford. Girls’ participation has fallen even more drastically. By the time girls reach 14, they are dropping out of athletics at two times the rate of boys.

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We believe that every child deserves the chance to play and engage in sports and recreational activities, regardless of their zip code, athletic potential or financial status. We are working to remove barriers to entry so that students can improve their lives and their future outcomes, and so that we adequately prepare the next generation of leaders to lift up our communities and strengthen our nation.

  NBC

Great. What are you doing?

This administration is committed to reversing this trend. The president will sign an executive order to partner with groups in the public and private sectors to address declining youth sports participation. Promoting youth sports is an important pillar of our Working Families Agenda. The executive order asks the secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to increase youth sports participation to give all children a fair chance at a more promising future. Improved participation in youth sports will also further our goal of building safe communities. When young people have more opportunities to participate in positive, supervised after-school sports programs, studies suggest they are less likely to be involved in, or be a victim of, crime.

Sadly, Ivanka, an executive order isn't going to put money into high school sports. Arming teachers with guns and taking away their tax credits for purchasing their own supplies isn't going to work, either.

Ten years from now, when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics, it’s our dream and our goal that students from all different backgrounds and every corner of our country will come together to achieve their highest aspirations — and to proudly represent Team USA.

Aren't there some shooting events at the Olympics? We can probably take the gold in those.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.