... a topic very near to my heart! About 10 years ago, the Michigan Youth Sports Committee commissioned a study on this very topic. They found that 70% of kids are done with competitive sports by the time they reach the age of 12. I don�t know about you but I find that is a significant number.

The question becomes why. Why would 70% of kids, at the age of 12, be done with competitive sports? Their findings were that first of all (as C Lusk stated) sports stop being FUN. Whether we realize it or not, participation in sports is a recreational and social activity. Competition takes the fun out wrestling for a lot of kids.

Second, too much pressure from adults turns kids off. That pressure can be from Daddy, Mommy or coaches. Too often we adults turn a fun activity into a high-stress and competitive one. Are adults setting the standard of �success� too high?

Of course there are other reasons but these two are the most prominent.