Soccer is one of the only team sports where participation has increased over its pre-pandemic numbers (and flag football is really a one-off because it has only recently developed as an approved girls' sport at the high school and college levels).
New youth sports data is out from @AspenInstSports via @TheSFIA. Findings from 2025 include:
Tennis & golf participation surges
Flag football keeps growing
Low-income kids are being left behind
Fewer adults are coaching
My analysis: projectplay.org/news/youth-s…
A reminder that the Fall-Spring D1 men’s soccer plan is not quite a done deal. If the NCAA allowed it, the compromise solution would be for some of these programs/conferences to drop a division, while remaining D1 in other sports
Men's college soccer celebrated its move to a fall-spring season. But behind the scenes, there's a strong push to block it.
~150 schools have submitted rescission votes. The NCAA D-1 board will discuss today.
News + explainer, free to read @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7726710…