During the September 18th
and September 23rd class in American Sport in the 21st
Century we discussed the topic of youth sports in the United States. One of
topics that we discussed in relation to youth sport was the Little League World
Series that takes place in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. According to the Sports Business Journal article focusing on the 75th Anniversary of the
Little League World Series, talks about how it was founded and some statistical
data about the event. According to the article, it was founded by Carl Stotz, a
lumber store clerk. According to the article, it is the world’s largest and
most funded youth sport organization in the world. There are about 2.4 million
players over a span of 76 countries. About 1.9 million of the 2.4 million come
from the United States. It was created
as a 501(c) or non-profit organization as a way to allow kids to participate in
sports regardless of their ability. Today, the Little League World Series is
very commercialized due to the television contract that it currently has with
ESPN and sponsorship with national companies such as Honda. In our class notes
we discuss how the Little League World Series has evolved into what it is today
and some of the problems associated with this. One of the problems that is associated with
this regards the pressure that is put on these young kids. I believe that some
of that could be cut down without the media and production that is associated
with the Little League World Series.
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