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Have sports become not a game of skill and athleticism, but a game of money? Sometimes it might look that way. More parents than ever are encouraging their kids to puruse D1 scholarships, and that means travel teams, new equipment, personal trainers, and more. Where does that leave the kids whose parents might not be able to afford all those resources? Tom Farrey, Execuitve Director of the Aspen Institute's Sports and Society Program, joins the show to answer these questions and more. You might know him better as a reporter on ESPN's Outside the Lines and E60, or as the author of Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children. Tom tells us all about what we can do to make youth sports better for kids who don't have the economic resources other kids have. Why is our definition of an athlete so narrow? Why are only 40% of kids today regularly active in team sports? Why won't parents let their kids have ownership over their own games? Check it out!