Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: storyblocks.com/joonlee Youth sports used to look like The Sandlot: neighborhood fields, mismatched uniforms, kids playing because they loved the game. Today, youth sports is a $40 billion industry built around travel teams, private coaching, showcases, rankings, and the promise—often implied, sometimes explicit—that all of this might lead to a college scholarship or something more. In this video, I explore how American youth sports became professionalized, commercialized, and optimized—often starting as early as 7 or 8 years old—and what we might be losing along the way. Editing and Animation: JD Davis Subscribe for my next video: youtube.com/@iamjoonlee?sub_confirmation=1 Follow me on social media: Twitter: x.com/joonlee IG: instagr.am/joon TikTok: tiktok.com/joonlee Substack: substack.com/@joonlee Business/Spo...