This article by Bruce E. Brown and Mike Morgan of Proactive Coaching LLC, an excerpt from the booklet Youth Coaching, Four Keys to Successful Season, addresses the statistic that 72% of athletes in America drop out of organized athletics by age 13. It examines what a 28% retention rate means and identifies five reasons beyond ability that young athletes lose their natural love of playing. It is from the Proactive Coaching Odds and Ends collection.
Introduction
This is an excerpt from the Proactive Coaching booklet, Youth Coaching, Four Keys to Successful Season available on our site.
We were recently asked the following questions: If the statistics are true that 72% of athletes in America drop out of organized athletics by the age of 13, then why are we focusing so hard on HS and college coaches? Shouldn't we be focusing on all youth, AAU and JH coaches as well as their parents?