Adler & Adler, 1994: increasing incidence of adult-organized sport programs for children
huge increase in two-parent working families...need babysitting
from 1980's a "good parent" defined as one who knows where their children are all of the time ... therefore sport programs are a good fit
more people believe that child-controlled activities cause children to get into trouble
world has become viewed as "dangerous" ... organized sport is seen as safe
marketing of pro sports has raised parents awareness of organized sport programs as feeder systems
somehow, organized sport programs have become more expensive - both in time and money
bias exists for lower-income households which cannot afford high price programs