Youth who participate in organized sports report higher achievement in school.25 The effects sports have on academics, grades and reduced dropout rates are more pronounced for disadvantaged children.26 Minority and low-income children face significant obstacles in achieving the same successes as their affluent, white counterparts. Budget cuts to extracurricular activities further exacerbate these problems. Economic inequity can play a significant role in player dropout or nonparticipation where pay-to-play has replaced free athletic opportunities due to budget cuts.27 These fees and complicated fee waiver forms for eligible students are significant barriers to entry that disproportionately impact disadvantaged youth and subsequently help perpetuate the achievement gap.