no one is being discouraged from playing sports unless its football due to CTE.

I think time is the biggest issue with sports. Parents either dont want to drag kids to and from practice or kids dont want to play a sport if their friends aren’t playing it.

but popularity? As in being discouraged because people say it isnt a popular sport?

man, have you seen attendance at HS or JR high games? Dont let the Friday Nights fool you. There are tons of empty ass gyms and stadiums for boys football and basketball

I really dont think anyone is discouraging girls from sports. Especially when you can get a nice scholarship for sports like soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, etc.

IMO not being skilled or talented is the real reason kids stop playing.