playing organized sports is such a common experience in the United States that many children and teenagers that them for granted. This is especially true67 children from families and communities that have the resources needed to organize and68 sports programs and make sure that there is easy 69 to participation opportunities. Children in low-income families and poor communities are70 likely to take organized youth sports for granted because they often 71 the resources needed to pay for participation 72, equipment, and transportation to practices and games 73 their communities do not have resources to build and 74 sports fields and facilities. Organized youth sports75 appeared during the early 20th century in the United States and other wealthy nations. They were originally developed 76 some educators and developmental experts 77 that the behavior. and character of children were 78 influenced by their social surrounding and everyday experiences. This 79 many people to believe that if you could organize the experiences of children in 80 ways, you could influence the kinds of adults that those children would become. This belief that the social 81 influenced a person’s overall development was very 82 to people interested in progress and reform. in the United States 83 the beginning of the 20th century. It caused them to think about 84 they might control the experiences of children to 85 responsible and productive adults. They believed strongly that democracy depended on responsibility and that a 86 capitalist economy depended on the productivity of worker. 67. 67.