American Football and baseball are generally different seasons. Does participation in one have any direct effect on the other?
Soccer probably has the best opportunity for growth from the demise of American Football.
Soccer probably has the best opportunity for growth from the demise of American Football.
It is parents with unrealistic visions of scholarships or professional careers who push young kids to play a single sport year round.
There will always be a small number of parents who push their kids too hard and it's up to the leagues and other coaches to step in when it could be dangerous. That said, the vast majority of kids still practicing baseball in the summer and fall are out there because THEY enjoy it and they themselves want to get better at their sport.
I would expect only for those families who choose to have their kid participate in only one sport; football and baseball can both be pretty expensive, equipment and training wise.
Soccer is available year round and has been since I was a child.
My son's little league team lost 4-5 players year to year to youth football (!) and soccer leagues at age 6. It's a big time commitment, although I'm shocked that a parent would allow a child that young to play football at all.