{"id":71489,"date":"2018-07-13T12:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T17:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=71489"},"modified":"2018-07-13T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T17:26:15","slug":"the-state-of-youth-sports-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/the-state-of-youth-sports-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"The state of youth sports in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jordan Klein and Juliana Sherry<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Two youth sports in Chicago are in a state of flux. In this episode of Medill Newsmakers, reporters Jordan Klein and Juliana Sherry examine the citywide participation shortages facing youth tackle football and youth baseball.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago Youth Sports in Crisis\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/275340016?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A young pitcher stares down his opponent before delivering his pitch. (Juliana Sherry\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jordan Klein and Juliana Sherry Medill Reports Two youth sports in Chicago are in a state of flux. In this episode of Medill Newsmakers, reporters Jordan Klein and Juliana Sherry examine the citywide participation shortages facing youth tackle football and youth baseball. 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