I Imagine that you joined your first competitive soccer team at the age of three, and at five you were selected as one of the best of your league. By the age of eleven you have practice up to six days a week, an hour and a half away from home If you miss one practice, you must make it up on a different day or you could be cut from the team.On top of the demanding training, your knee is increasingly sore, but you know the coach doesn't like excuses. What if you're cut from the team? 2 This type of situation has grown more common for children ages six through seventeen who particlpate in competitive youth sports. Once upon a time, Select the two supporting claims that the author makes to argue that sports have b too intense for young participants. Young athletes suffer burnout and stop enjoying sports. The cost of playing youth sports isn't worth the money. Overuse injuries have increased in young athletes. Playing youth sports has a negative effect on schoolwork.