Calling a Foul 1 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 participate in competitive youth sports. Once upon a time, What is the author's main claim or argument? Sports have become too Intense for young participants. It's time to ralse the age for playing competitive sports. Young athletes aren't getting the right medical treatment. Very few people will ever play on a professional sports team.