[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by tooge

I think much of it also has to do with the kids. Yeah, there are pedo's as some scout masters, and yeah, they talk about letting girls in, etc. But, the real reason I think is because of the kids themselves. When my uncle was a kid, if you were working towards your Eagle Scout, you were pretty damned cool. Now, if you are a scout kid, you are sort of a dork. Not my opinion by the way, but just how the teenagers talk today. The chicks dig the long ball, not the ability to tie a square knot. Sayin

There are also relevant time issues. If your'e an elite athlete, you're playing club soccer and/or club basketball year-round. Between practices and games, there's little time for much else outside of school.

(fortunately, the big clubs are sponsored and don't cost. Otherwise, that'd be a completely different issue).