Same here...
Today, though, everything has to be organized...an association...a director...schedules...
Kids today would not recognize the word “sandlot”...
I miss the days when a six year old kid could walk 1/2 mile home from school and the parents not worrying or panicking over something happening...
It’s because there’s more entertainment options for kids. Back then kids entertainment was playing inside, watching TV, or playing outside. Now they’ve got the internet and game systems and smartphones. The fact is today’s kids play in pickup games all the time, they just aren’t playing sports. The modern pickup is Call of Duty, HALO, World of Warcraft. They live in a larger world than we did.