This series of articles about youth sports in the Columbus Dispatch ought to be required reading for all youth sports photographers. The series examines the toll that youth sports can take on student athletes. Does it have anything to do with photography -- no, not directly anyway. But the sixth part, where the OHSAA offers to provide regulatory oversight of youth leagues, could indirectly affect the fundraising component of what we do for a living. Check it out before it comes off the web.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/special_reports/stories/2010/youth_sports/index.html
