More parents pushing their kids to excel in youth sports

Martha Irvine - ASSOCIATED PRESS In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 photo, Tyler Henson, 11, practices batting outside his home in Oak Forest, Ill. Tyler and his brother both play on separate year-round travel baseball teams and also manage to play football and basketball on their local park district teams. It means that sports has become their family's main focus, with their parents spending thousands of dollars each year for travel and gear. Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By Martha Irvine - Associated Press By Martha Irvine The Associated Press Shawn Worthy admits he’s a competitive guy – and a competitive parent, sometimes. Yet even he was...