{"id":3824,"date":"2026-05-23T06:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easycoach.club\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:01:22","slug":"what-soccer-is-doing-for-american-kids-and-where-it-is-losing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easycoach.club\/es\/what-soccer-is-doing-for-american-kids-and-where-it-is-losing-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9 est\u00e1 haciendo el f\u00fatbol por los ni\u00f1os estadounidenses y d\u00f3nde los est\u00e1 perdiendo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-583b666f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#eef4fb;padding-top:32px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:40px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\">RESUMEN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">La Encuesta de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025 del Aspen Institute muestra que el f\u00fatbol es el deporte base m\u00e1s practicado en EE. UU. y que los ni\u00f1os que lo juegan se\u00f1alan beneficios importantes: el 89,4 % dice que el deporte mejora su salud f\u00edsica, el 83,7 % que mejora su relaci\u00f3n con los dem\u00e1s y el 81,1 % que mejora su estado de \u00e1nimo. El reto es la retenci\u00f3n. De media, los j\u00f3venes que lo dejaron abandonaron a los 12,93 a\u00f1os. El precipicio es m\u00e1s pronunciado para unos grupos que para otros. El 30 % de los j\u00f3venes latinos nunca ha practicado deporte organizado, la mayor proporci\u00f3n de los grandes grupos demogr\u00e1ficos. El coste es parte del problema, pero el motor principal es la identidad: el porcentaje de ni\u00f1os que dicen \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d pasa del 16,1 % entre los que siguen al 28,6 % entre los que lo dejaron. Los clubes no pueden resolver el coste por s\u00ed solos, pero s\u00ed el problema de visibilidad del desarrollo que expulsa del deporte al grupo del \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d. La soluci\u00f3n es operativa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-03b66d55 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:48px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:40px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T06:34:06+00:00\">23 de mayo de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">9\u201313 minutos<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El f\u00fatbol es el deporte base organizado m\u00e1s practicado en Estados Unidos. Seg\u00fan la Encuesta de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025 del Aspen Institute, el 53,4 % de los j\u00f3venes deportistas en activo ha jugado al f\u00fatbol organizado en alg\u00fan momento. Supera al baloncesto (49,8 %), la nataci\u00f3n (30,9 %), el voleibol (30,7 %) y al resto de deportes de la encuesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El f\u00fatbol tambi\u00e9n atraviesa grupos demogr\u00e1ficos como pocos deportes en EE. UU. Entre los j\u00f3venes deportistas hispanos o latinos en activo, es el deporte m\u00e1s practicado (41,6 %). Entre los j\u00f3venes deportistas blancos en activo, est\u00e1 entre los tres primeros (57,2 % de participaci\u00f3n en alg\u00fan momento). Entre los ni\u00f1os que nunca han practicado deporte organizado, el f\u00fatbol sigue siendo el deporte que m\u00e1s han probado de manera informal con amigos y familia (28,3 %).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">La participaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 ah\u00ed. Los beneficios, seg\u00fan cuentan los propios ni\u00f1os, tambi\u00e9n. El reto es lo que pasa en torno a los 13 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>Lo que el f\u00fatbol hace bien por los ni\u00f1os que lo juegan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Antes de llegar al problema del abandono, merecen atenci\u00f3n los datos sobre lo que el f\u00fatbol aporta a los ni\u00f1os que siguen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El 89,4 % de los j\u00f3venes deportistas en activo dice que el deporte mejora su salud f\u00edsica. El 83,7 %, que mejora su relaci\u00f3n con los dem\u00e1s. El 81,1 %, que mejora su estado de \u00e1nimo. El 64,9 %, que mejora su control de las emociones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para una generaci\u00f3n a la que el debate sobre salud p\u00fablica ha dado casi por perdida, por distra\u00edda con las pantallas, ansiosa y desconectada, son datos importantes. Los ni\u00f1os que est\u00e1n en el sistema hablan de beneficios reales y duraderos. No juegan solo porque sus padres los apuntaron. El 92,9 % de los deportistas en activo dice que juega porque \u201ces divertido y satisfactorio\u201d. El 90,0 % dice que es \u201cimportante y tiene valor\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Cuando los ni\u00f1os se quedan, el f\u00fatbol funciona. Ese es el titular que suele quedar enterrado. La tarea de los clubes de f\u00fatbol base de EE. UU. no es inventar beneficios que los ni\u00f1os no ven. Es conseguir que m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os se queden el tiempo suficiente para recibir los beneficios que los datos ya confirman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easycoach.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/header-1024x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3827\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>D\u00f3nde los est\u00e1 perdiendo el deporte<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El estudio de Aspen recogi\u00f3 la edad a la que dejaron de jugar quienes abandonaron. Las cifras merecen una lectura atenta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El 5,7 % lo dej\u00f3 a los 11 a\u00f1os. El 10,5 %, a los 12. El 13,0 %, a los 13. El 10,2 %, a los 14. El 11,3 %, a los 15. El 12,3 %, a los 16. De media, lo dejaron a los 12,93 a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">La franja de mayor abandono coincide con los a\u00f1os en los que la mayor\u00eda de los clubes suben el list\u00f3n. Equipo de competici\u00f3n o recreativo. Equipo A o equipo B. Preacademia o liga recreativa. El paso del f\u00fatbol base recreativo al de competici\u00f3n es el momento en que m\u00e1s importa la confianza de un ni\u00f1o de 12 a\u00f1os en su propio desarrollo. Y tambi\u00e9n es el momento en que la mayor\u00eda de los clubes hacen m\u00e1s dif\u00edcil construir esa confianza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>Qui\u00e9n se va y qui\u00e9n nunca empez\u00f3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El <a href=\"https:\/\/projectplay.org\/news\/aspen-institute-national-survey-of-youth-and-sports-15-key-findings\">an\u00e1lisis de Project Play<\/a> sobre los resultados de Aspen destac\u00f3 patrones demogr\u00e1ficos que las cifras generales pueden ocultar. El precipicio es m\u00e1s pronunciado para unos ni\u00f1os que para otros. Y la bolsa de quienes nunca han jugado es mucho mayor en unos grupos que en otros. Ambos datos importan al f\u00fatbol en EE. UU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre los ni\u00f1os que dejaron el deporte organizado entre los 10 y los 13 a\u00f1os, el 60 % eran negros, el 48 % latinos y el 34 % blancos. La franja de abandono que hemos descrito como un problema del deporte base es, para ser m\u00e1s precisos, un problema que golpea m\u00e1s fuerte en unas comunidades que en otras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Grupo demogr\u00e1fico<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Abandono entre los 10 y los 13 a\u00f1os<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nunca han practicado deporte organizado<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J\u00f3venes negros<\/td><td>60%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J\u00f3venes latinos<\/td><td>48%<\/td><td>30%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>J\u00f3venes blancos<\/td><td>34%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fuente: an\u00e1lisis de Project Play \/ Aspen Institute de la Encuesta Nacional de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El porcentaje de j\u00f3venes latinos que nunca han jugado es el dato m\u00e1s relevante de todo el estudio para el f\u00fatbol en EE. UU. Los j\u00f3venes latinos son el grupo con m\u00e1s probabilidades de jugar al f\u00fatbol cuando est\u00e1n dentro del sistema. Y tambi\u00e9n el grupo con la mayor bolsa sin explotar fuera de \u00e9l. El 30 % de los j\u00f3venes latinos nunca ha practicado deporte organizado, m\u00e1s del triple que entre los j\u00f3venes blancos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La percepci\u00f3n de seguridad es parte del motivo. Entre los jugadores latinos en activo, el 55 % dice que el riesgo de lesi\u00f3n le ha frenado a la hora de elegir un deporte concreto, frente al 24 % de los jugadores negros y el 21 % de los blancos. Para un deporte basado en el desarrollo a largo plazo y en una participaci\u00f3n amplia, la brecha es real, y es un problema de participaci\u00f3n antes que de desarrollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Para el f\u00fatbol en EE. UU., esto es estructural. El crecimiento de este deporte en la pr\u00f3xima d\u00e9cada depende en gran medida de la participaci\u00f3n de las familias latinas. Los clubes que quieran crecer tienen que llegar a ese grupo en los t\u00e9rminos a los que de verdad responde: comunicaci\u00f3n clara sobre seguridad, acceso a trav\u00e9s de colegios e instalaciones p\u00fablicas y puntos de entrada m\u00e1s econ\u00f3micos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>El perfil de los padres en el f\u00fatbol es inc\u00f3modo de leer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El resumen de Project Play tambi\u00e9n desglos\u00f3 la conducta de los padres por deporte. Los padres del f\u00fatbol son los primeros de los cinco deportes analizados en \u201cenfadarse o disgustarse por el rendimiento\u201d (16 %) y en \u201ccomparar a sus hijos con otros jugadores\u201d (18 %). Ambas cifras son m\u00e1s altas en el f\u00fatbol que en el baloncesto, el b\u00e9isbol o el f\u00fatbol americano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Para un deporte basado en el desarrollo a largo plazo y en retener a los jugadores, una cultura de padres que tiende a la comparaci\u00f3n y la frustraci\u00f3n juega en contra del modelo de desarrollo que los clubes intentan aplicar. Es algo que los clubes pueden moldear, con la estructura de comunicaci\u00f3n adecuada y modelos de desarrollo visibles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>El problema del \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Entre los j\u00f3venes deportistas en activo, el 16,1 % se\u00f1al\u00f3 \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d como una de sus principales quejas. Entre quienes lo dejaron, la cifra casi se duplica, hasta el 28,6 %. Es la mayor diferencia entre ambos grupos en todo el estudio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00e9elo otra vez. El grupo que dej\u00f3 el deporte tiene casi el doble de ni\u00f1os que decidieron que no eran lo bastante buenos que el grupo que sigue jugando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No es un problema de malos entrenadores, como el que trat\u00f3 el primer art\u00edculo de esta serie. Es un problema de visibilidad del desarrollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cuando un ni\u00f1o de 12 a\u00f1os no ve su propia evoluci\u00f3n, da por hecho que no est\u00e1 mejorando. Cuando uno de 13 no entiende c\u00f3mo es el siguiente nivel, da por hecho que no puede llegar. Cuando un padre no tiene una forma estructurada de ver el desarrollo, no puede tranquilizar a un hijo que le est\u00e1 dando vueltas a la cabeza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Aqu\u00ed es donde el funcionamiento del club se une al desarrollo de los jugadores. Un club que hace evaluaciones estructuradas, da a jugadores y familias una visi\u00f3n real de la evoluci\u00f3n y documenta en qu\u00e9 trabaja cada jugador esta temporada no solo est\u00e1 recogiendo datos. Le est\u00e1 dando a un ni\u00f1o de 12 a\u00f1os un motivo para quedarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>El coste es parte de la imagen, no toda la imagen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El coste importa. Entre los j\u00f3venes deportistas en activo, el 18,5 % se\u00f1al\u00f3 \u201cjugar es demasiado caro\u201d como una de sus principales quejas. Entre los de familias con menos recursos, la cifra sube al 23,9 %. Entre los ni\u00f1os que nunca han jugado, el 27,0 % de los de familias con menos recursos cit\u00f3 el coste como motivo para no empezar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para el f\u00fatbol base en EE. UU., esto es estructural. El modelo de pagar por jugar ha creado un sistema que filtra por renta familiar antes que por talento. Los datos de Aspen confirman lo que la mayor\u00eda de los directores deportivos ya saben: los jugadores que un club acaba formando dependen m\u00e1s de la capacidad de la familia para pagar que del potencial real de los ni\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Pero el coste por s\u00ed solo no explica el precipicio. La visibilidad s\u00ed lo explica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easycoach.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-17-223023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3829\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.608208564548215;width:721px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>Lo que los clubes pueden cambiar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">El coste es dif\u00edcil de resolver para un club por s\u00ed solo. El problema de visibilidad del desarrollo no lo es. Tres cambios operativos mueven la curva de retenci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Haz evaluaciones de verdad.<\/strong> La mayor\u00eda de los clubes env\u00edan una carta a final de temporada y lo llaman seguimiento del desarrollo. Los datos de Aspen piden algo m\u00e1s concreto. Jugadores y familias necesitan una visi\u00f3n continua de la evoluci\u00f3n respecto a un est\u00e1ndar definido. Una plataforma de coaching con evaluaciones estructuradas de los jugadores convierte el \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d en una conversaci\u00f3n sobre qu\u00e9 trabajar a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Haz visible el itinerario de desarrollo.<\/strong> Un ni\u00f1o de 12 a\u00f1os que puede ver c\u00f3mo son el sub-13, el sub-14 y el sub-15 est\u00e1 en otra situaci\u00f3n mental que uno que solo sabe si este a\u00f1o ha entrado en el equipo A. Los clubes que publican su metodolog\u00eda, sus hitos de desarrollo y sus criterios de progresi\u00f3n dan a los ni\u00f1os un objetivo concreto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conecta los datos de rendimiento con el d\u00eda a d\u00eda.<\/strong> El v\u00eddeo, los datos de GPS y otras herramientas de an\u00e1lisis est\u00e1n ya en todas partes. Los clubes que ganan la batalla de la retenci\u00f3n son los que convierten esos datos en algo que un jugador puede ver, entender y usar. Los datos que se quedan en una herramienta aparte que nadie abre son datos desperdiciados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>Las cuentas de la retenci\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre los j\u00f3venes deportistas en activo, solo el 13,2 % cree que tiene capacidad para ser profesional. El 18,6 % se ve en el deporte universitario de alto nivel. El 18,5 %, en el universitario de nivel m\u00e1s bajo. La gran mayor\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os que practican deporte base no aspiran a una carrera profesional. Aspiran a jugar en el instituto, en equipos universitarios, a practicar deporte toda la vida y a ser adultos sanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As\u00ed que hablar de retenci\u00f3n no es, en realidad, hablar de formar jugadores profesionales. Es hablar de si el f\u00fatbol base estadounidense mantiene a un ni\u00f1o de 13 a\u00f1os en el deporte el tiempo suficiente para que se acumulen los beneficios que documenta el estudio de Aspen. El 81,1 % que mejora su estado de \u00e1nimo. El 83,7 % que mejora su relaci\u00f3n con los dem\u00e1s. El 89,4 % que mejora su salud f\u00edsica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El precipicio importa porque la alternativa rara vez es \u201cel ni\u00f1o se pasa a otro deporte\u201d. La alternativa es que el ni\u00f1o se pase a una pantalla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>La serie hasta ahora<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Este es el tercer art\u00edculo de una serie de tres sobre lo que significa la Encuesta de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025 para los clubes y academias de f\u00fatbol base. El primero trat\u00f3 la crisis de coherencia en el entrenamiento. El segundo, la conducta de los padres. Este cierra con la retenci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easycoach.club\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Solving-Youth-Soccer-Retention-Crisis-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3826\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\"><strong>Para saber m\u00e1s<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">La Encuesta de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025 completa del Aspen Institute est\u00e1 disponible en el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Final-Report-v3-04.10.26.pdf\">Programa de Deporte y Sociedad del Aspen Institute<\/a>. Para un resumen de los 15 hallazgos m\u00e1s relevantes, consulta el art\u00edculo de Jon Solomon <a href=\"https:\/\/projectplay.org\/news\/aspen-institute-national-survey-of-youth-and-sports-15-key-findings\">an\u00e1lisis de Project Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\/* Collapsible FAQ Accordion *\/\n.schema-faq.wp-block-yoast-faq-block {\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-section {\n  border: 1px solid #e0e6f0;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  background: #fff;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-question {\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  align-items: center;\n  width: 100%;\n  padding: 18px 20px;\n  background: #f4f8ff;\n  color: #0d1f40;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  border: none;\n  text-align: left;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\n  transition: background 0.2s;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-question:after {\n  content: '+';\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  font-weight: 300;\n  color: #0972e4;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  margin-left: 12px;\n  transition: transform 0.3s;\n  display: inline-block;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-section.open .schema-faq-question {\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e6f0;\n  background: #eaf1ff;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-section.open .schema-faq-question:after {\n  content: '\\2212';\n}\n\n.schema-faq-answer {\n  max-height: 0;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  padding: 0 20px;\n  color: #333;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  transition: max-height 0.35s ease, padding 0.35s ease;\n}\n\n.schema-faq-section.open .schema-faq-answer {\n  max-height: 600px;\n  padding: 16px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n  var sections = document.querySelectorAll('.schema-faq-section');\n  sections.forEach(function (section) {\n    var question = section.querySelector('.schema-faq-question');\n    if (question) {\n      question.style.cursor = 'pointer';\n      question.addEventListener('click', function () {\n        var isOpen = section.classList.contains('open');\n        sections.forEach(function (s) { s.classList.remove('open'); });\n        if (!isOpen) {\n          section.classList.add('open');\n        }\n      });\n    }\n  });\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0d1f40\">Preguntas frecuentes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778014413129\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 dice la Encuesta de J\u00f3venes Deportistas 2025 del Aspen Institute sobre por qu\u00e9 los ni\u00f1os dejan el f\u00fatbol base?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">De media, los j\u00f3venes que dejaron el deporte lo hicieron a los 12,93 a\u00f1os. La mayor diferencia entre quienes siguen y quienes lo dejaron est\u00e1 en la frase \u201cno soy lo bastante bueno\u201d (16,1 % frente a 28,6 %), lo que indica que perder la confianza en la propia evoluci\u00f3n es un motor principal del abandono, junto al coste (citado por el 23,9 % de los deportistas en activo de familias con menos recursos).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778014412611\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 grupos demogr\u00e1ficos abandonan m\u00e1s el deporte base?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Seg\u00fan el an\u00e1lisis de Project Play sobre los resultados de Aspen, entre los ni\u00f1os que dejaron el deporte organizado entre los 10 y los 13 a\u00f1os, el 60 % eran negros, el 48 % latinos y el 34 % blancos. El precipicio es claramente m\u00e1s pronunciado para los j\u00f3venes negros y latinos que para los blancos.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778014472109\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es importante para el f\u00fatbol en EE. UU. el porcentaje de j\u00f3venes latinos que nunca han jugado?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">El 30 % de los j\u00f3venes latinos nunca ha practicado deporte organizado, la tasa de no participaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s alta de los grandes grupos demogr\u00e1ficos. Los j\u00f3venes latinos son tambi\u00e9n el grupo con m\u00e1s probabilidades de jugar al f\u00fatbol cuando est\u00e1n dentro del sistema. Esa brecha de participaci\u00f3n es, en la pr\u00e1ctica, la mayor oportunidad de crecimiento del f\u00fatbol en Estados Unidos.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777993655929\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfEs demasiado caro el f\u00fatbol base en Estados Unidos?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Los datos de Aspen muestran que el coste es una barrera importante, sobre todo para las familias con menos ingresos. El 23,9 % de los deportistas en activo de familias con menos recursos cita el gasto como una de sus principales quejas, frente al 16,3 % de los de familias con m\u00e1s recursos. El 27,0 % de los ni\u00f1os con menos recursos que nunca han practicado deporte cita el coste como motivo para no empezar.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777993672855\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfA qu\u00e9 edad dejan la mayor\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os el deporte organizado?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La franja de mayor abandono va de los 12 a los 14 a\u00f1os, con una edad media de salida de 12,93 a\u00f1os seg\u00fan la encuesta del Aspen Institute. Coincide con el paso del deporte recreativo al de competici\u00f3n en la mayor\u00eda de los clubes estadounidenses.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1777993688112\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfC\u00f3mo apoya EasyCoach el desarrollo de los jugadores j\u00f3venes?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">EasyCoach es la plataforma conectada sobre la que funcionan los clubes. 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