{
  "id": 18958555,
  "title": "I avoided club sports because of the cost and time commitment. Now I wish I'd started sooner.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/i-avoided-club-sports-because-of-the-cost-and-time-commitment-now-i",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:51:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/regret-signup-club-travel-sports-sooner-expensive-time-commitment-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The author avoided club sports for her older children due to the high costs and time commitments. She now regrets not being more involved in their sports activities. Her youngest child, however, developed a passion for soccer and joined a club team, which she sees as a valuable experience. The author now wishes she had encouraged her older children to try club sports as well.",
  "summary": "I never prioritized club sports for my kids until my youngest joined a soccer team. Now I regret not giving my older children the same opportunity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}