Subcommittee Hearing

“Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost to Our Future”

Subcommittee: Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Time: 10:15 AM Location: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Member Statements

  1. ECESE Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat - Oregon)

Witnesses

  1. Mr. John O'Sullivan
    Chief Executive Officer
    Changing the Game Project
    Bend , Oregon
  2. Ms. Katherine Van Dyck
    Senior Fellow
    American Economic Liberties
    Washington , D.C.
  3. Mr. Steve Boyle
    Co-Founder & Executive Director
    2-4-1 Sports
    Hartford , Connecticut
  4. Mr. Tom Farrey
    Executive Director, Sports & Society Program
    Aspen Institute
    San Clemente , California