<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ryan Toohill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryan Toohill: Stories That Shape Perspectives]]></description><link>https://ryan2hill.wixsite.com/capstone/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:42:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ryan2hill.wixsite.com/capstone/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Young Pros: How Youth Sports Have Changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A player drives for a layup at a practice for Level Up Long Island, an AAU basketball team. Photo by Ryan Toohill. Youth sports in the United States are in the midst of a drastic transformation, expanding beyond weekly neighborhood activities into an immense for-profit industry.   A landscape that used to be dominated by volunteer-coached community leagues has shifted into a more professionalized environment.  Children as young as seven are pushed to specialize in sports that they have only a...]]></description><link>https://ryan2hill.wixsite.com/capstone/post/____2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692b4824aa245550c6c6412f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:23:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ecc156_3c4de28c05cb4425a22ceb07c7f8404d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Toohill</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grind Never Stops: How Modern Youth Sports Affect Athletes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Players line up for a drill at a tryout for Long Island Elite Football. Photo by Ryan Toohill. As youth sports have become more specialized, the demands on athletes’ bodies and minds have increased as well.   Hours-long daily practices year-round and weekend travel tournaments are the norm in many sports now, leaving children to juggle these commitments with their schoolwork and social lives.   “Nowadays, if you're trying to play a sport at the highest level, it's really going 365 days a...]]></description><link>https://ryan2hill.wixsite.com/capstone/post/____1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692b44c860ee78866f1e129d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:08:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ecc156_a90f94eb4a864a22b9a56cde150521c1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ryan Toohill</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>