No doubt there is a youth sports craze in the US. Amazing to me to see how much it has changed in the 30 years or so since I was a yute myself. Every time I hear someone say the US sucks at math and science I think to myself that if we put the same time, energy, drive and focus into math and science that we put into youth sports, we would be a whole lot better at math and science.
When I have attended state/national level math and science competitions, Asian kids tend to be over-represented. Looking at state level sports competitions, Asian kids tend to be under-represented. Difference of priority and focus.