Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Youth sports are increasingly shifting towards a \"pay to play\" model which has introduced financial barriers to participation. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is the main organization for club basketball, serving as a platform where young athletes can compete beyond the recreational level. Outside the realm of athletes who have access to state-of-the-art facilities and top-tier coaching, the pathway to playing basketball at the next level may be predominantly available to those who can afford the considerable costs of AAU participation. The objective of this study is to determine the accessibility of AAU teams of active National Basketball Association (NBA) players through use of the Area Deprivation Index (ADI).
RESULTS: We identified 114 AAU teams with physical addresses for 250 (50%) currently active domestic NBA players. The State ADI of the high schools as well as national and state ADIs of prior AAU teams of active NBA players were significantly skewed toward lower ADI rankings (higher socioeconomic status) (p < 0.05). The mean distance between high school location and AAU location was 170 miles. Prior AAU teams of currently active NBA players are more frequently located in areas of higher socioeconomic status with nearly 50% being within the top 3rd lower state decile as measured by the area deprivation index. Similarly, we found the high schools these players attended, as a proxy for areas they grew up in, were also more frequently located in areas of higher socioeconomic status.
RESULTS: We identified 114 AAU teams with physical addresses for 250 (50%) currently active domestic NBA players. The State ADI of the high schools as well as national and state ADIs of prior AAU teams of active NBA players were significantly skewed toward lower ADI rankings (higher socioeconomic status) (p < 0.05). The mean distance between high school location and AAU location was 170 miles. Prior AAU teams of currently active NBA players are more frequently located in areas of higher socioeconomic status with nearly 50% being within the top 3rd lower state decile as measured by the area deprivation index. Similarly, we found the high schools these players attended, as a proxy for areas they grew up in, were also more frequently located in areas of higher socioeconomic status.
摘要：
目的：青少年体育正日益向“付费游戏”模式转变，这种模式给参与带来了财政障碍。业余运动联盟（AAU）是俱乐部篮球的主要组织，作为一个平台，年轻的运动员可以超越娱乐水平的竞争。在拥有最先进设施和顶级教练的运动员领域之外，在下一级打篮球的途径可能主要提供给那些负担得起AAU参与的可观费用的人。这项研究的目的是通过使用区域剥夺指数（ADI）来确定活跃的国家篮球协会（NBA）球员的AAU球队的可及性。
结果：我们确定了114支AAU球队，他们的物理地址为250名（50%）目前活跃的国内NBA球员。高中的状态ADI以及活跃的NBA球员的先前AAU球队的国家和州ADI显着偏向较低的ADI排名（较高的社会经济地位）（p<0.05）。高中位置和AAU位置之间的平均距离为170英里。当前活跃的NBA球员的先前AAU球队更经常位于社会经济地位较高的地区，根据面积剥夺指数衡量，近50％的人在排名前3位的较低州十分位数之内。同样，我们发现这些球员上的高中，作为他们长大的地区的代表，也更经常位于社会经济地位较高的地区。
结果：我们确定了114支AAU球队，他们的物理地址为250名（50%）目前活跃的国内NBA球员。高中的状态ADI以及活跃的NBA球员的先前AAU球队的国家和州ADI显着偏向较低的ADI排名（较高的社会经济地位）（p<0.05）。高中位置和AAU位置之间的平均距离为170英里。当前活跃的NBA球员的先前AAU球队更经常位于社会经济地位较高的地区，根据面积剥夺指数衡量，近50％的人在排名前3位的较低州十分位数之内。同样，我们发现这些球员上的高中，作为他们长大的地区的代表，也更经常位于社会经济地位较高的地区。
