Some of those events are good, but generally speaking, good news is not news. The bottom line right now is that we do not know if there are more incidents or that the media is reporting anything they can find. It goes without saying that a prime purpose of the media today is to collect dirt. Dirt that is associated with kids and sports is the kind of news on which they seem to thrive. Actually, they thrive on any kind of dirt on any topic.
Dirt is news.
Finally, I have recommended for many years that program leaders must get parents involved in these youth programs. This includes parent orientation programs that get everyone on the same page.