What are we doing with youth sports?

Your kid likes playing sports, so you encourage it. He shows improvement, so you introduce him to better competition via club sports. He soaks up coaching like a sponge and becomes a great player and an even greater sports fan. You're looking ahead to the future - high school, college, and lifetime enjoyment of the sport. And then he gets a concussion, and all you can think about is his head and his future in everything other than the sport, and you just want to wrap him in a protective bubble. What are we doing with youth sports?