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Why not cover the safety aspect with simple height and or weight ranges like boxing etc? That seems like it would work better and is much easier to check.
There is probably some risk of incentivizing kids to mess with their weight.
"Want to go to Little League this year little Timmy?" "Why, yes please, dad." "I'm sorry, we live in an RV on a Mountain View side-street without a street address, so not this year, son." "Awh, that's okay, dad." So not only does this harvest personal data, it discriminates against homeless families. They want as much information as getting a passport or Real ID identification card. Shady.
It's a common source of frustration for foreigners, because temporary places rarely let you register, lest you become a tenant with full rights. It's also possible not to have a static address if you study or travel abroad.
Yet without an official address your residence permit is invalid, and your health insurance and bank account can be terminated too.
There's also a catch 22 where you need an official address to get a bank account to get a credit check to get your first apartment. You also need to register your address to get a tax ID for your employer to pay you, but it's hard to find an apartment without a job.
Unfortunately, the system is designed by local people with a house and a job. It frequently fails to account for such edge cases.
This type of crap makes me so, so mad. I don't have specific examples right now, but I find it increasingly common to be asked for personal information from the most obscure sources. Ordinarily, I can choose to either not sign up or choose a different option. But with something like the only sports league in town, what's a parents supposed to do? So frustrating. Love the comment from throwawaygulf to submit fake data…