I don’t think it was a coincidence that the same week of the Project Play Summit (see my summary here), there was a Time magazine cover story on youth sports. Sean Gregory does a nice job of covering a wide range of issues relating to “How your child’s rec league turned into a $15 billion industry”.ContinueContinue reading “Kids Sports, Inc.”
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George Will on The Fading Pleasure of Football
I have written numerous times here that I believe tackle football is facing a crisis. Parents are asking themselves whether their son should play football given the risks that are highlighted by the reports about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the news. I found George Will’s column in this weekend’s paper. In the Dayton DailyContinueContinue reading “George Will on The Fading Pleasure of Football”
Why Coach Youth Sports?
In the post on the Positive Coaching Alliance blog, former MLB pitcher and current pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies, Steve Foster, provides a solid answer. http://positivecoach.org/the-pca-blog/the-heart-of-the-child-is-the-point/ I appreciate his point that youth coaches can be a stepping stone or a stumbling block towards a child developing a love for the sport. More to comeContinueContinue reading “Why Coach Youth Sports?”
Hustle & Attitude 