Tag: youth sports

Look, I’m gonna say this straight out We’re messing up youth sports. Big time. I’ve been around the block, covered alot of games, talked to 214 coaches, parents, and kids over the last five years....

I Hate What We’ve Done to Kids’ Sports Look, I’ve been around sports since I could barely walk. My dad, let’s call him Marcus, dragged me to Little League games when I was four. I’ve...

Look, Let’s Talk About Luck I’m gonna say something controversial. Your favorite team’s recent succesfully might be a fluke. And that’s completley fine. Honestly, it’s probably more than fine—it’s a reminder that sports are unpredictable,...

Why We're All Doing It Wrong Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I've been around sports for, what, 25 years now? And I've seen alot of things. But nothing, nothing gets under my skin more...

I Was That Dad Look, I’ll admit it. I was that dad. The one screaming from the sidelines, red-faced, veins popping, all because some 12-year-old kid dropped a pop fly. It was 2015, Little League...

I’m Mad About This Look, I’ve been around sports my whole life. Played ’em, covered ’em, lived and breathed ’em. But something’s gone completley wrong with youth sports. And it’s not just some minor issue...

I Was That Kid Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I was that kid who loved sports but quit because it stopped being fun. It was back in '98, I think, at the rec...

I Was That Kid Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I was that kid who loved sports but quit because it stopped being fun. It was back in '98, I think, at the rec...

I Was That Kid Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I was that kid who loved sports but couldn't hack it. Not because I wasn't good enough, but because the system chewed me up and...

I Was That Kid Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I was that kid who loved sports but couldn’t hack it. Not because I wasn’t good enough, but because the system chewed me up and...