Youth Sports - Part 2 - Lessons Applied

Part two of a two-part conversation on youth sports. We examine our efforts to introduce our children to athletics and discuss some of the benefits and the challenges that come with competition.
**Content Warning: there are references to sexual assault of minors made in minutes 38-41 of the episode.

Show Notes and Links

- We discuss the violations of trust and the harmful impact of Larry Nassar on the women and girls of USA Gymnastics and Jerry Sandusky on Penn State Football players

- Dedan shares his concerns related to Attenuated growth and female gymnasts.

- Harris discusses his family's recent experience at a camp for kids and siblings with special health needs and the importance of an effective Allergy Action Plan.

- Normally role-modelesque dad LeBron gives the ref at his son’s game the blues.

- Additional youth sports safety resources

- Information connecting the dots between Football and Brain Injury

- We may not be able to answer the question, "What is sportsmanship," but this young pitcher embodies it.

- Bryan introduces us to the concept of Competitive empathy and  tennis phenoms Osaka & Gauff show us what it looks like.

-Download the free Nike Training Club app and check out these NTC Family Workouts with your kid(s).

Additional Resources

• Organized Sports for Kids
• Youth Sports Facts: Benefits of Physical Activity
• Pros and Cons of Youth Sports Participation
• The Pros and Cons of Youth Sports Aren’t Only Physical
• Why 70 percent of kids quit sports by age 13
• Kids and Sports: 8 Things I Wish I'd Known When They Started
• Sports Meant So Much to Me. Why Wouldn’t My Son Play?   
• Podcast - ESPN Daily - The Surprising Science Behind Epic Athletes (Re-Air) 
• Commercial - NFL says 'Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is accepting.' 
• The Trevor Project National Survey 

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