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Take Back the Game How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports--and Why It Matters

Linda Flanagan

"A really brilliant book" — Malcolm Gladwell Some 75% of American families want their kids to play sports. Athletics are training grounds for character, friendship, and connection; at their best, sports insulate kids from hardship and prepare them for adult life. But youth sports have changed so dr...

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Flanagan argues that parents should step away from youth sports spectating and let kids enjoy play for its own sake.

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She wrote a book called Taking Back the Game which is all about what's wrong with youth sports and she's always a coach for many years. It's really brilliant book and she has this moment when she talk...

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Flanagan argues that parents should step away from youth sports spectating and let kids enjoy play for its own sake.

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She wrote a book called Taking Back the Game which is all about what's wrong with youth sports and she's always a coach for many years. It's really brilliant book and she has this moment when she talks about possible fixes and one of her fixes is that parents need to stop going to games.

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