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132: Why Youth Sport Is Broken, and How We Can Fix It

Science for Sport Podcast

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Coaching in the Heat of the Moment in a Third Grade Basketball Game

I think for one thing to mitigate the conflict between parents and coaches which can exist at all levels. I really think that there needs to be paper coaches need to hand out some kind of agreements like I will not shriek at the referee or keep my mouth shut in a third grade league. If it is about we're not here to create Olympic champions we are here to develop an interest in enthusiasm for sport among young kids we have it in writing we all agree to this okay so it's a little bit of a protection for the coach and for the parent Like we all know what we're doing here so chill I can completely just go crazy"

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