In Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids' Sports, coach, journalist and writer Linda Flanagan reveals how the youth sports industry capitalizes on parents’ worry about their kids’ futures, selling the idea that more competitive play is essential in the feeding frenzy over access to colleges and universities. Drawing on her experience as a coach and a parent, along with research and expert analysis, Flanagan delves into a national obsession that has: 

• Compelled kids to specialize year-round in one sport. 
• Increased the risk of both physical injury and mental health problems.
• Encouraged egregious behavior by coaches and parents.
• Reduced access to sports for low-income families. 

 In this episode, Flanagan discusses the ramifications that youth sports is becoming more of an industry pushed big corporate greed, the consequences of raising the stakes for kids and parents alike--and the changes we need now.

In addition, we discuss the potential damaging impact of NIL (name, image and likeness) and how parents are looking to profit from the rule change. 

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