The emphasis on intense year-round training and expensive travel leagues in youth sports has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, to the detriment of both families and children. In an upcoming episode of On Point, a panel of experts will discuss the high cost of the youth sports arms race and its negative effects.
Guests on the program will include former soccer player Jennifer Howell, Tom Farrey, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Sports and Society Program and founder of Project Play, Oluwatoyosi Owoeye, Director of the Translational Sports Injury Prevention Lab at St. Louis University, John DiFiori, Chief of Primary Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Director of Sports Medicine for the NBA, and Linda Flanagan, author of “Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are ruining Kids’ Sports—and Why It Matters.”
Tune in to this episode on April 12, 2024, to hear a discussion on how the growing emphasis on intense training and expensive leagues is negatively impacting youth sports. Audio of the program will be available after the broadcast.
