Do you have an athlete at home? A soccer player? Hockey player? Runner? Maybe your kid’s not into sports or maybe it’s not been their thing yet. Whatever the case, you’ll want to hear my conversation with Linda Flanagan, author of Take Back The Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports - and Why it Matters. The youth sports industry is worth over $19 billion dollars and counting (that’s up 90% since 2010!) What’s going on? Why, by age 13, have 70% of kids given up on sports altogether? Hint: because we’ve taken all the fun out of it and replaced it with an emphasis on excellence, success, and scholarships. Listen in and learn how to make sure your teens get the best of what athletics has to offer them.

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