Category: Inclusion

The playing field was never fair. It was set up to favor a certain group, like a reality TV show.

The NCAA made a lot of money off Black athletes without paying them well. It’s like a bad side hustle … Read the rest

The playing field is not yet level. We’ve celebrated over 50 years of Title IX, a law for equal opportunity. But the scoreboard shows a different story.

Before Title IX, about 300,000 girls played high school sports. Now, … Read the rest

Forget the inspirational posters. Youth sports aren’t the pure character-building factories we sell them as. From the sidelines, I’ve seen the real story: the kid who freezes at a yelled instruction, the phenom who unravels after a minor error.

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Let’s be honest. Most youth sports talk sounds like a bad sports movie montage. We focus on drills, wins, and that mythical “fundamental” that will transform kids into champions.

But ask any elite athlete what actually shaped them. They won’t … Read the rest