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On the role of parents in athletics (speaker not named in the recording; context — age 48, a daughter in trap shooting — indicates Rob Miller rather than…

Bruce E. Brown · Proactive Coaching

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The hype of today's ESPN culture has changed youth sports, but what parents want has not: kids who reach their athletic potential and have fun. This message on the role of parents in athletics covers the four stages of the athlete, the things that strip joy from the game, and the charge that our job is to help kids find their passion, not determine it.

 
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