At North Shore Country Day School students range from age 4 to 18. As athletic director, Patrick McHugh has had a chance to put in place a truly long-term athletic development process. The key word there is process: long-term development is not a model, but a process that is never linear. On this episode he talked about his philosophy and more. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2017/06/gaincast-episode-69-long-term-development-with-patrick-mchugh/

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