Why are Youth Sports Failing in Communities?

In this episode, Daryl Devonish, aka Coach D, and Taryn Lipschitz continue their discussions about the Community Revitalization Project speaking with Matt Young on: Why are Youth Sports failing in Communities?

Matt shares his thoughts on what the biggest issues are in the industry including:

The people leading it leave things in worse shape than when they found themNo accountability in this $12B+ industryWay too many hands in the potLost the way from the Olympic Ideals because we're forcing an Elite / High Performance system.

The focus for the Youth Sports Pillar is to create quality sport experiences because we want as many as possible, as long as possible, in the best environments possible.

Matt Young bring over 25 years of collective impact & 25k hours of coaching experience to help rebuild quality sport in communities. He founded the fitness fantasy, heathy community challenge, 60 minutes kids club, and physical literacy for communities all focused on health and wellness engagement with public and private organizations.

Spearheading the Youth Sports pillar to help communities with:

Program Support: The on-boarding athlete development framework. A turn key guide to quality sport experiences.The 5C's: Support humans development of life-long skills grounded in culture, competence, confidence, connection, and character.Operational Tactics: Experienced mentorship with the behavior change process at the administration levels of clubs.

Bringing together experience and expertise, The Community Revitalization Project guides stakeholders to implement systems to attract, retain, and grow Quality Programs in the following areas:

Parks + RecreationEducationYouth SportsCommunication

You can learn more about The Community Revitalization Project at www.rebuildthecommunity.com

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