The world of youth sports can be incredibly taxing. Strenuous practices, hefty investments and increasingly selective teams can add up to parents pushing their kids to the brink. We speak with Rich Cohen, a longtime hockey dad, about the modern pressures of competitive sports and why some parents seem to end up caring more winning than their own kid.
Guest Information:
- Rich Cohen, hockey parent, author, Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent.
Links for more info:
- Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent.
- Psychology Today: Sports/Parenting: Red Flags for Over-Invested Sports Parents: Are you over invested in your children’s sports participation?
- The Washington Post: Overzealous parents are ruining youth sports. It’s past time to sit quiet and let the kids play.
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