Top 3 Takeaways:

  1. The most important thing for parents to say to their athletes is: “I really enjoyed watching you play.”
  2. The sports journey is the athlete/child’s journey, not the parents’ journey.
  3. Specialization is not all bad, but it risks a lot of injuries and there are lots of reasons for putting it off as long as possible.

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