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Speaker 1: Hi. I'm Nick Bonacourt, founder of the Reform Sports Project.

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Speaker 1: I've been involved in athletics my entire life, from youth

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Speaker 1: baseball to a collegian national championship as a player, too

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Speaker 1: now as a youth sports parent and coach. Several years ago,

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Speaker 1: I began to realize that something was off in youth

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Speaker 1: sports today. I've seen what's evolved over the last twenty

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Speaker 1: five years, and while there's definitely a lot of positive

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Speaker 1: lessons and experience has taken place, there are also many

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Speaker 1: negative elements that are taken away from the youth sports experience.

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Speaker 1: Too often, commercial interests are driving youth sports, and the

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Speaker 1: resulting culture under values the physical and emotional development of

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Speaker 1: children and young adults. I started the Reform Sports Project

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Speaker 1: to restore a healthy balance and perspective in all areas

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Speaker 1: of sport through education and advocacy. As part of this project,

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Speaker 1: I've interviewed hundreds of championship winning professional athletes, storied college coaches,

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Speaker 1: leading journalists, and more, and created the Reform Sports Project

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Speaker 1: podcast to share their expertise and experiences. Our purpose is

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Speaker 1: to provide information to help parents and kids navigate today's

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Speaker 1: youth sports culture. Subscribe to the Reformed Sports Project podcast

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Speaker 1: and tune in each week to hear my conversation with

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Speaker 1: top figures in sports discussing their perspective on youth sports.