Show Notes: Today’s hypercompetitive & hyperspecialized youth sports are causing girls to experience more overuse injuries, anxiety, stress, and burnout. Interview with author Linda Flanagan, author of Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids’ Sports — and Why It Matters The following are topics discussed in Dr. Jordan’s interview with author Linda Flanagan: How have youth sports changed in the past 30 years and why did it occur, especially as it pertains to girls? How have these changes affected girls? Why do girls need to overcome good girl conditioning when it comes to advocating for themselves with coaches and sports leagues? How can parents raise daughters to have a healthy outlook on sports? Why would it be valuable if kids in youth sports, high school, and college to have more women coaches? What is the value of taking breaks from sports and balancing athletics with non-sports activities? Why should kids always have obvious & conscious off-ramps and the ability to quit their sport? How could eliminating college sports cause a trickle-down effect to lessen the mania of today’s youth sports culture? For more information about Linda Flanagan, check out her website at www.lindaflanaganauthor.com Take back the game: how money and mania are ruining kid’s sports- and why it matters Visit Dr. Jordan’s website for information on all the resources he offers www.drtimjordan.com
