Looking forward to connecting, learning & sharing with players, parents, officials, coaches and admin at the Lethbridge game changer summit this weekend in partnership with the Lethbridge Sport Counsel and University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. ow.ly/MAPM50RbBUr

Many communities have experienced the 'we can do it better over here' misnomer of community sport. The only guarantee is the dilution of competition, talent pool & collective opportunity. This case study needs to be replicated across sports & communities

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On the importance of recruiting & the right parents :

'You've got the wrong kind of people in the inner circle around your players - they will sink your program'

Have heard, seen & lived this - both ways

Coles Notes : If you truly love your children, you will not give them unfettered access to the internet
And if you want to love your life - you'll also do the same

Like the approach of calling out CPA stereotypes by CPA of BC.
And of course, love seeing FSQ's director of finance Nelson Soh featured in yet another commercial 😎
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Great to see consummate team mate Stan Peake sharing valuable insights from our Life Literacy book to business students at Bow Valley College in the same week as finding himself in rare air on the CEO Weekly watch list! ow.ly/qTol50R8Tpb

My upcoming book, 'Why It Took So Long to Fix Youth Sports,' will be a short but eye-opening read, revealing how the youth sports system has remained dysfunctional for so long because it's been paying attention to the wrong things.

Ah. FINALLY. The 2024 1st grader rankings.
Was wondering who-was-where as we entered March Madness.

Looking forward to connecting with the Ontario Soccer Technical Director Cohort tomorrow night
Grateful to the leadership for bringing a variety of expert voices in the spirit of knowledge transfer

Europe : Qualified people ID talent, invite to free academy, develop & if/when successful, sell later on for millions

North America : Parents pay big $$ for (some) academies, NIL legislation in HS's, flame out early & complain about inferior national product

When you can see it coming from a mile away
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New analysis of over 70,000 people finds focusing on extrinsic goals over intrinsic is associated with ill-being.

Chasing external validation leads languishing.

Pursuing mastery leads to thriving.

Stop chasing achievements, fame, and status.

Fall in love with the process.

LESS THAN 2% of coaches, teams & clubs across your entire sport lifetime will establish a skills baseline and/or re-evaluate mid & end of the season (aka: quantify development) anyways

So the legitimate response to this FOMO tactic should be 'falling behind in WHAT?'

I wrote about the collapse of face-to-face socializing in in the 21st century.

From 2003-2022, American adults reduced socializing by 30%. For teens, the decline was nearly 50%. There is no record of any period in history when ppl spent more time alone.

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A competing entity within the current sports system would force improvements throughout the industry.
If you're aware of anyone w' the conviction & courage to undertake this, pls share our coordinates for full support.

It's time for change!

Progress is stifled in sports organizations where executive directors merely serve as board secretaries
Meaningful leadership is crucial for innovation & advancement

This is 100% correct. The fact that you were a great athlete or player doesn’t necessarily mean you will be a great coach. Coaching is a learned skill. Danny Murphy hits the nail on the head here 👏

6+ million to Participaction, who, each yr/17yrs, has returned a failing report card. Who's got that blackmail photo?

*serious note, improved movement, health & sport won't come from marketing & promotions alone *validated annually here. People do what's inspected, not expected

theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
Reported inflated marks based on what was transpiring, got fact checked... and scrapped the project all together?🤔

45 mins well spent on a Sunday
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