This week on Where Parents Talk radio on 105.9 The Region, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Kirsten Jones, performance coach, motivational speaker, author and mom about the decline in youth sports participation and the role and impact of parents.
KIRSTEN JONES
Performance Coach
Author
Speaker
Former sports business executive
Former Division 1 athlete
Mother of 3
“…it didn’t happen overnight. But what you’re seeing now with the generation of kids that we’re raising is there’s an expectation at 5, 6, 7 and eight, that you’re not you’re not playing rec — if you’re serious about this — you’ve got to play club. And that’s kind of how it’s taken off.”
