by Peter Oltchick | Feb 3, 2024 | Youth Sports
Per recent Aspen Institute research, the United States youth sports system is ‘programs-rich and systems-poor’. 3 big takeaways from Aspen Institute’s comprehensive research: Prioritization of mass participation & recognition of the rights of children Thoroughly...
by Peter Oltchick | Dec 23, 2023 | Youth Sports
Parent Turned Youth Sports Champion Nick realized he was “among countless parents vulnerable to the influences and effects of the growing, multi-billion-dollar industry” and created Reformed Sports “to promote a healthy and holistic approach in all areas of sport,...
by Peter Oltchick | Nov 16, 2023 | Local Spotlight, Youth Sports
South Dakota- an Intro to Lance Christensen (Credit: NM State) Lance Christensen, a junior golfer at New Mexico State, became the first South Dakota high school state champion from the Pine Ridge reservation, the poorest area in the U.S. As depicted in a 2020 Golf...
by Peter Oltchick | Aug 28, 2023 | Youth Sports
Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society Program has taken a lead role in working to improve the overall youth sports landscape. I’m pleased to share some details of the program. Program’s mission Convene leaders, facilitate dialogue, and inspire solutions that help...
by Peter Oltchick | Aug 24, 2023 | Youth Sports
Like so many others, I have repeatedly seen the debilitating impacts on kids from an overall negative coaching experience, or even a single negative moment. Rather than build kids up, it shuts them down, extinguishing the joy from playing sports. I became aware of the...
