Worth Repeating: Trevor Linden on the Rising Costs and Pressure in Youth Sports
About this episode
Trevor Linden discusses the rising costs and pressures in youth sports from a parent's perspective.
Trevor Linden played 19 seasons in the NHL, captained the Vancouver Canucks to the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, and performed under the most intense pressure imaginable. But as a sports parent to his 8-year-old son? He's about as low-pressure as it gets.In this segment, Trevor discusses the advent of travel tournaments to major markets for teams with very young players, the rising cost of youth sports, and how adults set the example of what is acceptable with their behaviour. Listen to the full episode: Spotify Apple Watch on YouTube
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