Game on

By Tom Farrey,

Book cover of Game on: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children

Book description

A first-of-its-kind investigative book on the least examined and most important topic in sports today.

Youth sports isn't just orange slices and all-star trophies anymore. It's 14-year-olds who enter high school with a decade of football experience, 9-year-olds competing for national baseball championships, 5-year-old golfers who shoot par, and toddlers…

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1 author picked Game on as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

We were amazed about how Farrey took us on a global journey analyzing how youth sports are handled worldwide, with the United States's pay-to-play club travel team system receiving low marks indeed.  It is a great and accessible read by an individual who now heads up the Aspen Institute's Project Play, which is devoted to reforming youth sports in America.   

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