Today's Play: Karl Hedley impresses the importance of allowing children to organically develop a passion for their sport, rather than forcing it upon them. Karl also emphasizes the need to make sport accessible and available, but then let the child's own interest and love for the game grow naturally. He cautioned against overly enthusiastic parenting that can dampen a child's passion, sharing examples of parents pushing their children too hard and leading to burnout. Ultimately, a parent should be focused on developing not only successful athletes, but well-rounded individuals who demonstrate maturity, sportsmanship and the ability to handle adversity - qualities that are cultivated through sport, and extend far beyond just winning games.


Today's Coach: Karl Hedley is the Boys Soccer Director at Gwinnett Soccer Association. He's coached youth soccer for 20 years and specializes in coaching middle-school-aged players.  

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