Keeping Up With the Joneses

Episode 16: Tansy Coats (Parent of 3/Elementary school teacher)

- The struggles of juggling the weekly youth sports schedule of 3 children. 

- Constantly dividing and conquering. "It takes a village."

- The inequity in opportunity to participate in sports based on family structure, support, transportation, financial ability, etc.

-Sports are supposed to be the great equalizer... but have we created yet another system of haves and have nots?

- Setting boundaries as a family such as only playing 1 sport per season. 

- What about the "other siblings" who may not play sports? Where do they fit into the equation?

- Even at young ages, there's an over-emphasis on winning and a lack of emphasis on development. 

- A comparison: Early tracking of children in education vs. Early tracking of children in youth sports. 

- If we have trophies, rings, wrestling belts, "signing days," etc. for kids by the age of 10, what's left for them to experience later in life?

- TOO MUCH! We don't have to celebrate every small victory in life like it's the Super Bowl

- Are we really doing all of the "extra" for a social media post? 

- And of course... MORE HOT TAKES!