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I would require and pay for both initial and continuing education of all coaches, both high school and junior high/middle school, head coaches and assistants, paid and volunteer. 

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"When we look at the larger body of evidence, we find that sports are a tradition in US education that has genuinely benefitted students and their school communities.”

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I am encouraged that “someday” may be coming soon when the symbol of business – The Wall Street Journal – features an article on the dangers of sport specialization that is too early and intense. 

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“If the neighbors do this for their son or daughter, what kind of parent am I if I don’t do this for my child?”

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It is well documented that the No. 1 reason youth from age 6 through high school participate in sports is to have fun . . . But what does fun mean to them?

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Coaches education, infused with the core values of educational athletics, is a necessity, not a luxury.

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This nation must awaken to the reality that physical literacy is as important to our future as reading and writing have been in our past.

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It has been a brilliant blend of successes and failures and wins and losses that work together in school sports to help form healthy, happy adults.

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