MindShift | Do youth sports really build character? What kids gain from sports depends on adults
Linda Flanagan checked in with MCC’s Rick Weissbourd for her book about youth sports culture, excerpted here in MindShift.
So do youth sports actually build character? It depends—mostly on adults.
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