Matt Young

The Cost of Inertia in Canadian Sport This may ruffle feathers, but the truth often does. Close to $267 million is spent annually on administrative costs for our largest participation sport.

How much is spent on Canada's largest participation sport?

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From Brotherhood to Bottom Line: The Collision of Culture and Capitalism in College Sports In his poignant article The Unraveling of America, Wade Davis famously wrote, “The United States in the post-war era lionized the individual at the expense of community and family. It was the sociolog...

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Same message - different year ⬇️

Germany. A week before Christmas. Famous Winter Festivals. 235yr old businesses. A chill vibe and in the sport tech room with many many people smarter than myself 😳

TAKE 5: THE Sustainable Sport System When economic pressures tighten, companies often seek to consolidate operations and drive efficiencies through mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring. Take Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn in 2016...

We need to stop using 'there's no money in the Canadian Sport System' as our excuse for maintaining the status quo & move toward the future like any other sustainable business.

And yes, that might just mean a consolidation.
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To Lead or to Coach: The Disconnect at the Top of Sport Development The Technical Director (TD) role is pivotal in shaping and implementing a sport's technical plan, which serves as the foundation for player and coach development. As the highest echelon in the develop...

Our system is set up such that many TD's are often simply high paid coaches. This warrants a re-think.

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Matt Young on LinkedIn: Why Teams Lose Off the Field Leadership is at the heart of every… Why Teams Lose Off the Field Leadership is at the heart of every successful sports organization, but not all leadership styles inspire growth, motivation, or…

What type of leader is leading your sport organization?

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Dear Sports Leaders: Stop Acting Like It's 1985 There’s a plague in youth and amateur sport. No, it’s not over-scheduled weekends, snack-bar arguments, or the eternal debate over participation trophies.

During our kids entire sport experiences (including college) we lived this bullshit leadership deficit.

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The Lost Playground: Why Schools Hold the Key to Reviving Canadian Sports Sport in Canada is in crisis. Participation rates are dropping, access is inequitable and the gap between kids who play and those who don’t is widening.

Let's lose the lame excuses and get quality daily PE back on the docket.

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Shitting The Bed On Our Duty Of Care. "The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members." This powerful statement serves as a sobering reminder of the responsibility we bear toward our children—the...

We are shitting the bed as it relates to our duty of care adults. Time to do much better!

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Grow COURAGEOUS Athletes | FREE Webinar | Shawnee Harle This FREE webinar is for parents. Sport is a series of storms; most of them are emotional. Help your kids calm the storms.

This is free parents. From one of Canada's premier coach developers.

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20 Powerful Insights for Parents of Youth Athletes Navigating youth sports can feel like an emotional rollercoaster and as parents of youth athletes, we’re often riding those waves.

As an industry, we must shift our mindset from guarding knowledge as a proprietary advantage or assuming there is only one "right" answer to fostering a culture of openness, collaboration and adaptability.

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Transforming Youth Sport Boards: The Path to Effective and Transparent Governance After decades of witnessing youth sport organizations struggle through seasons plagued by inefficiencies, conflicts of interest and questionable governance, I decided to dive into the heart of the pro...

Those working on youth sports boards must fully understand their responsibility if we want to improve the quality of sports.

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YouTube video by TEDx Talks Give Sport Back To The Kids | Matt Young | TEDxGrandviewHeights

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