The problems with amateur sports: Part 1
Yet, as much as I adored amateur sports, there are elements of it that I think could be improved:
Non-durability of the experience: One of the areas I’m most passionate about improving is the durability of the experiences related to amateur sports. It is a simple fact that participation in amateur sports occurs during a finite period of life—and that period begins and ends seemingly in the blink of an eye. Coaches always tell you “play every down like it’s your last, because you never know when it might be.” While athletic participation may always be such a finite experience, that doesn’t mean that all participation with the greater team community needs to end simply because the athletic compeition component does.
