Great Interview from USA Today with UCLA Women's Basketball Coach

USA Today's Stephen Borelli sat down with UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close to discuss various issues she has observed in youth sports. Her insights highlight several common misconceptions parents have about securing their child's athletic future.

"Everything has been leading towards, 'get a scholarship, get to college', and then they get to us, and when they should have the most joy and the most freedom and the most good habits, they're completely burned out."

Coach Close's perspective is a powerful reminder that the journey matters as much as the destination. When we over-specialize, over-schedule, and over-pressure our young athletes, we risk destroying the very thing we're trying to build.