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Matt Young
@mattyoung101.bsky.social
Average guy who cares about quality movement, recreation & sport.
Over 35K hrs coaching 1v1, coaches & kids. Here to serve you by enhancing your sport experiences.

Vancouver, British Columbia fsqsport.com
How much is spent on Canada's largest participation sport?

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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.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Same message - different year ⬇️
December 31, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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 😳
December 19, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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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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...
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December 13, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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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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...
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December 12, 2024 at 2:59 PM
During our kids entire sport experiences (including college) we lived this bullshit leadership deficit.

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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.
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December 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Let's lose the lame excuses and get quality daily PE back on the docket.

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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.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:19 PM
We are shitting the bed as it relates to our duty of care adults. Time to do much better!

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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...
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November 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This is free parents. From one of Canada's premier coach developers.

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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.
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November 28, 2024 at 12:41 AM

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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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.
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November 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Those working on youth sports boards must fully understand their responsibility if we want to improve the quality of sports.

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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...
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November 14, 2024 at 3:20 PM