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Travis Dorsch • TEDxPurdueU

Sport and the Commodification of America's Youth

"Participation is nice, but it's being the best that matters most", Travis says when it comes to sports. Travis' talk challenges the way society thinks about youth sport in America. Should parents be expecting some sort of return on investment when putting money into their youth's sports?

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"Participation is nice, but it's being the best that matters most", Travis says when it comes to sports. Travis' talk challenges the way society thinks about youth sport in America. Should parents be expecting some sort of return on investment when putting money into their youth's sports?

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxPurdueU, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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