Washington Post's Fred Bowen Joins the Battle for Changing the Youth Sports Value System

Congratulations to Fred Bowen for his column on the Kid's Post page of the Washington Post on Friday, December 28--"A Goal for 2008: Mix it Up a Little".  In it, he gives kids great advice including:

Spend more time playing sports and less time watching sports

Don't complain about the referees and the umpires

Try a new sport

Don't take sports so seriously

You can read the full article on the web by going to http://www.washingtonpost.com, and searching on the title of the article.

Bowen's advice is very much in line with that of all those who are trying valiantly to change the value system in youth sports for the better including Moms Team, Maine's Sports Done Right, The National Alliance for Youth Sports and the American Academy of Pediatrics.  I love the fact that he is distilling the advice of all these wonderful organizations and writing it to kids for kids.  Let's hope the kids follow his advice!