The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families
by Mark Hyman 2021-01-03 07:16:06
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A look at how commercialization has transformed youth sports from fun into a heavily commercialized and profitable venture   Examining the youth sports economy from many sides—the major corporations, the small entrepreneurs, the coaches, t... Read more
A look at how commercialization has transformed youth sports from fun into a heavily commercialized and profitable venture
 
Examining the youth sports economy from many sides—the major corporations, the small entrepreneurs, the coaches, the parents, and, of course, the kids—Hyman probes the reasons for rapid changes in what gets bought and sold in this lucrative marketplace. He reveals the effects on kids and profiles the individuals and communities bucking this destructive trend of commercialization. Less
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  • 9780807001448
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Mark Hyman, MD, is the editor in chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine. After ten years as co-medical director at Can...
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