{"id":979,"date":"2019-09-27T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2019-10-19T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T02:10:11","slug":"roys-ramble-september-27-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/roys-ramble-september-27-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy&#8217;s Ramble, September 27, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Roys-Ramble-10-16-19v2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Roys-Ramble-10-16-19v2-1.png 800w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Roys-Ramble-10-16-19v2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Roys-Ramble-10-16-19v2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Roys-Ramble-10-16-19v2-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The Aspen Institute Project Play Summit in\nDetroit<\/strong>.&nbsp; Supported by the Ralph\nWilson, Jr. Foundation, the Summit brought together community organizations\nfrom around the country to look at some of the major issues in youth sports.&nbsp; Some of the most interesting points are\nlisted below.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have noted a few points\nhere but there is so much more substance that goes into these issues and I will\nbe writing more coverage over the next few weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Tim Shriver from Special Olympics had one\nof the best analogies of the conference<\/strong>.&nbsp; He talked about the fact that sports is\nvirtually the only subject where we discourage participation at a very early\nage if someone does not show immediate proficiency.&nbsp; Many athletes are \u201cretiring\u201d or quitting at\nincreasingly earlier ages because they are not selected for elite travel sports\nteams or because they feel they will not be successful at higher levels of that\nsport.&nbsp;&nbsp; Shriver emphasized that we do\nnot stop teaching kids math or English after 2<sup>nd<\/sup> grade, just because\nthey do not demonstrate proficiency at an early age. We continue to educate\nthem and improve their skills.&nbsp; Yet a lot\nof kids do not keep playing sports after 10 or 12 years old.&nbsp; The problem arises in that they do not\ncontinue to develop a love for the sport which prevents them from getting the\nneeded amount of activity, decreases the likelihood they will become passionate\nfans about sports and increases the likelihood that they will fail to develop\nall of the positive things which come out of participation sports such as a\nhealthier lifestyle, decreased obesity and abilities to collaborate, lead and\nproblem solve.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Age of boys retiring, age of girls\nretiring<\/strong>.&nbsp; These early retirement\nages impact all of the issues listed above and have an enormous downstream cost\nthrough education, health care, obesity and criminal justice issues.&nbsp; The challenges continue to overlap because as\nwe see from this whole process, the lack of participation in sports has a\ndetrimental impact on so many other parts of their lives.&nbsp; The increased opportunities for leadership,\nimproved self-image, healthier eating habits, life-long increases in activity\nlevels and much more demonstrate how crucial it is that we keep kids engaged\nand active.&nbsp; Some communities struggle\nnot only to \u201ckeep\u201d them involved in sports, but to get them involved in the\nfirst place.&nbsp; It is challenging to see an\neasy path to increase these levels of engagement without substantial investment\nin the organizations that have their roots in the community and receive support\nfrom the community.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The recommended level of activity for kids\nis no less than 60 minutes per day<\/strong>.&nbsp;\nYou have probably seen the NFL \u201cPlay 60\u201d Commercials.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unfortunately, in the USA, despite all of\nour resources, 75% of kids do not get that recommended level of activity.&nbsp; As schools eliminate recess, gym classes and\nmany intramural sports, many metro areas see that level of inactivity rises to\nover 85%.&nbsp; What is hidden in these\nnumbers, is the fact that the downstream costs to the community are\nenormous.&nbsp; Estimates from the Buffalo and\nDetroit markets are that reducing the inactivity level \u201conly\u201d to the 75% level\nwould save over $1 Billion.&nbsp; Yes, billion\nwith a capital \u201cB\u201d.&nbsp; So if you break that\nnumber down it is approximately $100 Million per percentage point.&nbsp; So the investment in activity and youth\nsports is clearly something that has benefits beyond those that most people\nobserve solely in the competitive sports sphere.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>HUMOR FOR THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-27-15.37.05.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"986\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=986\" class=\"wp-image-986\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-28-07.04.43.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"987\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=987\" class=\"wp-image-987\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-30-21.59.07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"988\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=988\" class=\"wp-image-988\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>MOTIVATION FOR THE WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.26.33.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"983\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=983\" class=\"wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.26.33.jpg 720w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.26.33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.26.33-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"984\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=984\" class=\"wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-17.59.59.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-19.27.08.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"985\" data-link=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/?attachment_id=985\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-19.27.08.jpg 960w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-19.27.08-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-19.27.08-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-09-19-19.27.08-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at a few quick highlights from the Project Play Summit in Detroit.  Lots of great insight into the problems we are facing with youth sports in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[419],"tags":[482,487,491,296,492,490,483,486,6,484,488,418,493,485,489],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roykessel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}