Going Deep with Donnovan Bennett

What It Means to Have Young Athletes in the Family

Episode Summary

Donnovan brings on author Linda Flanagan to discuss her article on having an athlete in the family - they chat about the upsides and the downsides of what it means to fully support a child's athletic dreams, and which sports parents worry about letting their children play (3:17). Afterwards, Dr. Charles Tator, concussion and brain injury expert at Toronto Western Hospital & the University of Toronto, joins to get into his research on concussions in youth hockey (31:35). Linda's article: https://bit.ly/3YyOTjC The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Episode Notes

Donnovan brings on author Linda Flanagan to discuss her article on having an athlete in the family - they chat about the upsides and the downsides of what it means to fully support a child's athletic dreams, and which sports parents worry about letting their children play (3:17). Afterwards, Dr. Charles Tator, concussion and brain injury expert at Toronto Western Hospital & the University of Toronto, joins to get into his research on concussions in youth hockey (31:35).

 

Linda's article: https://bit.ly/3YyOTjC

 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.