Episode 7

Child and Youth Sports in Norway: What can we learn?

Published on: 25th June, 2021

Norway has adopted a youth-focused sports development system. The majority of youth play sports, costs are low, teams are organized differently in the younger years of development, parental involvement is uniquely structured, and new ideas are introduced regularly. Our youth sports systems here in the United States need to ask real questions about how we are organized and how we can increase access for our youth. What can we learn from what Norway is doing?

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Beyond Our Sidelines
A podcast about the power of sports in our communities.
The Beyond Our Sidelines Podcast is hosted by Ryan Plourde, a former athlete turned sport for development professional and coach.

Listen to positively engaging dialogue with individuals, athletes, and organizations that believe strongly in the power that sports have in our communities. The game matters and we seek to explore why.

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