The vast majority of youth sports are suffering from catastrophic attrition rates and governing bodies, clubs, and teams are scrambling to keep kids in the game. US Lacrosse is growing by leaps and bounds in comparison. What is the secret formula to engaging and keeping kids have they discovered? Listen to the full podcast to hear the very simple solution to youth sport attrition rates.   Enjoy the show!   Show Notes 7:45 The “Pracademic” of youth sports 12:15 Why is Lacrosse still growing as a sport 22:45 TJ’s trick for getting veteran coaches to learn at his workshops 34:15 “We’ll miss you” – invest in those who are passionate supporters and get the mission 43:15 How Lacrosse has solved the time on task issue 48:15 The problem with recruiting too early – NCAA recruiting madness   About TJ Buchanan TJ Buchanan was hired by U.S. Lacrosse in 2012 as the content manager for the Coaching Education Program (CEP). In this role, Buchanan handled the development of curriculum, content and other educational tools for the CEP which was then distributed to a nationwide network of trainers for use at coaches clinics across the country. In his current role, he is manager of coach development for US Lacrosse.  As a coach, Buchanan has served as an assistant coach for Gettysburg College. In three seasons with Gettysburg, TJ has helped the team to back-to-back Centennial Conference Championships and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. He previously spent three seasons as an assistant coach for Hood College after a successful nine-year run as head coach of South Western High School.   During his time at South Western, Buchanan coached his team to many tournament appearances and two championship games. He coached three players to High School All-American status as well as one Academic All-American.  Get in Touch Email: ADM@USLacrosse.org Website:USLacrosse.org - Athlete Development Model     Become a Transformational Coach Today -   Join Us at Way of Champions 2018   Take your Coaching to the Next Level with Transformational Coaching     If you are enjoying our podcast, please help us out and leave a review on iTunes. How to leave an iTunes rating or review for a podcast from your iPhone or iPad   Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter the name Way of Champions. Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the album art for the Way of Champions podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Thanks so much, every review helps us to spread this message! Hosted by John O'Sullivan. Produced by Coach Reed Maltbie