This assertion may be a little over the top - but Chris De Piero and I (Dr. Cassidy Preston) strongly feel it is warranted to say that the leaders of sport are failing. This episode of BXO’s is a follow-up to the ‘Is Hockey Broken?’ episode we recently did - which doesn’t just apply to hockey.  Although the episode received a lot of support, it was also criticized by many - which drove us to double down and create this episode.  People can and will disagree with us - we welcome those that oppose to share their take, but from our perspective it is clear that much of sport is not in a good place: As a former elite athlete - I experienced emotional and physical abuse.  As a researcher - I examined the problems in sport through the critical lens of academia.  As a mental performance coach - I see the problems firsthand day-in and day-out.  The purpose of the last episode was to call on leaders to make more bold decisions and take action to improve hockey and all sports. We are not saying that all leaders are failing, but we are saying that too many leaders are not doing enough to help make the sports we love a better experience for all - and especially for our youth. I’m sure this won’t be too popular of an opinion with those in leadership positions. Heck, I’m sure there will be some ‘powerful’ leaders and people at Hockey Canada that won’t like what we have to say.  But I’m not doing this to make friends or please people. I’m doing this because I think it is what needs to be done.