How can Christian parents best navigate youth sports?

What are some of the toxic elements of youth sports that Christians can avoid or use as an opportunity for ministry and growth?

Our guest today, Ed Uzinski, who's been a friend of mine probably 25 or 30 years going back to high school,

worked with athletes in action for a long time.

Former Division I athlete, coach, parent is the author of a new book, co-author called Away Game.

That's the topic we're going to discuss today.

I'm your host, Sean McDowell.

I'm your co-host, Scott Ray.

This is the Think Biblically podcast brought to you from Talbot School of Theology, Biola

University. Ed, thanks for coming on.

So good to be here with you guys. Great topic to kick around.

Bro, this is a book that should have been written three decades ago by someone.

And you guys finally stepped up to the plate.

It's biblical.

It's practical.

It's interesting.

I could guess, but tell us the backstory of why you wrote this book.

Well, because we were living it.

We're parents who are, Brian has three kids. I have four. So we're parents who are

trying to navigate the youth sports world. We've been in ministry to college and professional

athletes for literally 50 years combined between us. We both coached at all different levels.

So, you know, we've been immersed in this sports world and now the youth sports world. And we looked at each other eight years ago, actually, and started to not only realize that youth sport was, it was an industry.

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