Hey, everyone. Welcome to From the Kitchen Table. I'm Sean Duffy, along with my co-host for the podcast,

my partner in life and my wife, Rachel Campo, Steffi.

Sean, it's great to be back and we're talking about a subject that you and I talk a lot

about, a lot. We're discussing a topic we're passionate about, and I don't think it's got

enough attention. Every now and then you'll see an article or an op-ed and some parents

sort of talking about these travel sports

programs. Obviously, if you have kids and you live in a neighborhood and your kids go to school,

you know it's impacting family life. I think negatively, but, you know, we're in a sports

culture and you almost are like the bad guy

if you point out the negative stuff that you see coming out of the travel sports program.

It's one of those third rail issues in America where if you talk about...

It's like talking about abortion. It really is. Or contraception. It's like, you can't talk about that.

And I mean, we've, we've, we always have not agreed on this.

We've kind of had an internal debate as parents because.

I don't think we've struck the right balance on the other end of not doing sports.

But boy, most people are falling on the other.

So because you and I come from a different perspective.

So I grew up playing hockey.

And back in the 80s, it seemed like, you know, it wasn't as, you know, parents weren't in

and there's all this competition and all this travel.

And the seasons weren't as long.

And, yeah, season didn't go year round.

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