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The Talent Thief

By Ted Kroeten
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By Ted Kroeten
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What if the way we train young athletes is stealing the very talent we are trying to develop?

In The Talent Thief, Ted Kroeten argues that the modern youth sports system has confused training with development, structure with learning, and early success with lasting talent. Drawing on decades of coaching, play, travel, research, and firsthand observation at Joy of the People, his play-based soccer and futsal program in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kroeten makes a bold case for returning the game to c...