{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Leaders of Sport are Failing","description":"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\u2019s is a follow-up to the \u2018Is Hockey Broken?\u2019 episode we recently did - which doesn\u2019t 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\u2019m sure this won\u2019t be too popular of an opinion with those in leadership positions. Heck, I\u2019m sure there will be some \u2018powerful\u2019 leaders and people at Hockey Canada that won\u2019t like what we have to say.  But I\u2019m not doing this to make friends or please people. I\u2019m doing this because I think it is what needs to be done.   ","author_name":"Beyond the X's & O's Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/beyondthexandos.libsyn.com\/website","html":"