{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ImitaTED Radio Hour","title":"Play Fair - Caitlin Howden","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1e34f931\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1269,"description":"“Jogo Bonito” as Brazillian professional footballer Pélé said in 1977. Soccer. A beautiful game. \r\nThe sport that brings nations together in a celebration of all that is good.\r\nBut what is hiding underneath the brilliant, unmarked porcelain veneer of capable coaches, perfect passes, and terrific teamwork? \r\nIf soccer is 'just a game' why are so many involved \"not playing around\"?\r\nWith us today is Caitlin Howden, she has been kicking away at the shins of soccer to reveal the nasty truths of extreme training, hyper-competitiveness and problem parents.\r\nShe recently released her acclaimed paper - “The Social Dynamics of Players and Coaches in Hyper-competitive U-12 Soccer Leagues in Northern Ontario”, and it has unmasked the ugly side of the beautiful game.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dj6ouOEzO-9F2vnVfoQMyWK7TPEyAHvjqVJbjSRvXWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzYvMTU4NzQx/NTI3MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}