Show Notes
He's eight. You got time. So what are youth sports actually for?
The pour: the Perfect Manhattan, the Manhattan's "perfect" cousin: rye, with the vermouth split between sweet and dry. It's a drink from the Martini family tree, and one of us thinks it belongs on a cold Thanksgiving night, not a 95-degree September one.
Faith: Psalm 127. "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." Ordering things rightly, and Fr. Walter Ciszek's He Leadeth Me on the status quo that quietly carries us from one day to the next.
Family: how many activities are your kids in, and what do they cost you? When do you push a kid, and when do you let them lead?
Business: pay to play. Club teams, year-round travel ball, trainers and gear. Have parents lost the plot? Can every kid afford to play? And when a kid gets put on the wrong team, do they quit or see it through?
Give them the freedom to be kids. Be there to pick them up.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open — homie, he's eight, you got time
00:25 Welcome in — episode 10, pay to play
04:07 The pour — the Perfect Manhattan
08:51 Faith — Psalm 127, unless the Lord builds the house
12:32 He Leadeth Me — Walter Ciszek
16:40 Family — how many activities are your kids in?
17:52 The horse riding story
22:47 Pay to play — what's wrong with youth sports?
24:52 Club sports is big business
31:52 Have parents lost the plot?
34:22 He's eight — what are sports for?
38:10 Pay the bills — Rise and Amazing Grass
40:20 Can every kid afford to play?
43:01 Does youth sports need reform?
46:22 Best effort, every time
THE POUR — the Perfect Manhattan. 2 oz rye, ½ oz sweet vermouth, ½ oz dry vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Stir with ice, strain, serve up with a cherry. That's the classic split-vermouth build; the episode's recipe source is Cocktail Codex. Tools and past kits: https://dadtails.com/gear
MENTIONED — Psalm 127:1–2 · He Leadeth Me by Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. · Cocktail Codex · Rise mushroom coffee · Amazing Grass · The Bench and The 15, our new segments
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