The Sports Experience Model - SEM

It’s time sport took in a breath of fresh air…..Why the Pathway Failed - simply the Pathway assumes that every child who starts playing sport wants to be an elite performerContrast this with reality: most kids just want to have fun, make friends, and enjoy the experience.What the Pathway Gets Wrong: it turns sport into a selection and elimination process and it creates a narrow definition of "success" based solely on performance.And perhaps worst of all, it undervalues the importance of the actual sporting experience to kids, to families and to the communityThe Sports Experience Model (SEM) The SEM as a fundamentally different approach for sportIt prioritizes creating quality experiences for all participants, not just the "talented few"It measures success by engagement, enjoyment, and lifelong participation, not just medalsWayne GoldsmithSports Thoughts is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit waynegoldsmith.substack.com/subscribe