Dr. Kelly Starrett

Well, parents, is this for you?

Is this for your kids first, right?

And there is a direct correlation, and I'm going to out everyone here.

The more experienced and gnarly an athlete you were, the more chill you are as a parent.

And the less experience you had playing college or professional sports, the more hyper-aggro you are as a parent for some reason.

We just came out of the Olympics and there's a lot of talk about Norway.

What is Norway doing?

They've dominated the Winter Olympics and they don't keep score with their kids until age 13.

They have national programs that work on development so kids love it and continue to move.

For us here, typically, the tradition is winning.

And getting my kid to the next level so she can unlock the scholarship or go to university or be pro.

And it's just not likely.

So if we're going to tug at this, let's start to say that what can we control at home?

Instead of adding complexity on long-term youth athletic development, does your kid sleep?

So we can start there.

The golden rule is really adults need seven to eight hours of sleep.

Yes, roughly?

Yes.

Okay.

So what we say in our program is, hey, we want you to be in bed for eight hours without looking at your phone.