Nicolas Lepine
Rescuing Youth Sports in the U.S. Part 2: The ...

Data from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine show that youth sports specialization is the number-one predictor of overuse injuries. In fact, studies show that kids who specialize in a single sport early in life are 70% to 93% more likely to suffer an overuse injury than their multi-sport peers.

Rescuing Youth Sports in the U.S. Part 2: The Specialization Tax
Nicolas Lepine
From Juneteenth to 1968: Why the Black Power ...

The 1968 Olympic protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos was a direct continuation of that exact struggle. By bringing this moment into your gym or onto your track, you aren't just teaching running technique or relay strategies; you are helping your students reckon with the deep realities, sacrifices, and courage that defined the Civil Rights Movement.

From Juneteenth to 1968: Why the Black Power Fist of Tommie Smith and John Carlos Still Matters Today
Nicolas Lepine
NYC and the "Power of Friendship"

  • The San Antonio Spurs: Someone would mention that the Spurs have the freakiest athlete of our time, that they had five first-round picks in the past three seasons (one of them being Wembanyama), and that they were the Western Conference juggernaut that couldn’t be beat.

  • The New York Knicks: Boasted "the power of friendship."

NYC and the "Power of Friendship"
Nicolas Lepine
Rescuing Youth Sports in the U.S. Part 1: How ...

This history matters because the private travel-league industry in America essentially looked at the European club model, hijacked its structure, and ran it through a ruthless, hyper-capitalist filter. The club model has been reintroduced into America, but it has been perverted by capitalism into a new and nefarious form of elitism. Gone is the ethos of community and affordability, non-competitive youth development, and for the good of public health. Instead, they weaponized the American parents' deepest anxieties: the fear of their child falling behind, the obsession with "elite" status, and the multi-million-to-one lottery ticket of a college athletic scholarship.

Rescuing Youth Sports in the U.S. Part 1: How Did We Get Here?
Nicolas Lepine
How I’m Using AI—And How I’m Not

The heart of Montessori Physical Education has absolutely nothing to do with AI. It has everything to do with what makes us human. We love to play. We observe, and we learn.

How I’m Using AI—And How I’m Not