North Harford’s Abby Gustaitis, pictured here from her recent Harford Sports Hall of Fame induction, is the expert commentator for Rugby at the Olympic games in Paris this summer. Abby was the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rugby team captain and currently serves as the coach of the US Naval Academy Rugby team.
Why Are We Making Kids Choose?
One of the biggest shifts I’ve seen in youth sports is the pressure to choose. Somewhere along the way, we started asking kids to make decisions that many adults struggle to make. We tell 13, 14, and 15-year-olds that they need to pick a sport and commit to it year-round. No other teams. No other seasons.
