Joel Everett

500k followers giveaway pt 1! My golf bag plus some @Titleist goodies Comment, like, repost to enter. Must be a follower Clubs not included unfortunately* Still need those for my day job

@Mike_kim714 @Titleist The best athlete follow on X!

@MLB @Topps Please!

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went yard for Team Dominican Republic on the final day of #WorldBaseballClassic pool play 🇩🇴 Repost and reply for a chance to win this autographed @Topps Diamond Icons card!

A ton of all time moments in this pod. Excited to have him around for the next 7 years. youtu.be/CITPv0qwfhE?si…

"I’ll remember it for the rest of my life” I'm unlocking today's column on Life After Game 7 for the Blue Jays so it's free for all to read These guys poured their hearts out, talking about the emotions stirred by that game. Great to tell their story! nytimes.com/athletic/70730…

Norway consistently wins the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with a population of just 5.6 million people. A big part of their success is how they treat youth sports—and it’s the opposite of what we do in the US. Here’s what we can learn from Norway: 1. Scorekeeping: In the US: Youth sports tend to be hyper competitive even at early ages. Leagues almost always keep score. In Norway: Scorekeeping isn’t even allowed until age 13. Removing winners and losers keeps the focus on the process not outcomes. It keeps kids engaged longer because it minimizes pressure (and tears) and maximizes fun, learning, and growth. The goal isn’t to win a third grade championship. It’s to love sport and keep playing. 2. Trophies: In the US: If you give everyone a trophy, you’re creating snowflakes who will never gain a competitive edge. In Norway: Whenever trophies are awarded, they are handed out to everyone. If getting a trophy makes young kids feel good, we should give them trophies. Maybe they’ll come back and play again next year!! As for the creation of snowflakes with no competitive edge—Norway’s athletes are tough as nails and all they do is win. 3. Prioritizing Fun: In the US: Far too often, the goal is to win. In Norway: The national philosophy is “joy of sport.” Youth sports in the US are driven by adults, ego, and money. Youth sports in Norway are driven by fun. Only half of kids in the US participate in sports. The number one reason they drop out: because they aren’t having fun anymore. In Norway, 93% of kids participate in youth sports. Fun is the foremost goal. 4. Playing Multiple Sports: In the US: There’s pressure to specialize early and play your best sport year round. In Norway: Try as many sports as you can before specializing as late as college. Norway encourages kids to try all types of sport. This reduces injury and burnout and increases all-around athleticism. It also helps promotes match quality, or finding the sport you are best suited for as your body develops, which is impossible if you commit to a single sport too early. 5. Affordability In the US: There is increasingly a pay-to-play model with high fees for leagues, equipment, and travel. This excludes many kids from playing. In Norway: It’s a national priority to keep youth sports affordable and therefore accessible for all. Kids aren’t priced out, which creates opportunities for everyone to participate (and develop into athletes), regardless of their parents’ income level. We could learn a lot from Norway: In the US, 70% of kids drop out of youth sports by age 13. This not only diminishes an elite-athlete pipeline, but it also destroys an opportunity for healthy habits and all the character lessons kids can learn from sport. In Norway, lifelong participation in sport is the norm. The goal isn’t to have the best 9U team. It’s to develop the best athletes. Those are two very different things. And Norway has the gold medals to prove it.

@JohnnyGiunta_ He chose to go into business with you. That level of charity is pretty rare.

Is Avery Chenier a better podcaster than a person or a better person than a podcaster? A question that definitely needs answers

What an extremely cool time to be a Blue Jays fan this must be

@SamAMcKee @JDBunkis @FAN590 Sick!! Thanks for the chat last night fellas.

Programming note: No Leafs Talk again tonight but @JDBunkis & I are on @FAN590 today from 3-4pm ET to talk about yet another magical night at the ballpark & help tee up game 2. It’ll be uploaded to Bunkis’ podcast feed after. sportsnet.ca/590/?gfg2=1

One of the best nights of my life!

🌞 GOOD MORNING 🌞 Let's re-live last night, shall we? #WANTITALL

@SteveRussell @TorontoStar @StarSports @MLB @BlueJays Pic 1 is not Bowden Francis lol

The Blue Jays had their t-shirt game going on the eve of their MLB ALDS series vs the Yankees. Which is your Fav? 1- Bowden Francis sports game 1 starter Kevin Gausman T. 2- Myles Straw with a T I've never seen before. 3- Yariel Rodríguez with Underdog T 4- Vladdy, #BuiltForFall

@BlakeMurphyODC God's work

For those of you who listen to too many MLB games on the MLB app radio, here are the likeliest players to *Hit home run #13 *Oppo taco *On 9/11

.@RealMichaelKay Jays win the series on run differential!

And then what happened?

Hey Siri who has the best record in the MLB?

I love the baseball playoffs. This October has been amazing so far.

@JGoldberg12 @DFA_POD Laureano, soroka, Duran

Who's your ideal (realistic) Blue Jays trade deadline target? Let me know, and I'll tackle some on the next @DFA_POD!