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Filmmaking: Co-director, “The Great China Baseball Hunt," a documentary in production on the race to develop the first big-leaguer from Mainland China.
www.chinabaseballfilm.com

Writing: Three books on the adult-managed world of youth sports and articles for the Washington Post, New York Times, BusinessWeek and Sports Illustrated. In 2017, Principal Investigator for Aspen Institute Project Play Initiative’s State of Play Reports. SE Michigan, Western New York, Rochester.

Books: Concussions and Our Kids: America’s Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe, a collaboration with Robert Cantu, MD

The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today’s.Families

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The Most Expensive Game in Town

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	Until It Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids 3.76 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Baseball Purist: Whats Right and Wrong with Baseball As Seen from the Best Seat in the House by Jon Miller, Mark Hyman (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today's Families 3.25 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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