I think of sports as a Culture (from a normative standpoint), in that it is a coupling of shared beliefs and practices from different areas that contribute to the whole. In saying that, I think it would be cool to see some articles written with regard to developmental programs or youth programs. I'm thinking from the perspective of the coaches on what drew them to coach, what made them want to coach kids or youth, the challenges or differences of coaching kids vs adults, how important they think it is towards the sport, does it work as like a grooming practice to develop athletes for the future and how do you positively expose the young athlete in terms of practices and competition to set them on that path. Then highlight some groups around the country that are doing a particularly good job and give some areas more exposure.

I think there are pockets where people "flock" or inadvertently draw more people into the sport (why is this, whats going on, what are the similarities/differences) and do these areas produce a higher caliber athelete because of the culture or traditions they grew up in. We can all think of examples in running, as well as other sports, so what does this look like in triathlon - from start to end?

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