#033 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Joel Franco from Chesapeake Films

Joel Franco is using his passion in film making in producing a documentary about youth sport “Where our children play”. Three out of four American families with school-aged children have at least one playing an organized sport — that's a total of about 45 million kids. By age 15, as many as 80% of these youngsters have quit.

The documentary intends to shed new light, perspective and expose the truth to ensure that all those involved in youth sports can join hands and work as one to return youth sports to the children.

47:12   min episode

04:12   Introducing Joel Franco and his background in coaching

06:20   What experiences prompted Joel to produce the documentary?

09:15   This is Joel’s approach to the documentary

15:30   This is what Joel has learned so far

24:29   greatest challenges in US youth sport

28:40   Its okay to let the children choose sport

30:50   Sound of music of youth sport

38:00   About the project