Youth Sports: The Good, Bad, and Ugly | Harlan Banks & Anay Nagarajan | TEDxSaintFrancisHS

Over the course of the last few decades, youth sports have transformed from fun and games into a multi-billion dollar industry. Harlan Banks and Anay Nagarajan discuss how the business behind youth sports twists valuable life lessons and propose changes to save the games they love. Harlan Banks is a sophomore at Saint Francis High School. In his free time, you may find him at the gym, the movie theater, or the beach. Growing up on Stanford’s campus, he attended sporting events regularly, and it was at these games that he began to dream of one day playing college basketball himself. In his talk with Anay Nagarajan, he hopes to shed light on the life lessons that have been stripped from youth sports in recent years.

Anay Nagarajan
is a junior at Saint Francis High School, where he is on the board of BRIC Brothers and is a member of the varsity basketball team. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding, going to the gym, and spending time with friends and family. In his talk with Harlan Banks, he hopes to bring light to issues surrounding youth sports and shared ideas on how they can be addressed. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx