Dystopia.4Rs.org is often about the opportunity gap

Activities in the city are harder to find. Networks are with looser connections and not as tight as elsewhere. Efforts to aid discover-ability are valued and the main site, 4Rs.org, help with its calendar.

Game day pressure need not be only for the privileged while life-long pressures abound in the poorer neighborhoods. Stress is often how you interpret it, but some stresses can't be denied.

Sports can help to meet people where they are. With sports and coaching, we can talk eyeball-to-eyeball. With sports we can build the mental bandwidth that can be both an escape as well as a capacity building exercise for confronting things that we could never hope for throughout life. Create connections. We strive for helping kids become better people through athletics. Grow as a person into an adult and bring individuals together in new ways. 

Decision making, compromise, planning, balance, leadership, project evolution, innovation, skill discovery and development are typical confrontations within good sports. When things get sideways, it turns to dystopia sports. Let's be clear as to how to run a program and when there are bad deeds, bad outcomes, bad motivations, shine a light there. Mistakes are made, but can be lessons too. Mistakes need not be repeated so frequently. Seek clarity. Ask questions. Let's not throw aside opportunities. Let's point out the road blocks and remove then when possible. Let's devote resources to those who need them the most and monitor fidelity and improvement plans.