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What Is the Golden Rule vs. the Platinum Rule in Sports?

The Golden Rule conforms children to fit sports as adults designed them. The Platinum Rule conforms sports to fit how children actually learn. One develops 30% through survivor selection. The other develops 100% through systematic preservation. The distinction determines whether we build athletes or destroy them.