‘“Today, kids will pick up their phone all day long, and it’s probably human nature to want to hear what people are saying,” says McKee, who is now the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers, a major junior team largely comprised of players ages 16 to 20. “You all see all these people liking and favoriting these pictures of you and articles about you. I think the stresses and the pressures are definitely raised not only on athletes, but kids in general. Kids that compare themselves to others.”’
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Source: Buffalo News