Episode 6: Matt Bomeisl (A3 Baseball Academy Owner/Director)
- A3 Academy: An alternative path for high school age athletes, designed to give an edge to serious athletes to prepare them for college/professional baseball. 
- Travel sports are emphasizing creating "mercenary teams" that meet up to play in showcases, but does this come at the expense of development? 
- American sports mentality vs. other countries: More distractions, less unstructured play
- Are these academies the future of high level sports? And if so, are kids missing out on a more well-rounded high school experience?
- Landing on the right side of history with alternative paths. Don't wind up like Bishop Sycamore...
- Are we teetering in a territory where student-athletes are now becoming athlete-students?
- There's nothing wrong with pushing your kids to greatness

Episode 6: Matt Bomeisl (A3 Baseball Academy Owner/Director) - A3 Academy: An alternative path for high school age athletes, designed to give an edge to serious athletes to prepare them for college/professional baseball. - Travel sports are emphasizing creating "mercenary teams" that meet up to play in showcases, but does this come at the expense of development? - American sports mentality vs. other countries: More distractions, less unstructured play - Are these academies the future of high level sports? And if so, are kids missing out on a more well-rounded high school experience? - Landing on the right side of history with alternative paths. Don't wind up like Bishop Sycamore... - Are we teetering in a territory where student-athletes are now becoming athlete-students? - There's nothing wrong with pushing your kids to greatness

Episode 6: Matt Bomeisl (A3 Baseball Academy Owner/Director)
- A3 Academy: An alternative path for high school age athletes, designed to give an edge to serious athletes to prepare them for college/professional baseball.&nbsp;
- Travel sports are emphasizing creating "mercenary teams" that meet up to play in showcases, but does this come at the expense of development?&nbsp;
- American sports mentality vs. other countries: More distractions, less unstructured play
- Are these academies the future of high level sports? And if so, are kids missing out on a more well-rounded high school experience?
- Landing on the right side of history with alternative paths. Don't wind up like Bishop Sycamore...
- Are we teetering in a territory where student-athletes are now becoming athlete-students?
- There's nothing wrong with pushing your kids to greatness

Hello From the Other Side

This podcast explores the changing landscape of Youth Sports (or Youth $ports, rather) in America and how it continues to shift away from its roots. What started out as a golden period in many children’s lives has become a cut throat industry, with various sides trying to find the advantage. As a former high level club soccer coach and collegiate athlete, Ally Tucker sits down for each episode in a 1 on 1 interview format with a variety of co-hosts from different realms of the youth sports world. Guests range from parents, to youth coaches, to referees/officials, to administrators, to college coaches, to business owners… and of course, to the athletes themselves (at some point, they still matter in this equation). Some topics will make you think critically. Some topics will make you cry. Other topics will infuriate you and leave you asking, “What are we really doing here?” Youth sports provide a lane for growth, life lessons, incredible memories and lifelong friendships. But at what cost?

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