Getting your child started in youth sports the right way can make all the difference in their long-term success and enjoyment. In this episode, we break down the key factors parents can focus on to get their athletes sports journey started on the right foot.

In today’s episode, I will walk through the process I use to vet coaches that you can start using today to identify coaches that will be the best fit for your athlete.

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For better or worse, youth sports organizations are a businesses that need to generate revenue for the owner/operator. In this episode, we talk about the underlining costs organizations face that drive tuition fees and what we can look for as parents to make sure we don't get taken for a ride.

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Getting the most out of our time spent in sports is directly correlated with our ability to make the best decision. In this episode, Kevin walks through his decision making process that has helped in during his career + afterwards as a parent. 

I am currently weighing the decision of which activities to sign my daughter up for. Navigating what might be things that she "should" be doing versus what she actually "wants" to be doing + how sports fit into her activity line up. 

A challenge in this decision is that the ability to play is there, but he interests are focused elsewhere. In today's episode I talk to my thoughts on how sports benefit children regardless of interest or ability + why it is important to tie in the child's interest to maximize these benefits. 

Today is going to be a quick and to the point episode. I was thinking about how to extend this topic in a bit more detail and the more and more I did it just watered down the message. So….

GO INSULAR. Focus on your athlete’s progress, not everyone else.

This is extremely difficult in all walks of like. And I should take my own advice more often. Comparison is the beginning of the end for careers.

Today we are going to be talking about what I am calling The Social Media Trap.

There is a lot of great content out there from people who are pushing the limits of skill development. 

The purpose of this show is to talk about the purpose of the content that is being consumed + how our kids are potentially interacting on the platform to become a better player or achieve their goals.

I have been approaching creating content for you all by answering the questions I am starting to have as my daughter approaches the age where she will start organized activities. Whether it is music, dance or sports - I am researching and asking a lot of questions to understand each decision.

One topic that consistently comes up for me is - what about private coaching? Is it necessary + how do I tell if someone is the right fit for my athlete + for our goals?

In this episode - we walk through the what + why of private coaching. 

Sports are expensive. Getting that out of the way up front. There will be a many of episodes focused on the expected and unexpected costs of playing youth sports and one of those topics is: Equipment.

So today - I am going to walk through what to watch out for when looking for equipment, where you do not want to sacrifice performance for budgeting, where you can sacrifice performance for budgeting, how to max out the life time of equipment and lastly - why equipment eventually will matter in competition.

Today’s show we are talking about how sports can bring value outside of the field of play. 

Joining a particular sports is not only about improving that skill. At least not at a young age from my perspective. 

As a parent, I am looking to sports to teach my children valuable life lessons + skills that they will be able to use off the field. Things that they can apply to anything that happens in life. 

Here are 5 ways sports will help your child off the field that they will take with them for the rest of their life.