An athlete can be an injury away from ending their season or losing a college scholarship. Lea B. Olsen talks to Dr. Joel Boyd, an orthopedic surgeon about keeping our young athletes healthy. 

Larry McKenzie is a Hall of Fame basketball coach who recognizes it takes more than talent to win a championship. What's the secret to success on the court, and coaching boys to be men? He joins the 'Youth Sports Intervention' Podcast with Lea B. Olsen. 

How exactly does a tryout work? Is the stress and commitment of playing on a travel team worth it? Lea B. Olsen chats with Adam Barta, the owner and operator of The Minnesota Blizzard, a traveling baseball team. 

Dr. Piavi Lee chats with Lea B. Olsen about getting inside the mind of an athlete. What makes them tick? How do you motivate a youth athlete who has a million pressures going on outside of sports? 

What do you know about pressure? Lea B. Olsen sits down with Justin Anderson, a sports psychologist, to discuss the art of working with teams, coaches and players, to teach them about overcoming pressure.  

Natalie Darwitz is an extremely accomplished athlete. An All-American and three-time Olympian, she chats with Lea B. Olsen about the power of sports and their ability to open doors for youth participants. 

Putting the "play" back in youth sports, Lea B. Olsen is joined by Stephanie Hu, President of Lifetime Sport at Lifetime. Her passion focuses on taking the pressure out of sports - for both the young athlete and the parents. 

Lea B. Olsen is joined by Glen Andresen on the Youth Sports Intervention podcast. Hockey has basically consumed Andresen's life, including working on the communications team for the Minnesota Wild. Olsen and Andresen discuss the busy world that is youth hockey, and stressors the sport can put on parents and the players. 

Lea B. Olsen chats with Joan Stavely - the mother of a youth athlete who was offered a major scholarship in 9th grade. There's more to being a "really good" athlete than the popularity and the calls from college coaches. in the inaugural episode of 'Youth Sports Intervention' learn what happens when trying to balance a schedule, school, practices and an immense amount of pressure.