Om denne podcast
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?
Episoder
De nyeste 20 af 100 episoder
- Portaling · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 129Episode 104: Amanda and Sean Holbrooks (Pickup Portal) 🔹 Amanda and Sean Holbrooks are youth sports parents just like everyone else… Until their own son's baseball situation…
- PuliSICK (And Other World Cup Thoughts) · 1 t. 53 min. · Episode 128Episode 103: Jordan Parker (Returning guest to discuss all things World Cup) 🎙️In this week’s episode, I bring back Jordan Parker to the pod to discuss all things World Cup. The…
- College Soccer Round Table · 1 t. 16 min. · Episode 127Episode 102: Round Table (The Coach- Aaron Rodgers, Ohio University women's soccer, The Player- Scout Murray, The Dad- David Murray) 🎙In this week’s episode, we have a unique…
- Doctor's Orders · 1 t. 11 min. · Episode 126Episode 101: Dr. Jeremy Alland (Sports Medicine Doctor & Team Doctor for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls) 🎙In this week’s episode, sports medicine doctor Dr. Jeremy…
- Sister, Sister · 1 t. 21 min. · Episode 125Episode 100 (!!!): Colleen Leitner (My big sister) 🔹 My older sister Colleen joins for a special 100th Episode and proves that no one can humble you quite like your sister…
- 99 Problems, The Pod Ain't Solved One · 1 t. 38 min. · Episode 124Episode 99: Where the guest is... The host New Episode 99: 🎙️ | 99 Problems, The Pod Ain’t Solved One x Myself No guest on today’s pod. Just me and my microphone, 99 episodes…
- Lessons Learned · 1 t. 3 min. · Episode 123Episode 98: Dennis Bairos (Youth sports dad/Author) 🎙️ | Dennis Bairos knows the youth sports dad life well, raising 3 kids under the age of 10 while navigating the highs and…
- A Moving Target · 1 t. 41 min. · Episode 122Episode 97: Taylor Roden (Soccer coach/Teacher) 🎙️ | Taylor Roden is an elementary school teacher and girls soccer coach who loves coaching high school soccer, but has found it a…
- The Numbers Don't Lie · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 121Episode 96: Joe Foran (Long-time soccer official and mentor) 🎙 Joe Foran, a long-time soccer official, mentor, and author of Misusing the Young, joins the podcast to unpack the…
- Double-Edged Sword · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 120Episode 95: Abby Fleischer (Hospitality and Management Student at Kansas State) 🎙 Let’s talk youth sports megaplexes… You know, the massive, all-in-one complexes with endless…
- Forecasting · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 119Episode 94: Harvey Araton (Sports Journalist/Author, New York Times) 🎙 Harvey Araton, longtime The New York Times journalist and author, joins the podcast to reflect on decades…
- Soccer Dad · 1 t. 19 min. · Episode 118Episode 93: David Murray (Soccer Dad/Best-selling author/journalist) 🎙 David Murray, best-selling author and journalist, joins the podcast to unpack his new book Soccer Dad. It’s…
- An Evolving Surprise · 1 t. 16 min. · Episode 117Episode 92: Karen Walker (MLB Pitcher Walker Buehler's Mom) 🎙 Karen Walker, mother of MLB All-Star pitcher Walker Buehler, joins the show to share the behind-the-scenes journey…
- The Devil's In The Details · 1 t. 8 min. · Episode 116Episode 91: Kam Cox (Associate Director of Athletics, University of Illinois) 🎙 Kam Cox, Associate Director of Athletics at the University of Illinois, joins the podcast to break…
- The Ides of March Madness · 1 t. 20 min. · Episode 115Episode 90: Jordan Parker (Multi-time guest) 🎙 Jordan Parker returns to the pod, and as always, we start with a quick life update… including the latest installment of “old man”…
- The Elephant In The Room · 1 t. 0 min. · Episode 114Episode 89: Jeffrey Hou (Founder of Granville Peak search fund) 🎙 Jeffrey Hou, founder of the search fund Granville Peak, joins the podcast to help explain the growing role of…
- The Way It Should Be · 54 min. · Episode 113Episode 88: Madison Gates (VP of Marketing for i9 Sports, Former Division 1 soccer player) 🎙 Madison Gates, VP of Marketing for i9 Sports, joins the podcast to talk about the…
- Always Pick the Adventure · 54 min. · Episode 112Episode 87: Josh Skillman (Co-host of a podcast with his 10 year old son) 🎙 This week on the Youth $ports Podcast: I sit down with Josh Skillman, co-host (alongside his…
- Letting Go · 1 t. 11 min. · Episode 111Episode 86: Katie Wells (Mother of a senior...) 🎙️ A year and a half after appearing on one of the earliest episodes of the Youth $ports Podcast, Katie Wells returns and this…
- Sounds Nice, Make it Twice · 1 t. 18 min. · Episode 110Episode 85: Wilder Treadway (Returning guest) 🎙 This week on the Youth $ports Podcast: I welcome back Wilder Treadway for Round 2. Honestly, the best way to describe this episode…
