Morgan Schill: Expectations Can Steal the Joy of Youth Sports
Episode Description Expectations can inspire young athletes. They can also quietly steal the joy that made them fall in love with sports in ...
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Craig Bishop: What Parents Say They Want vs. What They Actually Chase
Episode Date August 12, 2026 Episode Description “There was a time when I thought I had it all figured out. None of us ever do.” What do par...
Breanne Smedley: The Pressure of Being a Girl in Sports
Why are girls leaving sports at twice the rate of boys by the age of 13? In this episode of Surviving Youth Sports , Rhett Parker sits down ...
Jonathan Carone: Are Your Kid’s Sports Really About Them?
What if the pressure we feel in youth sports has less to do with our kids and more to do with ourselves? In this episode, Rhett Parker sits ...
Lindsey Nadler: Why Kids Need More Freedom and Less Monitoring
Lindsey Nadler grew up in the heart of travel ball culture, played Division I softball, and now helps athletes across the country develop th...
Bobby Minor: The Cost of Chasing the Dream
Rhett and Bobby explore the tension between development and winning, the financial realities of travel sports, and the emotional pressure yo...
Justin Furtado: Are Parents Protecting Kids Too Much? Lessons From the Bench, Failure, and Playing Time
What happens when your child doesn’t get the playing time they want? For many families, that’s where frustration begins. But for BTG Basketb...
Michael Saunders: The Pressure to Make It Is Changing How Kids Play
Former MLB All-Star Michael Saunders knows what it takes to reach the highest level of sports. But as a father of three, he’s learning the s...
Deven Morgan on Pitch Counts, Pressure, and the Problem Youth Baseball Has to Solve
In this episode of Surviving Youth Sports , Rhett sits down with Deven Morgan, Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball, to talk abo...
Craig Bishop: What Parents Say They Want vs. What They Actually Chase
Craig Bishop: What Parents Say They Want vs. What They Actually Chase What do parents really want from youth sports? Most of us would say development. But when the pressure of competition sets in, do our decisions tell a different story? In this episode, Rhett Parker sits down with longtime coach, p...
Breanne Smedley: The Pressure of Being a Girl in Sports
Girls are quitting sports at twice the rate of boys by age 13 , and it’s not because they don’t love the game. In this episode of Surviving Youth Sports , Rhett Parker sits down with Coach Breanne Smedley , former collegiate volleyball player, high school coach, mental performance coach, and founder...
Jonathan Carone: Are Your Kid’s Sports Really About Them?
What if the pressure we feel in youth sports has less to do with our kids and more to do with ourselves? In this episode, Rhett Parker sits down with Jonathan Carone, founder of Healthy Sports Parents, for an honest conversation about the hidden emotions that shape so many youth sports decisions. Fr...