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...
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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...
Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Choose?
What if the biggest youth sports decision isn’t which team your child joins, but whether they ever had the chance to choose for themselves? ...
Making It Okay to Talk About Suicide in Youth Sports
This episode is a difficult but deeply important conversation about mental health, suicide prevention, and the pressure many young athletes ...
Devon Brown on Youth Sports Burnout, Rankings, and Letting Kids Own Their Journey
What happens when youth sports starts feeling more like survival mode than childhood? This week, Rhett sits down with coach, parent, and en...
Matt Dumouchelle on Why Winning Too Early Can Hurt Development
What happens when winning becomes the only vision? Matt Dumouchelle joins Surviving Youth Sports to unpack early specialization, youth hock...
Alonzo & Logwone Mitz: Discipline, Legacy, and Letting Kids Find Their Own Path
This episode is less about football and more about what gets passed down. Discipline, consistency, and perspective don’t just shape athletes...
Derek Bingham: The Hard Part of Coaching Other People’s Kids While Raising Your Own
Episode Description Derek Bingham joins Surviving Youth Sports for a personal conversation about what it really looks like to coach, parent,...
Justin Furtado: Are Parents Protecting Kids Too Much? Lessons, Failure, and Playing Time
Justin Furtado, founder of BTG Basketball and host of Beyond the Scoreboard , joins Rhett for an honest conversation about one of the most uncomfortable parts of youth sports: not playing. From playing time battles to overinvolved parents, Justin and Rhett explore how the lessons kids learn through ...
Michael Saunders: The Pressure to Make It Is Changing How Kids Play
Former MLB All-Star Michael Saunders knows what it’s like to chase the dream. From representing Canada in the Little League World Series to spending nearly a decade in the Major Leagues, baseball has been a huge part of his life. But today, he’s navigating youth sports from a different perspective: ...
Deven Morgan: The Problem Youth Baseball Has to Solve
What if the biggest threat to youth baseball isn't a lack of talent, but the system surrounding the game? This week, Rhett sits down with Deven Morgan, Director of Youth Baseball at Driveline Baseball, for a conversation about athlete development, pitch counts, multi-sport participation, overuse inj...