Youth $ports
Episodes
It's a Business, Man
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Cameron Korab, founder of the Youth Sports Business Report, to unpack why the word business makes so many people...
Yelling At Clouds
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 75: Jordan Parker (Closest thing we have to a co-host) 🎙In this week’s episode, Jordan Parker and I yell at clouds for an hour and 45 min...
Sister Act
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 74: Jess & Jen Langer (Sisters, former tennis players) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with sisters Jess and Jen Langer, who grew up side...
The Man in the Mirror
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 73: Dan Blewett (Coach, Speaker, Former professional baseball player, author) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Dan Blewett, former pro...
Thin Line
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 72: Greta Jarvis (Founder of Center for Active Women) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with the founder of the Center for Active Women for a p...
The Athlete's Advantage
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 71: Andi Johnson (Georgetown College Hall of Famer and Chief Policy Officer & Director of Regional Engagement for Commerce Lexington) 🎙...
Buyer Beware: Camp Edition
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 70: Dylan Meyer (Founder & CEO of Legacy of Legends) In this episode🎙: I sit down with Dylan Meyer, the Founder & CEO of Legacy o...
The Good Old Days
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 69: Ryan Lemond (Former high school sports reporter/current KSR co-host) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Ryan Lemond, co-host of Kentuck...
Follow the Science
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 68: Wade Gilbert (Award-winning professor, highly acclaimed author of “Coaching Better Every Season”) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down wit...
Conundrums
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 67: Katie "Katrina" Moore (Former collegiate athlete turned youth sports parent) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with my former college socce...
The ACL Epidemic
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 66: Vincent Minjares (Aspen Institute- ACL Pledge) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Vincent Minjares of the Aspen Institute to dig into a...
Heating Up
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 65: Jordan Parker (5-time pod guest, Hot Take expert) 🎙️Jordan Parker comes on the Youth $ports Podcast for an unprecedented 5th time and...
Truth Bombs
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 64: Michael Lippert (Former soccer coach, current realist) 🎙 In this episode: Michael Lippert brings the unfiltered voice of truth to Youth...
Wild Wild West
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 63: Scott Spillman (Executive Director of Mudsock Youth Athletics) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Scott Spillman, executive director of...
Bill of Goods
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 62: Brandon Ramsey (KSR/Basketball Scout) 🎙 In this episode: Brandon Ramsey is ankle-deep in the high school and college basketball worlds:...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T... R-E-F-E-R-E-E
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 61: Brenda Hilton (CEO of Officially Human) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Brenda Hilton, CEO and founder of Officially Human, to talk ...
This One's For the Girls
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 60: Wilder Treadway (Former Associate Director of Athletic Communications- Stanford Women's Basketball) 🎙 In this episode: There’s a good...
Non-Traditional
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 59: Steve Boehle (Academy 48 Charter School) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Steve Boehle about the non-traditional charter school he has st...
Find Your Lane
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 58: Stephanie Arnold (YMCA Executive Director of Philanthropy) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Stephanie Arnold, the executive director of p...
Cut From a Different Cloth
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 57: Rodney Johnson Jr. (University of Louisville Cornerback) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Rodney Johnson Jr., a defensive back for the Un...
365 Days Later
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 56: Ryan Galanaugh (Rec soccer parent turned club soccer parent) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Ryan Galanaugh, a youth sports Dad whose da...
The Ripple Effect
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 55: Necolle Banks (Swim instructor who learned to swim at 43 years old) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Necolle Banks, a swim coach and c...
The Standard is the Standard
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 54: Chris Tinius (St. Xavier High School Athletic Director) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Chris Tinius, Athletic Director at St. Xavier Hi...
Toughness or Toxicity?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 53: Caroline Laramie (Ice Hockey Mom) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Caroline Laramie, a parent deeply embedded in the world of Northeast y...
A Fighting Chance
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 52: Tyler J. (Boxer/Former student) -Today's episode is a special episode. Not only is it the 1 year anniversary of Episode #1 of the Youth $p...
Stay to Play: Booked Into a Corner
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 51: Jennifer Palmer (Investigative journalist, Oklahoma Watch) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Jennifer Palmer, investigative reporter with ...
The Chase
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 50: Brad Ring (Former Major League Soccer player) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Brad Ring--former MLS midfielder, Indiana University stand...
Art? Sport? Debt.
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 49: Audrey Borden (Dance Mom x 2) 🎙 In this episode: I talk with Audrey Borden, mom of two daughters who went from casual dance to pre-pr...
The "American Way"
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 48: Dionne Koller (Law Professor and Author) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Dionne Koller—law professor, author of More Than Play, an...
Laughter is the Best Medicine
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 47: Devin Armand (TikTok Youth Sports Superstar) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Devin Armand—former college softball player and coach...
Youth $ports Pod TAKEOVER
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 46: Jordan Parker (It's a Youth $ports Pod TAKEOVER) In this episode, Jordan Parker sits down as the GUEST HOST to turn the tables to intervie...
Keys to the Ferrari
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 45: Dr. Ashley Samson (Professor in the department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky) In this episode, I sit d...
The Tryout Tango
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 44: Mike Casey (Former Club President for Lexington FC) In this episode, I sit down with Mike Casey, former president of Lexington Futbol Club...
Arguably The Biggest Financial Decision Of Your Life
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 43: Keirsten Sires (2aDays Founder/CEO...Featured in Forbes Magazine) In this episode, I sit down with Keirsten Sires, CEO and Founder of 2aD...
Identity Crisis
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 42: Travis Snider (Former MLB 1st round draft pick, 3A Athletics Owner) In this episode, I sit down with Travis Snider, former MLB first-round...
Trailblazing
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 41: Terri Bryant (One of only a handful of women coaching football in the state of Kentucky) In this episode, I sit down with Terri Bryant, on...
Love & Marriage (& Youth Sports)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 40: Dustin and Cindy Humphrey (Married with 4 children playing youth sports) Being a youth sports parent is practically a full-time job. For t...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 39: Kendra Schadler (Youth Golf Mom) In this episode, we sit down with Kendra Schadler, mom of Kentucky’s top-ranked 9-year-old golfer, to d...
A Cautionary Tale
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 38: Alex & Elise (Mother/Daughter duo, Former competitive swimmer who suffered a major blood clot in her arm) In this episode, we hear the...
Beware of the Propaganda Machine
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 37: Jacob Turner (Former 9th pick in the MLB draft, 11 year professional baseball career) In this episode, we sit down with Jacob Turner, form...
Livin' The Dream: A Conversation w/ My Best Friend
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 36: Toni Cannon (Host Ally Tucker's former roommate of 10 years/D-3 college soccer teammate) In this episode, I sit down with Toni, a longtime...
Top 6 Parenting Mistakes That Cause Kids to Quit Sports
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 35: Asia Mape (4-time Emmy Award winning journalist and Sports Television producer, Founder of "I Love To Watch You Play" blog) In this episod...
Magic Formula
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 34 : Shae Robertson (Former Ohio University Soccer Player, Current coach/trainer) In this episode, I sit down with Shae Robertson, former All-...
The Good in Sports
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 33: Melissa Harper (CEO/Co-founder of Good Sports) In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Harper from Good Sports, an organization dedicate...
Swinging For The Fences
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 32: Jordan Vorbrink (Former WKU Softball player) In this episode, I sit down with Jordan Vorbrink, a former University of Louisville softball ...
Once, Twice, Three Times a Guest
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 31: Jordan Parker (3-time podcast guest and champion of the Most Downloaded Episode) In this episode, we welcome back Jordan Parker for his th...
D-1 or Bust: Is It A Must?
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 30 (Mary Martin Hampton, Centre College Women's Soccer player who started her career at Univ. of Florida) In this episode, I sit down with Ham...
A Disappearing Middle Class
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 29: Chris Dardano (Soccer Coach, Soccer Dad, Former Club Admin.) In this episode, I sit down with Chris Dardano, who shares his extensive expe...
2024 Youth $ports Wrapped Edition
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 28: 2024 Youth $ports Wrapped Edition This week, we're flipping the script and handing out some TROPHIES AND AWARDS to celebrate the first six...
The Times Are Changing
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 27: Dr. Bob Dranoff (Former D-2 East Coast Conference Athletic Commissioner, Current graduate professor at St. John's University) - Both at th...
The $hip Has $ailed
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 26: Aaron Flaker (Former President/Co-owner and Co-founder of JAM Brands, current Co-Owner of Athletx Sports Group) - Flaker discusses his int...
Patience Is A (Lost) Virtue
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 25: Aaron Anderkin (Youth sports Dad/coach/former athlete) - Can any other youth sports parents relate to 90% of their non-work life b...
Heart & Soul
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24: Philip Manga & players from the Box2Box Organization - Box2Box is a non-profit organization in Lexington Ky that strives to empower th...
The Day The Music Died
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 23: Charlie Ely (Medically retired college football player) - What happens when sports has been a huge part of your identity your entire life,...
A Big Fish In A Small Pond
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 22: Jessie Weis (Mother of Top 100 Basketball Prospect, Gabe Weis) - Jessie Weis is the mother of a Top 100, 4-star basketball prospect (Gabe ...
Uneven Playing Field
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 21: Jeff Kellman (Inner city high school football coach, Milwaukee) - Kellman has coached at both well-funded and poorly funded high schools i...
A Dream That Wouldn't Die
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 20: Roni Robinson (Former high school football/basketball standout who spent 4.5 years in jail before beginning his redemption story) - Roni R...
RANKINGS: Assessing or Obsessing?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 19: Scott Strode (Blue Chips Nation/Prep Hoops Scout) - Scott Strode works as a basketball writer/scout for PrepHoops - Strode sees himself ...
The Price WE Pay
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 18: Kobe Johnson (Soccer parent/Former soccer player) - A story of sacrifice and love in the world of youth sports. - The 5-6 day weekly gri...
Tipping Point
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 17: Katie Filiatreau (Physical Therapist) - The frequency in which Early Sports Specialization is happening these days is ALARMING! (Spoiler a...
Keeping Up With the Joneses
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 16: Tansy Coats (Parent of 3/Elementary school teacher) - The struggles of juggling the weekly youth sports schedule of 3 children. - Consta...
Halftime Recap
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 15: Jordan Parker (Our 1st repeat guest) - The Youth $ports Podcast is officially 15 episodes old! We've talked about a LOT of topics. - This ...
Changing the Game
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 14: Katherine Southerland (Founder of a free, all-girls Galaxy Basketball League) - Southerland started a COMPLETELY FREE basketball organizat...
A Broken Record
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 13 Guest: Mallory Shake (Former Division 1 Swimmer) - Mallory tells the story of what it’s like to be identified at a very young age as bein...
A Conversation With My Dad
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 12 Guest: Cy Tucker (7-time state champion, Hall of Fame coach, my Dad) - The blessing of being able to sit down and have a conversation reco...
Hindsight is 20/20, But the Pressure is 100
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 Guest: Jennifer Smith (Retired youth soccer parent) - Now that her kids are older, Jennifer Smith reflects back on her time as a youth spor...
Coach Speak
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 Guest: Sara Martin (Former volleyball coach) - Hear stories from a coach who fell in and out of love with coaching... - We are all TOO ACCE...
Officially A Problem
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 9 Guest: Mike Webster (Basketball Official/Referee) - Everyone loves their youth sports, but without refs... There IS no youth sports. - Refer...
"I'll Never Be THAT Parent..."
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 8: Linda Flanagan (Author/Researcher, Take Back the Game) - Author of Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania are Ruining Kids' Sports-- And W...
College Recruiting: Myths and Misconceptions
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7: Trip Rogers (Centre College Women's Soccer Associate Head Coach) - Hear the truth about recruiting Myths and Misconceptions from a college ...
Hello From the Other Side
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6: Matt Bomeisl (A3 Baseball Academy Owner/Director) - A3 Academy: An alternative path for high school age athletes, designed to give an edge ...
The Value of High School Sports
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5: Nate Valentine (North Laurel HS Basketball Coach, home of Reed Sheppard) - High school basketball coach of Reed Sheppard (Former Kentucky m...
Blueprint
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 Guest: Betsy Huckaby (Current collegiate athlete, Univ. of Louisville) - Slow and steady wins the race: A blueprint for what youth sports CA...
Maybe Less Is More
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 3 Guest: Drew Watts (Performance Coach) - We broach the topic no one wants to talk about... Injuries -The impact of over-scheduling at a young...
Gaslit Generation
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 Guest: Katie Wells (Youth sports parent) - Has the current generation of youth sports parents been gaslit as the "participation trophy gener...
2 Fast 2 Serious
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 Guest: Jordan Parker (Youth soccer coach) -Has youth sports broken you? - The commitment (both time and money) to youth sports is happening ...
Trailer: Youth $ports Podcast
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a brief trailer, introducing the Youth $ports Podcast, the story behind it and previewing some of the upcoming content. Stay tune...