Скачать или смотреть Ep 1248 - Youth Sports Part 2: Navigating a Broken System

Galen and Scott continue the deep dive into youth sports—from early specialization and travel-ball economics to how the U.S. pipeline differs from European academies. We talk burnout, coaching quality, access and cost, and why changes in college athletics (NIL, revenue sharing, transfer portal) could reshape Olympic and non-revenue sports development.

What we cover
Why the U.S. ties schooling to sports—and what that leaves out
Pay-to-play travel teams, access, cost, and burnout
Coaching quality & licensure vs. the AAU incentive to just win now
The Norway model (fun-first, late selection) and overuse injuries
Football as a closed system vs. global sports (soccer, basketball)
How looming college changes threaten the Olympic pipeline

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Chapters
00:00 Intro & August calendar
01:56 Live show announcement (Buskirk-Chumley Theater)
04:08 Sponsor note
04:30 Youth sports series, Part 2 setup
05:17 Recap of Part 1
06:23 School–sports coupling in the U.S.
10:38 Economics: pay-to-play & who gets left out
14:27 “Leave early” era, NIL, and shifting values
16:42 Decoupling education from development—pros/cons
18:21 Public good → private market (travel teams, facilities)
24:17 Norway’s approach; overuse & injury risk
26:11 Coaching quality, licenses, and consistency
29:06 AAU incentives vs. real skill building
33:27 Parents: how to evaluate programs
35:15 Scale problem & league incentives
37:03 Football’s unique pipeline
38:22 The family trade-offs (12-month seasons)
44:11 College athletics changes & Olympic sports risk
47:09 Transfer portal tease (Part 3)
48:38 Wrap

If you’re a parent, coach, athlete, or just curious how the system actually works, this one’s for you.

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