Youth $ports

Ally Tucker

English Society & Culture Sports

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Episodes 100

Avg. Duration 1h 5m

Activity Highly Active

Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (70)

Since Jun 2024

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule

Weekly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

82%

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About This 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?

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Recent Episodes

99 Problems, The Pod Ain't Solved One

Jun 10, 2026 1h 38m

Episode 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 later, reflecting on…

Lessons Learned

May 27, 2026 1h 3m

Episode 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 lows of sports…

A Moving Target

May 20, 2026 1h 41m

Episode 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 challenge in recent…

The Numbers Don't Lie

May 13, 2026 1h 1m

Episode 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 growing referee crisis…

Double-Edged Sword

May 06, 2026 1h 4m

Episode 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 turf fields, lights,…

Forecasting

Apr 29, 2026 1h 5m

Episode 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 of covering sports…

Soccer Dad

Apr 22, 2026 1h 19m

Episode 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 a brutally honest,…

An Evolving Surprise

Apr 15, 2026 1h 16m

Episode 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 of raising a son from…

The Devil's In The Details

Apr 08, 2026 1h 8m

Episode 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 down how Name,…

The Ides of March Madness

Apr 01, 2026 1h 20m

Episode 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” observations that…

The Elephant In The Room

Mar 18, 2026 1h

Episode 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 private equity in youth…

The Way It Should Be

Mar 11, 2026 53m

Episode 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 organization’s mission…

Always Pick the Adventure

Mar 04, 2026 53m

Episode 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 10-year-old son Luke) of the…

Letting Go

Feb 25, 2026 1h 11m

Episode 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 time, the story hits…

Sounds Nice, Make it Twice

Feb 18, 2026 1h 18m

Episode 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 is a complete…

Rebuilding and Redefining

Feb 11, 2026 1h 7m

Episode 84: Nate Tucker (Paralympic Gold Medalist, World Champion) 🎙 This week on the Youth $ports Podcast: I sit down with Paralympic World Champion & Paralympic Gold Medalist middle-distance…

Pulling Back the Curtain

Feb 04, 2026 55m

Episode 83: Greg Visinho (Former Division III Women's Soccer Coach/Current club coach) 🎙 This week on the Youth $ports Podcast: I sit down with Greg Visinho, a former Division III women’s soccer…

Talking Shop with Craig Skinner

Jan 28, 2026 1h 8m

Episode 82: Craig Skinner (University of Kentucky volleyball coach) 🎙 This week on the Youth $ports Podcast: I sit down 1-on-1 with Kentucky Volleyball head coach Craig Skinner, one of the most…

2026 Youth $ports Ins & Outs

Jan 22, 2026 1h 16m

Episode 81: Jordan Paker & Toni Cannon (Heated Rivals) Repeat guests Jordan Parker and Toni Cannon join host Ally Tucker to deliver the 2026 Youth Sports Ins & Outs. We want the Ins to stay…

Included

Jan 14, 2026 50m

Episode 80: Chris Collins (Ability to Include, Inc.) 🎙 In this episode: I sit down with Chris Collins of Ability to Include, a nonprofit focused on reducing disparities in education, recreation, and…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Youth $ports have?

Youth $ports has published 100 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Society & Culture, Sports.

Is Youth $ports still active?

Youth $ports is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 5m.