Parenting Athletes

Parenting Athletes 🏆 For the Real Life Win | Empowering parents to navigate youth sports with ⛳️ Purpose, 🎱 Values, and 🏹 Growth | A Wisest Learners Edition

08/24/2026

Parents and coaches have different roles, but young athletes benefit most when those roles work together.

When the adults are aligned, kids spend less energy navigating conflicting messages and more energy learning, competing, and growing.

That parent-coach partnership can be one of the most powerful tools in youth athlete development.

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation in Episode 10: What Coaches Wish Parents Understood of the Parenting Athletes Podcast. Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

For young athletes, screen time can compete with training, recovery, relationships, and the goals they’re working toward...
08/19/2026

For young athletes, screen time can compete with training, recovery, relationships, and the goals they’re working toward.

This week’s takeaways from Episode 9: Screen Time vs. Athletic Development are reminders to lead with your family’s values, set healthy boundaries, and help kids become more intentional with their time.

Keep these reminders close as you navigate screen time with your young athlete.

08/13/2026

The cost of travel sports goes far beyond the team fee.

Flights. Hotels. Food. Transportation. Tournaments. And when you have multiple kids, those costs add up quickly.

We all want to give our young athletes the best opportunities, but is the investment right for your child and your family?

Episode 8 of the Parenting Athletes Podcast: Travel Teams, Club Sports, and the Arms Race of Youth Sports takes an honest look at the hidden costs of travel teams and the decisions sports parents face along the way.

🎙️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

Youth sports can make us feel like we always need more. More tournaments. More travel. More exposure. More investment.Bu...
08/12/2026

Youth sports can make us feel like we always need more. More tournaments. More travel. More exposure. More investment.

But more doesn’t always mean better.

From Episode 8: Travel Teams, Club Sports, and the Arms Race of Youth Sports, these reminders challenge sports parents to look beyond the pressure and focus on what truly supports their young athlete’s development.

Save these Game Changers for the season ahead.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify or watch on YouTube.

08/09/2026

What if your child never gets the scholarship?

Would the journey still be worth it?

As sports parents, it’s easy to invest everything into the dream. But there are no guarantees in youth sports. What we can control is the experience we create, the values we model, and the character our children build along the way.

Episode 8 of the Parenting Athletes Podcast asks a question every sports parent should wrestle with before saying yes to the next travel team or club season.

🎙️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

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