The FX Factor is an honest, grounded podcast for young athletes and the parents supporting them as they navigate the real world of youth sport. Hosted by Kelly Britter — coach of over 25 years and founder of FITASFX, this show delivers clarity, perspective, and real experience so athletes and families can make better decisions and build stronger foundations in sport.If you're feeling unsure about selections, pressure, development pathways, or whether you're doing the right things to improve, this podcast meets you where you are—with straight conversations, practical insights, and lessons drawn from decades of coaching and raising athletes.Whether you're navigating competition, confidence, training habits, or the realities of moving through different levels of sport, each episode is designed to help you see development more clearly and focus on what actually matters.With over two decades coaching athletes across multiple sports and working closely with schools, clubs, and families, K
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe FX Factor is an honest, grounded podcast for young athletes and the parents supporting them as they navigate the real world of youth sport. Hosted by Kelly Britter, coach of over 25 years and founder of FITASFX, this show delivers clarity, perspective, and real experience so athletes and families can make better decisions and build stronger foundations in sport.
The FX Factor is hosted by Kelly Britter. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 50: How You Finish Matters" (30 August 2026, 31 minutes), "Episode 49: When Did Everyone Become an Expert?" (23 August 2026, 28 minutes), and "Episode 48: Are We Measuring the Wrong Things?" (16 August 2026, 29 minutes).
The FX Factor publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 52 episodes.
Booking probability for The FX Factor is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The FX Factor requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The FX Factor's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The FX Factor are Fitness, Golf & Recreation. The FX Factor has an education audience.
Kelly Britter hosts The FX Factor, an education podcast with 52 episodes published.
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Episode #50
We spend so much time preparing young athletes for what’s next that sometimes we forget there’s real value in how they finish what they’re already doing. In the final episode of Season 2 of The FX Factor , I look at...
Trial season is here. Teams are changing, programs are restructuring, selections are being made — and suddenly everyone seems to know exactly what should happen. In Episode 49 of The FX Factor , I look at the noise...
How do you know if your child has had a good season? Is it the wins, the times, the goals, the scores, the selections, the levels or the medals? They all matter — that's sport. But they don't always tell us whether a...
As parents, we spend a lot of time worrying about the pressure we put on our children. But what if the biggest pressure they feel isn't coming from us at all? In this episode, I explore the quiet, unseen burdens that...
Episode #46
Some of the most important moments in youth sport don't happen on the field. They happen afterwards. In this episode, I explore the conversations parents often struggle with most. The ones after disappointment. The ones...
It's one of the hardest questions every sporting parent asks. Should I push them to train? Should I back off? Am I helping them grow, or am I putting too much pressure on them? In this episode of The FX Factor , Kelly...
"She's naturally talented." "He's a superstar." "She's not confident." "He's not ready." They might seem like harmless words, but what if the labels we give young athletes quietly shape the way they see themselves? In...
Who is your child when you take away the uniform, the team, the trophies and the competition? In this episode of The FX Factor , Kelly explores one of the most important questions every sporting parent should ask. Have...
Episode #42
Why do some athletes play freely one day and freeze the next? In this episode of The FX Factor , Kelly explores the psychology behind performance anxiety and the expectations young athletes place on themselves. From the...
Episode #41
What is the real role of a coach? Is it simply to teach skills, improve performance and prepare athletes for competition, or does the responsibility go much deeper? In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly explores the...
In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly explores why people rarely remember the decision itself — they remember how it was delivered. From team selections and trials to promotions, setbacks and missed opportunities, we...
What if we wiped the slate clean and rebuilt youth sport from the ground up? No politics. No old systems. No "that's how we've always done it." In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly explores what a modern sporting...
Episode #38
Australian kids are supposedly "failing" at sport. But are they really, or are we measuring them against a version of childhood that no longer exists? In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly explores why so many young...
Episode #37
What happened to kids just… playing? Before academies, pathways, private coaching and organised schedules took over, kids learnt a huge amount through backyard sport, pickup games and simply figuring things out...
Episode #36
<h3>The Cost of Youth Sport & Pressure on Families</h3><p>Youth sport is no longer just registration fees and weekend games.</p><p>Academies, private coaching, camps, tournaments, travel, uniforms, recovery and social...
Episode #35
<p>Are youth sport trials really about finding the best athletes… or are they becoming systems built around familiarity and selecting what already feels safe?</p><p>In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly takes an...
Episode #34
<p>Why are so many young athletes walking away from sport before they ever reach their potential?</p><p>In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly dives into one of the biggest challenges facing youth sport right now — not...
<p>What if your child isn’t the best right now?</p><p>What if they’re overlooked, doubted, physically behind, struggling with confidence, or not standing out yet?</p><p>In this episode of The FX Factor, Kelly takes a...
<p>If you’ve spent more than five minutes around junior sport… you know exactly who these parents are.</p><p>The over-invested parent.</p><p>The sideline coach.</p><p>The “my child is a superstar” parent.</p><p>The...
<p>We’re putting more into youth sport than ever before—time, money, training, opportunities.</p><p>But what are kids actually walking away with?</p><p>In this episode, Kelly takes a step back from the noise and looks...
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