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Hosted by Ally Tucker · sports · EN
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 co
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Signup to Generate a PitchThis 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.
Youth $ports is hosted by Ally Tucker. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Portaling" (29 July 2026, 66 minutes), "PuliSICK (And Other World Cup Thoughts)" (22 July 2026, 114 minutes), and "College Soccer Round Table" (1 July 2026, 76 minutes).
Youth $ports publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 74 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Youth $ports is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Youth $ports requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Youth $ports's contact route on record: public web form.
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Ally Tucker hosts Youth $ports, a sports podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Episode #129
Episode 104: Amanda and Sean Holbrooks (Pickup Portal) Amanda and Sean Holbrooks are youth sports parents just like everyone else… Until their own son's baseball situation exposed a problem they couldn't ignore. Instead...
Episode #128
Episode 103: Jordan Parker (Returning guest to discuss all things World Cup) ️In this week’s episode, I bring back Jordan Parker to the pod to discuss all things World Cup. The best summers are World Cup summers and...
Episode #127
Episode 102: Round Table (The Coach- Aaron Rodgers, Ohio University women's soccer, The Player- Scout Murray, The Dad- David Murray) 🎙In this week’s episode, we have a unique round table discussion about college...
Episode #126
Episode 101: Dr. Jeremy Alland (Sports Medicine Doctor & Team Doctor for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls) 🎙In this week’s episode, sports medicine doctor Dr. Jeremy Alland joins me, who is the team doctor for...
Episode #125
Episode 100 (!!!): Colleen Leitner (My big sister) 🔹 My older sister Colleen joins for a special 100th Episode and proves that no one can humble you quite like your sister... From ACL injury roasts to podcast intro...
Episode #124
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 the journey and some...
Episode #123
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 parenting. 🔹 Bairos built a...
Episode #122
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 years to land in...
Episode #121
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 in youth sports...
Episode #120
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, indoor facilities, and...
Episode #119
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 and how many of...
Episode #118
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, often hilarious...
Episode #117
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 neighborhood...
Episode #116
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, Image, and Likeness...
Episode #115
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 somehow keep getting...
Episode #114
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 sports and what...
Episode #113
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 of putting kids...
Episode #112
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 podcast Always Pick...
Episode #111
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 differently. A LOT can...
Episode #110
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 smorgasbord of women’s...
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