Former NCAA Division 1 and professional soccer player John O’Sullivan, founder of Changing the Game Project, joins Scott Rintoul for a powerful and eye-opening conversation about the biggest issues in youth sports today – and how parents can fix them.

From “joysticking” kids on the sidelines to early specialization, car-ride coaching, toxic environments, fear-based decisions, and the loss of free play, John breaks down why so many well-intentioned parents accidentally harm their child’s long-term development and what to do instead.

You’ll learn:

• Why shouting instructions (“shoot!”, “pass!”, “go wide!”) steals vital reps from kids

• How to build motivated, resilient, self-driven athletes

• The difference between talent selection and talent identification

• What healthy sideline support ACTUALLY looks like