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Better Sports Parents

Better Sports Parents

Scott Rintoul

83 episodesEN

Show overview

Better Sports Parents launched in 2025 and has put out 83 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 14 min and 1h 13m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 63 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 63 episodes published. Published by Scott Rintoul.

Episodes
83
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
1h 7m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Hosted by veteran broadcaster Scott Rintoul, Better Sports Parents is a weekly video and audio podcast aimed at parents who are navigating the complicated world of youth sports. The intent is to provide parents with an easy to consume resource that delivers important perspectives on how to help create a better youth sports experience for their children. Those messages are delivered by recognizable professional athletes, coaches, executives, and experts who will offer insight into their own experiences in youth sports, their approaches with their own children, and their views on relatable issues that parents encounter in youth sports.

Latest Episodes

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Camille Martens: Surviving Sport, Red Flags & Becoming the Sports Parent Your Child Needs

Oct 6, 20261h 9m

What's Working: Streetfront with Trevor Stokes

Oct 2, 202630 min

Hayley Wickenheiser: High Costs Hurting Hockey, Let Your Kids Fail & The Lost Art of Play

Sep 29, 20261h 10m

Geroy Simon: Navigating NIL, Check Your Ego as a Coach & It Always Comes Back to the Child

Sep 22, 20261h 9m

What's Working: Free Play for Kids with Tim Adams

Sep 18, 202628 min

James Paxton: Baseball's Velo Culture, Backyard to Big League & I Wouldn't Get Recruited Now

Sep 15, 20261h 6m

Manny Malhotra: Don't Be That Parent, Coaching Your Own Kid & We're Just Buying Memories

Sep 8, 20261h 10m

Duff Gibson: Real Tools for Coaches, Mindset Matters Most & Lean Into the Love of the Game

Aug 25, 20261h 15m

Jamie Huscroft: Conscious of Cost, The Ever-Shrinking Offseason & Develop People Not Players

Aug 18, 202659 min

Ilya Orlov: Why Kids Quit Sports, Breaking Bad Coaching Habits & Dollars Over Development

Aug 11, 20261h 12m

Worth Repeating: Terry McKaig on the Benefits of Getting Cut

Aug 7, 202612 min

Matt Nichol: Specialize in Fun, Training Myths Debunked & The Real Lesson from Norway

Aug 4, 20261h 19m

Worth Repeating: Allison McNeill on Protecting Joy in Youth Sport

Jul 31, 202617 min

Jason Strudwick: Kids Aren't Your Scorecard, A Culture of FOMO & Problems with Super Teams

Jul 28, 20261h 12m

Worth Repeating: Steve Mesler on The Importance of Keeping Kids in Sport

Jul 24, 202612 min

Kara Kalin: Smiling While Dying, The Sweaty Head Test & Create Unshakable Confidence

Jul 21, 20261h 18m

Worth Repeating: Senator Marnie McBean on The Pitfalls of Early Specialization

Jul 17, 202612 min

Adam Bighill: From Bullied to Belonging, Misleading Money Grabs & Coaches Build Communities

Jul 14, 20261h 6m

Worth Repeating: Trevor Linden on the Rising Costs and Pressure in Youth Sports

Jul 10, 202612 min

Shannon Winzer: We're Failing Our Coaches, Why Parents Lose the Plot & The Gift of Free Play

Jul 7, 20261h 13m