Buying Sandlot: The Business of Youth Sports

We're back!Kyle and Kyle talk about two youth sports tech start ups announcing different paths, USMNT legend Landon Donovan's criticism of club soccer, and dive into the 7th Inning Stretch with James Kratch to talk about the biggest youth sports business stories over the last week. Lastly, Onsides Founder Dave Yoo comes on to announce his app is out of beta, what it's been like building the everything app for parents, interoperability with tech platforms in the space, and more.0:00 - Buying Sandlot Summit App Announcement 3:38 - OpenAI Acquires Niche Media Company7:42 - Youth Sports Tech Startups Announce Two Different Paths16:36 - USMNT Legend Criticizes Club Soccer29:13 - Could Club Sports Upend College Athletics? 41:20 - 7th Inning Stretch 41:41 - Sen. Cory Booker Calls Out Youth Sports 48:30 - Ascent Group Finalizes LiveBarn Deal 51:24 - TeamSnap Gives Back $20 Million to Orgs 55:04 - Onsides Big App Announcement56:27 - Two New Partnerships 57:45 - The Youth Sports Everything App1:02:02 - Free, No Ads, No Subscriptions1:03:03 - How Onsides Drives Engagement to Platforms1:07:02 - Wins & Challenges From Beta Process1:09:02 - Are Platforms Open to Interoperability? 1:12:12 - Onboarding & Private Coaching Drives Feedback1:15:45 - What's Next Post-Launch? Get your tickets to our Youth Sports Business Conference in Philadelphia from April 14th-15th: https://events.buyingsandlot.com/summit-2026Follow Us:Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlotTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot