{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The NIL Podcast by SportsEpreneur","title":"NIL, Youth Sports, and the Pressure Pipeline | Dave Yoo of Onsides","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ab573667\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3006,"description":"NIL may officially begin in college, but the pressure now starts much earlier.\nIn this conversation, Dave Yoo, founder of Onsides, breaks down how youth sports has quietly become a massive industry shaped by travel, private training, recruiting, branding, and rising expectations for both athletes and parents.\nEric Kasimov and Dave discuss the growing cognitive load families carry, how NIL is pushing pressure downstream into younger ages, and why the future of youth sports may depend on reducing chaos instead of adding more to it.\nKey Takeaways\nNIL pressure is moving downstream into younger athletes  \nYouth sports has quietly become a $50B+ ecosystem  \nParents are carrying a massive emotional and logistical load  \nThe gap between recreational sports and elite club sports keeps growing  \nAI can reduce stress when it solves real-world problems  \nTravel, recruiting, and training culture are reshaping family life  \nAthlete branding now starts earlier than ever  \nYouth sports still works best when kids simply get to play  \nChapters\n\n00:00 Introduction \n01:30 The size and growth of the youth sports market \n04:00 Why Dave Yoo started building Onsides \n06:00 The chaos parents manage across sports platforms \n08:00 Cognitive load and the hidden pressure on families \n11:00 Private coaching, training, and monetization \n13:00 How Onsides uses AI carefully \n16:00 AI disruption and startup building \n19:00 Advice for students and young founders \n22:00 Youth sports commercialization and rising expectations \n27:00 Recreational sports vs. high-pressure club culture \n31:00 Parent behavior, overuse injuries, and sideline culture \n35:00 NIL, recruiting, and pressure on younger athletes \n41:00 Media, AI, and signal amplification \n46:00 Phones, social media, and youth athletes \n50:00 The future of youth sports \nConnect & Follow\n\nThe NIL Podcast by SportsEpreneur \nHosted by Eric Kasimov: https://x.com/Eric_Kaz  \nOnsides: https://getonsides.com/  \nDave Yoo on LinkedIn:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wqAxBVNCy4V5cZQdN1o_gL40wshXe0GQt-udWZPi54w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNTMz/N2FlZWEzYTk3ZDRk/ZWNmMDViZWU4NTY5/MjFiMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}