{"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.In 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.Eric 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.Key TakeawaysNIL pressure is moving downstream into younger athletes  Youth sports has quietly become a $50B+ ecosystem  Parents are carrying a massive emotional and logistical load  The gap between recreational sports and elite club sports keeps growing  AI can reduce stress when it solves real-world problems  Travel, recruiting, and training culture are reshaping family life  Athlete branding now starts earlier than ever  Youth sports still works best when kids simply get to play  Chapters00:00 Introduction  01:30 The size and growth of the youth sports market  04:00 Why Dave Yoo started building Onsides  06:00 The chaos parents manage across sports platforms  08:00 Cognitive load and the hidden pressure on families  11:00 Private coaching, training, and monetization  13:00 How Onsides uses AI carefully  16:00 AI disruption and startup building  19:00 Advice for students and young founders  22:00 Youth sports commercialization and rising expectations  27:00 Recreational sports vs. high-pressure club culture  31:00 Parent behavior, overuse injuries, and sideline culture  35:00 NIL, recruiting, and pressure on younger athletes  41:00 Media, AI, and signal amplification  46:00 Phones, social media, and youth athletes  50:00 The future of youth sports  Connect & FollowThe NIL Podcast by SportsEpreneur  Hosted by Eric Kasimov: https://x.com/Eric_Kaz  Onsides: https://getonsides.com/  Dave Yoo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveyoo/ ...","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}