Youth sports has quietly become a full-time job for parents. Between schedules, travel, apps, training, and expectations, the load has grown far beyond just showing up.
Eric Kasimov talks with Dave Yoo, founder of Onsides, a platform built to simplify the youth sports experience for parents, about the pressure and complexity behind it — and where it’s heading.
They get into the reality families are dealing with today, from rising costs and sideline behavior to NIL, recruiting, and how AI can actually reduce the “cognitive load” parents are carrying.
00:14 – The business and emotion of youth sports
03:00 – Why Dave Yoo started building Onsides
05:00 – The chaos parents deal with across platforms
06:12 – The vision for an all-in-one youth sports app
08:26 – Reducing cognitive load for parents
10:48 – Private coaching, training, and monetization
12:29 – How Onsides is using AI behind the scenes
14:40 – Guardrails, hallucinations, and reliable data
16:36 – AI’s impact on software and engineering
18:57 – Advice for students and young founders
20:09 – College, careers, and uncertainty
21:49 – Growth, distribution, and parent adoption
24:23 – The commercialization of youth sports
27:07 – Recreational sports vs. club intensity
29:00 – Parent pressure and youth sports culture
31:44 – NIL, recruiting, and what comes next
38:00 – Media, podcasts, and startup storytelling
41:38 – AI, search, and signal amplification
43:51 – Phones, social media, and young athletes
47:42 – Connect with Onsides & Dave Yoo