Listen "Episode 16: Teams & When Clubs Forget Their Purpose"
Episode Synopsis
This time of year is heavy.Team lists. Trials. Selections. Emails that make your heart race. Conversations you don’t want to have with your child. And the quiet pressure parents carry trying to work out if they’re doing the right thing — or the wrong thing in the name of “the best”.In this raw and honest episode, Kelly speaks directly to parents living inside the chaos of youth sport. Not as a coach. Not as an expert. But as a parent deep in it too.We talk about the invisible burden parents carry — wondering if their child is good enough, how to know when to push and when to step back, whether to change clubs, chase better opportunities, or protect joy instead.We go deep into the reality no one likes to say out loud — that not all clubs support development, that politics and people-pleasing often replace purpose, and that sometimes the greatest damage in sport doesn’t come from failure… it comes from environments that silently break confidence.This episode is for the parents quietly second-guessing every decision.For the ones pretending they’re fine.For the ones trying not to let their fear become their child’s pressure.There are no formulas here.Just perspective.Honesty.And a reminder that your child is more important than any team list ever will be.If you’re in this season right now — this episode is for you.
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