{"podcast":{"title":"The NIL Podcast by SportsEpreneur","slug":"the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294","podcast_index_feed_id":6712294,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/nil4u","website_url":"https://sportsepreneur.com/podcast/nil4u/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7NOHocVWrY7P10cb05Ix4TbvMS2eQHtFPHYZcRiObLQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNTMz/N2FlZWEzYTk3ZDRk/ZWNmMDViZWU4NTY5/MjFiMS5wbmc.jpg","author":"SportsEpreneur","episode_count":26,"summary":"The NIL Podcast by SportsEpreneur covers Name, Image, and Likeness news, athlete business strategy, NIL deals, collectives, and the legal and regulatory landscape shaping college sports — from football and basketball to March Madness and beyond. Built for athletes, sports professionals, universities, coaches, agents, and anyone operating inside the modern NIL ecosystem.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T00:18:06.770587+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294"},"episode":{"title":"NIL, Youth Sports, and the Pressure Pipeline | Dave Yoo of Onsides","slug":"nil-youth-sports-and-the-pressure-pipeline-dave-yoo-of-onsides","published_at":"2026-05-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294/nil-youth-sports-and-the-pressure-pipeline-dave-yoo-of-onsides","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab573667","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/ab573667/c14eb4e8.mp3","summary":"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 Takeaways NIL 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 Chapters 00:00 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 &…","meta_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 s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3006,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294/episodes/nil-youth-sports-and-the-pressure-pipeline-dave-yoo-of-onsides/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nil-podcast-by-sportsepreneur-6712294/nil-youth-sports-and-the-pressure-pipeline-dave-yoo-of-onsides.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}