The Funny, Expensive and Exhausting Reality of Youth Sports

In this episode of Uncoached, I sit down with Jordan Rifkin, better known as Broke Dad Jordan, to talk about the hilarious and painfully relatable side of being a sports parent. Jordan brings humor to the chaos of youth sports, from tournament weekends and packed schedules to rising costs, wild expenses, and the everyday reality of trying to keep up without losing your money, time, or sanity. Questions we cover in this episode: 1. At what point did you realize youth sports had quietly turned into a full-time job with a payment plan? 2. What’s the most ridiculous youth sports expense where you just had to stop and laugh? 3. As a sports dad, what’s more exhausting: the money being spent or the amount of time youth sports consumes every week? 4. What’s something in youth sports culture that parents have accepted as “normal” that is actually insane when you really think about it? 5. If someone completely outside the youth sports world followed your family around for one tournament weekend, what do you think would shock them the most? Bonus Question: What’s the best sports parent survival hack you’ve learned to help save money, time, or sanity while navigating youth sports?