Sportball Bets Big on Texas

State Governments Get In On Youth Sports Legislation

Today we're talking about a bill in Massachusetts that wants to establish a state governing body for youth sports, the MLB draft proposal could have some drastic effects on youth baseball, news releases in the age of The Let Kids Play Act, and a youth Whiffle Ball League is a point for organized pick up. 0:00 - Buying Sandlot Premium Update 5:51 - Youth Sports Regulation in New England 11:28 - Benefits & Challenges of Regulation 35:07 - MLB Draft Plan Could Bring Major Change 49:10 - The Case for Sponsorship in an Age of The Let Kids Play Act 55:45 - A Point for Organized Pick Up Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

Sportball Bets Big on Texas

On today's episode Quinten Griffiths, CEO of Sportball, one of the largest rec sports providers in North America talks about why Sportball believes the future of youth sports starts before kindergarten, how the company is helping parents navigate specialization in sports, why Quinten sees a massive opportunity for non-competitive youth sports in America, and he gives his thoughts on the Let Kids Play Act targeting private equity’s growing interest in the industry. 0:00 - Sportball Is Betting Big on Texas 6:35 - Unique Coach, Business, & Culture Model 24:42 - Government & PE's Role in Youth Sports 42:44 - Youth Social Media Ban & Future Goals Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

2026 Youth Sports Predictions: A Mid-Year Checkpoint

On today’s episode we check back in on the Youth Sports predictions we made in January, now that we’re at the halfway point. How many did we get right and how many have we been flat out wrong about so far? We look into the state of international expansion, government legislation, flag football infrastructure, and the SportsEngine sale. Later in the episode, we'll have more predictions for rest of 2026 centered around The Savannah Bananas, interoperability, sports academies, and plenty more. 0:00 - Youth Sports Expands Internationally 7:52 - An Elite High School Football Platform Launches 8:52 - Governments Will Tackle Affordability 11:28 - Organized Pickup Becomes A Hot Trend 16:16 - Parents Pushback On Specialization 19:39 - A Title IX-based Challenge to the House Settlement 22:03 - Sportstainment Grows 25:59 - Flag & Volleyball Increase Infrastructure 27:24 - Versant Will Partially Sell SportsEngine 30:25 - A Youth Sports Credit Card Is Introduced 32:18 - More Predictions For The Rest Of 2026 Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

From DARPA to Youth Sports: SportsVisio's Sports Analytic Revolution

A former hacker and DARPA program manager Jason Syversen launched SportsVisio after an 8-figure exit from his cybersecurity company. SportsVisio brings computer vision and AI to youth sports and helps teams, clubs, schools, and facilities automatically capture games, generate highlights and box scores, and track stats typically only available to the highest levels. We talk about the product, democratizing sports analytics, why AI-generated highlights are becoming a must-have rather than a nice-to-have, trends in youth sports & facilities (he also owns a 30,000 sq. ft. sports complex), the role youth sports plays in national security, and future funding plans. 0:00 - Target Customers & Subsidizing Sports Data 7:13 - Achieving 99% Stat Accuracy & AI Coaching 16:39 - Trends In Youth Sports & Facilities 25:17 - Recruiting, Brands, & National Security 34:35 - Future Funding Plans & Expansions Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

Building A Gig Economy For Youth Sports Referees

Huck Sorock, Co-Founder and CEO of Refr Sports, is one of the fastest-growing companies in the officiating technology space. A former hockey player and referee, Huck experienced firsthand the challenges officials face—from inefficient scheduling and long payment delays to the broader referee shortage impacting youth sports across the country. We talked about how technology is changing officiating, the referee shortage, why assigners hold so much influence, and why Huck believes officials represent one of the biggest infrastructure opportunities in the entire sports industry. 0:00 - Identifying Tech Inefficiencies in Reffing 8:04 - Market Data: Age, Pay, Games & More 15:38 - Relationships, Distribution, & Scale 21:01 - Thoughts On NGB & Rec Partnerships 25:16 - How to Combat a Ref Shortage 30:12 - How Far Away is Ai Officiating? 32:38 - Community Building & Instant Cash Outs 37:25 - Funding Journey & Business Growth Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlot TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot