BS Daily: USA Baseball's BIG Change, Norway Model's Uncertainty, & D1 Training's New Product

BS Daily: USA Baseball's BIG Change, Norway Model's Uncertainty, & D1 Training's New Product

Kyle Pagan and Kyle Scott discuss a jam packed week of news from the uncertainty around Norway’s youth sports model, D1 Training launches a new verified testing platform, USA Baseball changes the bat specs for high school, and more. 0:00 - USA Baseball's Changes Bat Specs 12:06 - The Norway Model Faces Uncertainty 28:06 - D1 Training's New Testing Platform 34:38 - Update: Stay To Play Lawsuit 38:22 - A Media Defense Of Private Equity In Soccer 44:44 - Postgame Show 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

Interview: Real American Freestyle's Youth Wrestling Tournament, Expansion Plans, & Creating "Disney World"

Kyle Pagan and James Kratch talk to Co-Founder and CEO of Real America Freestyle Wrestling Chad Bronstein. RAF is a rapidly growing wrestling league that announced the launch of Next Gen, a national youth wrestling series that will stream on Fox Nation. Chad breaks down why he believes wrestling is on the verge of becoming America's next breakout sport, the Next Gen tournament, RAF's plans to acquire 30-40 wrestling clubs, emerging markets like Texas & Florida, and creating a "Disney World” atmosphere at events for wrestling families. 0:00 - Next Gen Tournament & Club Wrestling Network 8:54 - Expanding Wrestling to More Markets 12:19 - The "Disney World" for Wrestling 16:23 - Future Wrestling Academy Plans 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

LeagueApps Acquires NCSI Creating New Era in Youth Sports Safety

Kyle Scott and Kyle Pagan interview Jeremy Goldberg, President & Co-Founder of LeagueApps, and Kate Quattlebaum, VP of Safety at NCSI, as LeagueApps announces they’ve acquired the background screening and compliance app. We discuss why LeagueApps made safety its next major investment, how they’ll integrate NCSI into the company, the conversation around athlete safety evolving, and their plans to simplify background checks and compliance for youth sports operators. 0:00 - LeagueApps Acquires NCSI 7:25 - NCSI's Role in Compliance 14:12 - Easier, Faster, & Securer Processes 17:33 - The Challenge of State Regulations 21:51 - Does Consolidation Lead to Credential Sharing? 26:16 - Future Opportunities for LeagueApps & NCSI 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

Interview: The Smart Basketball "huupe" Changing Training, Development, and Recruiting

Kyle Pagan speaks with Paul Anton, CEO and Co-Founder of huupe, a company behind the world’s first smart basketball hoop. huupe uses an integrated screen, computer vision, and AI-powered training that transforms a driveway or gym into an interactive player development experience. We dive into the origins, their core products, why consumer expectations around sports training are changing, and the future of connected sports equipment. 0:00 - The Smart Basketball Huupe 2:36 - Tracking Stats, Highlights, & Shots 6:33 - Target Market & Proprietary Tech 14:27 - The Different Levels of Data Tracking 18:51 - Gamification, Rewards, & Creators 21:04 - Recruiting & Brand Integration 22:24 - New Sports, Pricing, & Raises 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

Interview: 108 Performance's Ambitious Pro Softball Plan to Build the Next Great Youth Athlete

Kyle Scott and Kyle Pagan talk to the founder of 108 Performance, Eugene Bleecker, about 108's journey from a small training facility to MLB player clients, how the next generation of athlete development will combine software, education, products, and AI into a single ecosystem and we dive into his ambitious professional women's softball project in Knoxville, Tennessee. 0:00 - 108 Performance's Journey 4:23 - The Knoxville Miracle Opportunity 8:41 - A Unified Platform of Player Development and Media 15:01 - The Future, Raises, & Innovation 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