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HERself

295. Youth Sports: Our Takes

HERself

Abby and Amy

Grow, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family, Opportunity, Honest, Real, Vulnerable, Purpose, Best Self, Self-improvement, Future, Comparison

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Are youth sports taking over your calendar? You’re not alone. In this episode, we—two moms raising three kids each in a sports-loving community—open up about the challenges and joys of navigating youth sports with kids aged 9, 7, 6, and 4.5. We get real about what it means to be a sports family, how our own upbringings shape our decisions, and why it’s okay to press pause and ask: “Is this still working for our family?” You’ll hear: Why your childhood experience with sports might be influenc...

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0:00.0

Just as a sports-loving female, I'm just like, it is cool for you to go sometimes too.

0:08.7

And like to get the experience, even if you don't know as much.

0:12.0

And honestly, at home might be harder.

0:14.3

So it's like just to, it doesn't have to be even.

0:17.9

But is there a way that every parent can show support to their child? Because I do

0:23.2

think it's really important. I'm Amy. And I'm Abby. And as women, we are constantly comparing

0:34.0

ourselves to others. But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:39.2

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions

0:41.9

and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:45.1

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:51.3

Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:00.4

Today we are back with another Amy and Abby episode and we are going to talk all about youth sports.

1:08.0

Now where we're coming from, I'm a mom of three. My kids are nine, seven, and six.

1:14.9

Yep, mom of three as well, nine, seven, and four and a half. Four and a half. So we've been at this for a

1:20.8

minute. In our area, a lot of kids do start playing some type of sport right before kindergarten.

1:27.1

I would say it's very, very common.

1:30.1

We do live in a sports culture town where sports are really important to this city.

1:36.7

The signups are quick. Yeah. The signups are quick. It's competitive. It's really interesting.

1:42.4

So now that we've had a few years under our belt and

1:46.1

multiple children, we wanted to record an episode that kind of gives you some thoughts.

1:51.3

Of course, just like anything, I don't think there's a perfect recipe for any family.

1:56.5

You know, a lot of our friends are handling it differently than we are.

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