Parenting, Pressure, and Youth Sports

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4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The party people asked—and Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy answered. From whether parents should coach their own kids, to how early specialization is hurting youth sports, to what they regret (and don’t) in life, this Q&A Power to the Party People episode has it all. Plus, Abby uses a Sharpie and lip gloss to teach Julie the real meaning of “offside.” Keep the Party Going: Linda Flanagan - Take Back The Game - https://lindaflanaganauthor.com Join the Party: Follow @welcometothepartyshow on: YouTube — @welcometothepartyshow Instagram — @welcometothepartyshow TikTok — @welcometothepartyshow Email — partypeoplequestions@gmail.com Thank you to our sponsors: -Ally’s got you covered. Ally Bank, Member FDIC-Start your therapy journey today by visiting https://growtherapy.com/start/welcometotheparty/ -Start your career coaching today at https://www.strawberry.me/welcometotheparty

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0:00.0	This is right after we did the Rebecca Lowe episode.
0:02.8	And when I was like, do not go to practice.
0:05.5	And Amma actually gave me a hard time.
0:07.5	She's like, you said don't go to practice.
0:09.0	And I was like, I realize I realize I am now, in fact, hypocritical.
0:15.6	Attention.
0:18.1	The party is about to commence.
0:20.5	Oh, oh, oh, The party is about to commence.
0:27.7	Welcome to the party.
0:34.4	What's up, party people? I'm Julie Fowdy.
0:36.0	And I'm Abby Wambach.
0:41.3	Well, party people, we asked and you answered. So now you're going to ask and we're going to answer. You follow me? Yes, I do. Probably not.
0:46.2	I do. Okay, good. You do. Thank you, Ebb. Basically, we shall give the power to the party people.
0:53.1	Let's go. We put out the back call for our listeners
0:55.9	to email us questions and we got so many thoughtful ones. So thank you for that. Today we're
1:01.3	going to answer several of the submissions and I don't know, see where the conversation goes.
1:08.0	Because with us, you just never know yeah you really don't you don't know
1:12.3	and as a reminder you can always send us an email at party people questions at gmail.com party
1:20.4	people questions at gmail.com or literally drop a comment anywhere in insta, Apple Podcast page, Spotify.
1:28.5	You know, we love to hear from you.
1:29.7	So please do that.
1:30.8	All right, Abigail, the party people want to know.
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