Youth Sports Burnout: Escape Fear-Parenting & the Scholarship Trap - Brian Smith & Ed Uszynski

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host Brian Smith & Ed Uszynski, authors of Away Game: A Christian Parent's Guide to Navigating Youth Sports. They expose the $50B+ youth sports machine driving fear and burnout—and show how to reclaim fun, build character, and ditch the scholarship chase.

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0:00.0	Hey, why don't you tell everybody one of your favorite Bible verses?
0:03.0	Okay, I will because it's Psalm 119, 105.
0:07.2	And that verse says, your word is a lamp from my feet and a light on my path.
0:12.4	I mean, what an awesome Bible verse that reminds us how Scripture lights the way in marriage and parenting and basically everything else.
0:21.5	And we're super grateful to the Christian Standard Bible for supporting this podcast.
0:26.2	Yes, we are.
0:26.6	And just for their work and helping people read God's word clearly and faithfully.
0:32.2	To learn more, go to CSbival.com.
0:39.4	Research is clear.
0:41.3	Like this isn't just a hunch or a hot take.
0:44.8	Research is showing that the more money we spend on our kids in youth sports, the less
0:49.1	they actually enjoy it.
0:51.4	Let that sink in for a second.
0:52.9	The more money we spend on our kids, the data is
0:56.2	saying the less fun our kids are actually having.
1:05.6	Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.
1:11.1	I'm Ann Wilson.
1:12.2	And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at Family Life Today.com.
1:16.3	This is Family Life Today.
1:25.2	Ed Jusinski, Brian Smith, in the studio.
1:27.7	Are you happy they're here?
1:29.1	Yeah.
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