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What does the next generation of youth sports businesses look like? Buying Sandlot was at LeagueApps' Next Up 2026 for a series of conversations with founders, executives, and entrepreneurs building across the industry. GameBreaker talks how they're ad...

Kyle Scott and Kyle Pagan have Capacity Sports Group CEO, Ken Kocher, on to discuss one of the biggest moves in youth sports. Ken Kocher joins Buying Sandlot to announce the deal bringing the entire LakePoint Sports campus in Emerson, Georgia, into its...

Kyle Pagan and Kyle Scott break down the launch of Atlas, a new global elite high school basketball league featuring 11 prep schools and academies, including IMG Academy and SPIRE. We also explore the New York Yankees' expansion into youth camps and pr...

This week on Buying Sandlot, we break down some of the biggest business stories shaping youth sports, starting with Rivals' new $500 recruiting evaluations. We also dig into Otto Sport AI's growing position in youth volleyball, the opportunity created ...

Keeping kids safe should be the simplest goal in youth sports. In this Safety & Compliance Webinar Kyle Scott and James Kratch are joined by Seth Lieberman, CEO of Ankored; Meredith Thompson, Senior Director of Health & Safety at Unrivaled Sports; and ...

Kyle Scott and Kyle Pagan welcome GameChanger’s SVP & GM of Emerging Sports, Brandon Rhodes, on the show to talk about the major push into basketball. Brandon breaks down the company's new basketball experience and why GameChanger sees the sport as its...

Kyle Scott and Kyle Pagan talk to the Philadelphia Union’s GM of their $100M Sportsplex, David Pettican. The facility serves the Union's MLS team, Union II and academy system, while also operating as a massive youth sports business hosting tournaments,...

Kyle Pagan, Kyle Scott and James Kratch break down several developments that could reshape how youth sports operates. They react to a new Stay to Play lawsuit and the impact it has on youth sports, Drew Weatherford's comments about localized competitio...

Kyle Pagan talks with Jeff Angus, Founder of Three Horizons Group, about the current streaming landscape, how youth sports becomes a legitimate media category, and why seven-figure youth sports sponsorships are now possible and the untapped opportuniti...

Kyle Pagan and James Kratch have a conversation with Texas Sports Academy co-founders Malekai Mischke and Lamar Cannon. In this episode they talk about the Alpha School network that offers a curriculum of academics in the morning and sports in the afte...

Kyle Scott, Kyle Pagan, and James Kratch discuss the US Soccer integrating with US Youth Soccer, NIKE's new youth sports experiential platform, and Minnesota could become the new Norway darling. We also break down GameChanger's importance to DICK'S Spo...

Kyle Pagan and Kyle Scott sit down with Veo CEO and co-founder Henrik Teisbaek to discuss the growth of one of the biggest video platforms in youth sports and where the rapidly evolving camera market goes next. We also discuss the impact Veo's new anal...

Can sponsorship dollars actually help solve youth sports’ affordability problem? Kyle Scott and James Kratch sit down with Orhan Ajredinovski, founder and CEO of Reeplayer, an AI-powered youth sports camera. Orhan has an ambitious goal to use advertisi...

Is youth sports really at a crossroads or has the narrative gotten ahead of reality? Kyle Pagan and Kyle Scott talk about a new AP/Ipsos survey that tackles parent's private equity opinion, costs, and more trends. Massachusetts lawmakers release 11 tho...

Kyle Pagan and James Kratch talk to IMG Academy's COO Mike Milliron about the school's largest expansion ever. We also discuss expanding the academy model around the country, the growing opportunity around girl’s sports - especially flag football, nami...