Buying Sandlot: The Business of Youth Sports

We're joined today by RCX Sports' CEO, Izell Reese, and Brand Velocity Group Founding Partner, Austin Ramos. We discuss BVG’s recent acquisition of RCX, why they believe youth sports remains a compelling investment opportunity, how RCX grew NFL FLAG into the largest youth flag football league in the world, why affordability and accessibility remain at the center of their mission, general thoughts on private equity’s role in youth sports and if The Let Kids Play Act had any effect on the sale, and global expansion plus what comes next. 0:00 - Inside The BVG/RCX Sports Deal for NFL Flag7:44 - Partnerships With NFL & Other Leagues12:23 - More Expansion, Investment, & Growth18:51 - Fan Engagement vs. Player Development22:30 - How Legislation Impacted The Deal26:21 - Future Plans & Multi-Sport OpportunitiesFollow Us:Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlotTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

On today's episode Quinten Griffiths, CEO of Sportball, one of the largest rec sports providers in North America talks about why Sportball believes the future of youth sports starts before kindergarten, how the company is helping parents navigate specialization in sports, why Quinten sees a massive opportunity for non-competitive youth sports in America, and he gives his thoughts on the Let Kids Play Act targeting private equity’s growing interest in the industry.0:00 - Sportball Is Betting Big on Texas6:35 - Unique Coach, Business, & Culture Model24:42 - Government & PE's Role in Youth Sports42:44 - Youth Social Media Ban & Future GoalsFollow Us:Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlotTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot

A former hacker and DARPA program manager Jason Syversen launched SportsVisio after an 8-figure exit from his cybersecurity company. SportsVisio brings computer vision and AI to youth sports and helps teams, clubs, schools, and facilities automatically capture games, generate highlights and box scores, and track stats typically only available to the highest levels. We talk about the product, democratizing sports analytics, why AI-generated highlights are becoming a must-have rather than a nice-to-have, trends in youth sports & facilities (he also owns a 30,000 sq. ft. sports complex), the role youth sports plays in national security, and future funding plans. 0:00 - Target Customers & Subsidizing Sports Data7:13 - Achieving 99% Stat Accuracy & AI Coaching16:39 - Trends In Youth Sports & Facilities25:17 - Recruiting, Brands, & National Security34:35 - Future Funding Plans & ExpansionsFollow Us:Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buying-sandlot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buyingsandlotTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@buyingsandlot