4 Takeaways from Capitol Hill's Youth Sports Hearing

4 Takeaways from Capitol Hill's Youth Sports Hearing

July 1, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 82

About this episode

The episode discusses key takeaways from a congressional hearing on the commercialization of youth sports and the implications of private equity involvement.

Kyle Scott, Kyle Pagan, and James Kratch discuss their takeaways from the "Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports" hearing on Capitol Hill. Is the Let Kids Play Act in jeopardy? How are conversations being led by misleading numbers? What should private equity be liable for? We're even seeing one PE firm go on the offensive. Kyle Scott also submitted a statement after originally being asked to be a witness. We want to thank BlackMagic Design Cameras for sponsoring the show! Whether you're a sports facility, club, school or coach, Blackmagic Design allows high quality, affordable and easy to learn multi-camera streaming and filming. Check out their studio cameras, production switchers, Davinci resolve editing and replay tools, and the BlackMagic Camera app on iPhone and android. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com. Read Kyle's statement here: https://www.buyingsandlot.com/p/buying-sandlot-statement-to-congress Check out Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports - https://www.youtube.com/live/KT6hFcI46_4?si=PSd2mahRjL31j91w 0:00 - Mr. Scott Writes to Washington 7:24…

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