New Details Emerge in PlayMetrics and SportsEngine Deal

About this episode

The episode discusses the PlayMetrics and SportsEngine deal, the Let Kids Play Act, and concussion protocol compliance in youth hockey.

We react to the PlayMetrics and SportsEngine deal and reveal new details as this shifts the youth sports industry. We then discuss the "Let Kids Play Act", as Congressional Democrats looks to ban private equity in youth sports, prohibit “stay to play”, and redirect financial resources back into community sports. Finally, CEO of HeadCHECK Health comes on to share insights from a report indicating troubling gaps in concussion protocol compliance across youth hockey organizations. 0:00 - Reacting to the PlayMetrics and SportsEngine Deal 19:02 - The "Let Kids Play Act" Looks to Regulate Youth Sports 43:40 - Report: Concussion Compliance Lags in Youth Hockey 46:12 - Why Insurance is Looking Overseas 49:17 - Who Should Incur the Costs? 51:35 - Can Platform Interoperability Help? 53:52 - How Data Effects Clubs & Recruiting 58:33 - Importance of Data Quality & Collection 1:03:26 - Rec vs. Private League Compliance 1:05:44 - Shocking Data Outliers Why Youth Sports Are Out of Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Lxf_veWbk&feature=youtu.be More Perfect Union Introduces Let Kids Play Act: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOeQQ019aA Follow Us: Subscribe to the Newsletter…

People in this episode

Guest: CEO of HeadCHECK Health

Topics covered

• PlayMetrics and SportsEngine deal
• Let Kids Play Act
• concussion protocol compliance
• youth sports regulation
• data in youth sports

Keywords

• youth sports
• PlayMetrics
• SportsEngine
• Let Kids Play Act
• concussion protocol
• data quality
• youth hockey
• private equity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PlayMetrics, SportsEngine

Places: Congress, youth hockey

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