Why He Founded Proficient Youth Development | KK

About this episode

KK discusses his journey in founding Proficient Youth Development and the importance of supporting young athletes and their parents.

In this episode of Life Through Ball, we sit down with KK, founder of Proficient Youth Development (@proficientyouthdev), to explore his journey and the reason he built a platform dedicated to supporting young athletes and their parents. We discuss identity beyond performance, the role of parental guidance in youth sport, and where youth development is heading. KK shares why he felt there was a gap in the space and how he is working to change the way players are supported on and off the pitch. A conversation about purpose, responsibility and building something bigger than the game.

People in this episode

Host: Tarek

Guest: KK

Topics covered

• youth development
• athlete support
• parental guidance
• identity in sports
• performance
• purpose

Keywords

• youth athletes
• sports development
• parental support
• identity
• performance gap
• athlete guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Proficient Youth Development

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