David Rutherford Show: The Lie Travel Sports Is Telling Your Kid | Jason Collinsworth

About this episode

David Rutherford and Jason Collinsworth discuss the issues within the youth sports system and the impact on child development.

Jason Collinsworth — host of the I Hate Soccer podcast and 11-year youth soccer trainer — joins David to break down what's actually happening inside the multi-billion-dollar youth sports machine. You'll learn why 17 coaches in eight years can produce zero real development, why the leagues your kid is fighting to join are run as gatekeeping cartels, and why most coaches at the youth level can't even articulate a coaching philosophy when asked. David explains why what Jason is describing isn't a soccer problem — it's the same failure pattern you see when any system replaces meticulous individual development with marketing, recruiting, and pay-to-play optics. We break down two-footed training as a confidence-building doctrine, why parents become the threat instead of the support, and what to look for in a coach who's actually going to develop your kid versus one who's going to use them. Jason Collinsworth has spent over a decade running his own training company and is one of the most-watched independent voices in U.S. youth soccer. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David…

People in this episode

Host: David Rutherford

Guest: Jason Collinsworth

Topics covered

• youth sports
• coaching philosophy
• development in sports
• parent involvement
• soccer training

Keywords

• youth sports
• coaching
• soccer
• development
• parents
• training

Sponsors

Black Rifle Coffee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: I Hate Soccer, Frog Logic Institute, David Rutherford Letter

Books & works: The Poet Warrior

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