38. Youth Sports Costs Are Out of Control: What Parents Can Do
Published: August 21, 2026
Duration: 17:32
Youth sports are worth the investment. But does that investment really need to cost your family thousands, or even tens of thousands, of dollars every year?
In this episode of The Sports Mom Playbook, Rachel Heller gets real about the rising cost of youth sports, from club and registration fees to travel, hotels, equipment, private training, showcases, recruiting platforms, and all the hidden expenses nobody warns you about when your child first joins a team.
Rachel also tackles one of the biggest pressures driving sports parents to keep spending: the dream of an athletic scholarship. What...
In this episode of The Sports Mom Playbook, Rachel Heller gets real about the rising cost of youth sports, from club and registration fees to travel, hotels, equipment, private training, showcases, recruiting platforms, and all the hidden expenses nobody warns you about when your child first joins a team.
Rachel also tackles one of the biggest pressures driving sports parents to keep spending: the dream of an athletic scholarship. What...