Healthy Sports Parents
Healthy Sports Parents
Podcast Description
Youth sports can be really hard - especially if you’re wanting to raise your kid in ways that produce healthy adults when they’re done playing. Each week on healthy sports parents we have conversations designed to help you keep your athlete mentally and emotionally healthy. Whether you’re starting out in rec ball or traveling every weekend to elite tournaments, we’re here to help you strengthen your relationship with your kids through sports. Follow along on social:https://www.tiktok.com/@healthysportsparentshttps://www.instagram.com/healthysportsparentshttps://www.youtube.com/@HealthySportsParents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast focuses on the challenges of youth sports and fostering healthy relationships between parents and athletes, with episodes ranging from approaching youth sports with a long-term perspective, to understanding referees' experiences, to developing a strong work ethic in children. Specific discussions include balancing competitiveness without burnout, the significance of losing as a growth experience, and the importance of recognizing that children are more than just athletes.
Youth sports are not about winning games. They’re about raising great humans who are prepared for life beyond the field.
Healthy Sports Parents is a youth sports podcast for parents who care more about the kid than the outcome. Hosted by Jonathan Carone, the show explores how sports can be used to teach character, resilience, and emotional health without turning the experience into pressure for kids or parents.
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This conversation is an extended version of my interview with Mike Schultz for Parents’ 100-Year Digital Issue, where he’s being spotlighted as one of today’s most inspiring parents.
What actually lasts when the season ends? What happens once you step off the podium and go back to real life?
In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Paralympic gold medalist, inventor, and dad Mike Schultz to talk about what it really looks like to chase something big while raising a 12-year-old athlete.
Mike has competed at the highest level in the world. He’s also spent 170 days on the road in a single year trying to balance training for the Paralympic Winter Games with being present for his daughter’s gymnastics meets and middle school milestones. He knows the pull of ambition and the guilt that can come with it.
We talk about:
- What his life-changing injury taught him about identity beyond performance
- Why progression, not winning, is what truly motivates long-term success
- The difference between supporting your kid and pushing them
- How to help kids discover their own internal drive
- What he hopes his daughter learns from watching him compete
Mike shares honestly about the tension of being “just dad” at home while also being a world-class athlete. He explains why pushing only works for so long, why losing teaches more than winning, and why the point of youth sports has to go deeper than medals.
If your kid’s sport ended tomorrow, what would you hope remained?
This conversation is about making sure the answer to that question is bigger than the scoreboard.
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