For the Love of Sport

About For the Love of Sport

For the Love of Sport takes you into the world of youth sports, giving you a chance to meet and celebrate the volunteers, business owners, and athletes who make them possible. Each episode offers insight into the behind-the-scenes efforts of parents, coaches, and volunteers who make youth sports possible. It also highlights the successes of the youth sports community, and how that community helps kids become stronger, healthier, happier people on and off the field. Learn more > https://www.sportsengine.com/for-the-love-of-sport-podcast

Publisher

NBC Sports

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Sept 2022

Latest episode

2 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jan 2025

   ENCORE: Curve Score Metrics for Youth Athletes with Diamond Allegiance

   2025 is here! Celebrate by listening to one of our favorite episodes featuring our partners at Diamond Allegiance this past year. Dive in as For the Love of Sport Podcast hosts Simon and Marie chat with Sandy Ogg and Erik Bakich from Diamond Allegiance. Learn how this organization is revolutionizing travel baseball, hear Erik's experiences coaching at Clemson, and discover Diamond Allegiance's roots. Gain insights into youth sports and the driving forces behind enhancing athletic development with accessible technology.

2. 

   19 Dec 2024

   ENCORE: Savannah Bananas on Redefining Fun in Youth Sports

   Simon and Marie chat with Savannah Bananas' Kyle Luigs and Tyler Gillum about redefining fun in youth sports through innovative approaches and prioritizing fan experiences.

3. 

   5 Dec 2024

   Working With Parents in Sport: Bridging Communication Gaps and Building Supportive Communities

   For The Love of Sport hosts Simon and Marie discuss how Gordon MacLelland's Working With Parents in Sport approach bridges communication gaps and builds supportive communities in youth sports.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.