S4 Ep5: The Secret Bribery Ring That Doesn't Exist

You've probably said some version of it. "I didn't pay all this money for you to play like that." Maybe out loud, maybe in your head on the drive home, maybe half-joking. This episode is about where that sentence actually lands.It doesn't land on the coach. It doesn't land on the club. It lands on your kid,  who can't do anything with it except start believing they owe you.In this episode, I get into how money quietly turns your child's sport into a bill they think they have to pay back, why that changes how they play and practice, and why the bribery-ring rumor about club coaches falls apart the second you look at what those coaches actually earn.I also tell a story about a pair of shoes my mom bought me decades ago, and the math I've been doing in my head ever since. It's the reason I think about money and expectations the way I do, and why attaching dollars to how your kid performs costs everyone more than it looks like.If you've felt that surge when the money crosses your mind mid-game, this one's for you. Order Before You Blame the Coach at https://jenfrytalksyouthsports.com/book.