Our Story
Youth sports should build kids up — not burn coaches out.
Most youth coaches never asked for this job. They raised their hand at a sign-up sheet, love their kid’s sport, and genuinely want to make a difference. We’re here to make sure they can.
The problem with youth sports today
Every weekend, thousands of parent volunteers get handed a roster, a practice time, and a whistle — with zero training and no plan. They’re expected to run organized, developmental practices while managing demanding parents, keeping kids engaged, and somehow winning games.
The result? Chaotic practices. Frustrated coaches. Disengaged kids. And a toxic culture that has driven 70% of young athletes to quit organized sports by age 13.
Win-at-all-costs thinking, early specialization, and coaches who mistake yelling for teaching have broken youth sports. And the coaches who actually care — the ones who want to do it right — are left on their own to figure it out.
What We Do
Curated coaching systems that actually work
Your Coaching Curator exists to close that gap. We research, curate, and package the best evidence-based coaching tools, templates, and systems — and put them directly in the hands of the coaches who need them most.
No PhD required. No hours of prep. Just practical resources built for real coaching environments: a volunteer parent running their first U9 soccer practice, or a high school assistant coach trying to structure a pre-season plan that doesn’t crush kids before the season starts.
Everything we create is immediately usable, grounded in positive youth development research, and designed to help coaches spend less time stressing and more time actually coaching.
The Founder
Mike
Mike spent 12+ years inside professional sports, most recently at a Washington DC-based professional sports organization.
Working inside elite sports organizations gave Mike a front-row seat to how the best franchises in the world develop athletes, build cultures, and invest in coaching infrastructure. And it made one thing painfully clear: almost none of that knowledge reaches the youth level.
Your Coaching Curator is Mike’s effort to change that — to bring the principles, systems, and thinking from elite organizations down to the grassroots coaches and parents who need it most.
Because better-prepared coaches build better athletes. And better athletes grow into better humans.
Our Promise
What we stand for
Evidence-Based
Everything we recommend has research behind it — grounded in sports science and positive youth development principles.
Practical First
Usable by a first-time coach on day one. No jargon, no fluff — just systems that work in the real world.
Development Over Winning
Youth development comes first. We believe the best coaches build people, not just athletes.
Anti-Toxic
We actively stand against early specialization, burnout, and abusive coaching. Kids deserve better.
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