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Reports of adults wagering on the Little League World Series have caught Congress's attention. A House subcommittee chair is now eyeing a hearing on youth sports betting — here's what's happening and why it matters to families in Middle Tennessee.

Ten years ago, Jim Schindley watched a rec practice "kind of go wrong" and figured he could do better. He ended up growing Franklin Baseball Club from 800 kids to more than 1,300, building a Challenger League for kids with disabilities along the way — and he's not done yet.

Nashville broadcast fixture Chad Withrow picked launch day for his brand-new show to sit down with us — and didn't hold back. He breaks down building Sport & State from zero with Clay Travis, why the transfer rule is reshaping high school football, and the coaching lesson he's carried through 20 years on the sideline.

Families overwhelmingly believe in the benefits of organized sports. But a new poll suggests the price of participation is determining who gets to play.

Nashville Flyers Hockey Director James Perkin talks coaching, ADM, and building a program from Calgary rinks to the NYHL — plus where things stand at Centennial.

A top MLB prospect's quick reaction saved a young fan from hitting the ground during a pregame ceremony — and the internet noticed.

A referee reaches his breaking point with parents at a youth soccer game — and says exactly what's been on his mind.

A youth baseball umpire calmly ejects a coach upset about walkup music — and the game ends in a forfeit.

A youth mite hockey intermission got wild fast when one team's goalie left the net to join a scrum instead of tending the crease.

A viral clip is making the rounds: parents are intentionally holding their sons back in 8th grade — not for academics, but to give them a size and strength edge before high school sports. It's called "redshirting," and it's been quietly growing for years. But does the math actually support it? We break down the trend, the numbers, and ask the question everyone's arguing about: smart strategy, or too much pressure too early?

Middle Tennessee youth sports are growing fast, and families need a clearer way to keep up. From the proposed Banks at Brownland project in Franklin to the rise of hockey, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and girls flag football, Beer League Live built the Youth Sports Hub to help parents find clubs, programs, calendars, and the next right step.

Franklin High School head coach Wally Whidby threw 94 mph with a ruptured disc, spent a decade on the road with Big & Rich, and coached a 20-win season through an eye injury that would have stopped most people — and his standard hasn't changed once.

🎧 Listen to Episode 36 or watch: https://www.beerleaguelive.com/LatestEpisodes Nobody handed David Lenser a map to Nashville soccer. He had to draw his own. As a former Division I goalkeeper, he knew the technical side of the game cold. But when he landed in Middle Tennessee and started looking at the club landscape — the acronyms, the age brackets, the platform leagues, the ECNL, the DA, the State Cup, the tryout timelines — it was a maze with no signage. The kind of maze t

Coach Jeremy Rupke of How to Hockey joins Beer League Live to discuss youth hockey development, hockey IQ, creativity, roller hockey, pond hockey culture, and improving young players.

Lacrosse legend Joel White went from two national championships at Syracuse and a 14-year pro career to building Nashville's premier travel lacrosse program — and his first lesson is always the same: get it to space.

Congress just introduced the Let Kids Play Act to kick private equity out of youth sports. We talked about this on Beer League Live before it was national news — here's why Nashville families need to pay attention.

A new USA Today investigation exposes how one private equity company quietly took control of the rinks, the leagues, and the rules.

Former Rockies draft pick Brandon Hynek went from AAA perfect games to shaping kids in Franklin TN — and his first question is always: are you having fun? Beer League Live Episode 33 on minor league baseball, youth sports burnout, and what the goal really is.

Thirty years of clinical practice. Three kids through the travel sports machine. One question nobody asks: What is the goal? Dr. Jean Lindscott and Dr. Ken Ruoff join the League to break down the youth sports industry — the money, the myths, and what it's actually doing to your kids.