What Jason D'Rocha has said about Competitiveness in children
3 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026
Jason D'Rocha, Canadian executive involved in starting Sportball, a multi-sport enrichment company for children, has been quoted on Competitiveness in children 3 times in 1 episode of Surviving Youth Sports, most recently on June 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
D'Rocha credits his competitive drive in sports with enabling his professional achievements and says it should be fostered rather than extinguished.
“the competitive spirit that I had on the court and on the field allowed me to hit certain achievements in my professional career”
Surviving Youth Sports: Jason D’Rocha: Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Chose? (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 17:21
D'Rocha argues that parenting is fundamentally about consistency, which eventually improves a child's behavior.
“I think that's what parenting really is all about is just consistency is showing up every day”
Surviving Youth Sports: Jason D’Rocha: Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Chose? (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 21:38
D'Rocha argues people conflate winning with success, citing Charles Barkley as highly successful without a championship.
“If we only counted the successful athletes as winners, everybody in the NBA would be considered a loser when Jordan was going through his run of six championships”
Surviving Youth Sports: Jason D’Rocha: Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Chose? (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 24:13
Episodes
Jason D’Rocha: Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Chose?Surviving Youth Sports · Jun 3, 2026 · 35 min
Host Rhett Parker and Sportball's Jason D'Rocha discuss early sport specialization, parental expectations, channeling competitive kids, and youth sports as preventative care.
Others on Competitiveness in children
- Rhett Parker · 1 quote
Jason D'Rocha on other topics
- Sportball · 3 quotes
- Parental expectations in youth sports · 2 quotes
- Early sport specialization · 2 quotes
- Youth sports as preventative care · 1 quote
- Co-parenting alignment · 1 quote
- Cost of youth sports · 1 quote