What Jason D'Rocha has said about Cost of youth sports
1 quote · 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 Cost of youth sports once 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 says costs rise sharply as children specialize and become more competitive, which is why Sportball offers eight sports in one registration.
“the cost goes up when you start to specialize and your kids get more and more competitive. You need three and four jobs sometimes and take out a loan on your house”
Surviving Youth Sports: Jason D’Rocha: Are We Rushing Kids Into Sports They Never Chose? (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 4:57
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.
Jason D'Rocha on other topics
- Competitiveness in children · 3 quotes
- 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