The Future of Youth Sports Summit
About this Event
Bringing together leaders from across youth sports, athlete development, facilities, investment and technology, the Future of Youth Sports Summit will explore the forces shaping how young athletes play, develop and compete.
Continuing the Sports Innovation Space @ UNT’s fall programming, the summit will examine some of the most important questions facing youth sports today, including talent identification, the future of sports facilities, athlete development, private investment, affordability and access, and the balance between participation and performance.
The day will feature executive panels, breakout sessions and networking designed to connect industry leaders around the evolving youth sports ecosystem.
Featured speakers include:
- Jeff Ota, Vice President of Engineering at U.S. Soccer
- Alex Gutor, Founder and Coach at ProVolley Sports
- Adam Bishop, COO of FieldhouseUSA
- Nate Borunda, COO of The Sports Academy
- Scott Dyer, Vice President, Central Region at UPSL
- Rudy Klancnik, Vice President at Dave Campbell’s Texas Sports
- David Costlow, COO of TEAMINN.
The Future of Youth Sports Summit will take place November 13, 2026, at Plug and Play Frisco.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration and Opening
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:10 AM
Who Gets Seen?
Info: Talent Identification.
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:00 AM
The Facility of The Future.
Info: Infrastructure & Athlete Experience.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:55 AM
Academy 2035
Info: The Future of Athlete Development.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Breakout Session 1
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
The Business of Youth Sports
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
The Cost of Competition
Info: Affordability & Access.
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:10 PM
Breakout Session 2
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:50 PM
Play versus Performance
Info: Growing Participation
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:30 PM
Reception
Where is it happening?
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