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Raising an elite athlete when you weren’t one yourself (w/ Nick Tripp, step-dad to MLS Next player)

Raising an elite athlete when you weren’t one yourself (w/ Nick Tripp, step-dad to MLS Next player)

Update: 2025-04-30
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At 15, after never playing club/competitive soccer, Nick’s stepson, AJ, made an unexpected jump to the highest level of youth soccer in America. To make the story even more out-of-nowhere, Nick and his wife Sabrina are not your typical elite athlete parents - they’re both self-described computer nerds who don’t have athletic backgrounds.


In our conversation with Nick, we talk about what it was like being thrust into that level of competition, what he and his wife learned throughout the years AJ played at that level, and how he would advise parents who have kids wanting to play at elite levels. We also hit on the dynamic of blended families and how sports helped Nick and AJ build their relationship.

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Raising an elite athlete when you weren’t one yourself (w/ Nick Tripp, step-dad to MLS Next player)

Raising an elite athlete when you weren’t one yourself (w/ Nick Tripp, step-dad to MLS Next player)