Being a sports parent means balancing practice schedules, game days, and keeping your young athlete motivated—all while staying sane yourself. Social media can be a great resource for tips, encouragement, and a little perspective. I've rounded up the five best social media follows for sports parents, offering practical advice, relatable stories, and just enough humor to keep things light. Let’s dive in.
1. Pat McGann ( @mcgann_pat )
What & Why: Pat McGann is a brilliant comedian, and he is living the middle-aged suburban youth sports parent life like the rest of us! Pat is now playing to sold-out crowds around the country and tours with Sebastian Maniscalco.
3 Essential Posts
2. The Holderness Family ( @theholdernessfamily )
What & Why: We have all lived through several phases of youth sports parenthood-- this amazing husband and wife comedy team boiled that experience down to its essence! They are so funny they have earned over 1.4 M Instagram followers.
3 Essential Posts
3. Nicky Cass ( @nicky.cass )
What & Why: Nicky is a former college baseball player who has become a social media sensation by creating content that pokes fun at the stereotypical parents and coaches operating in youth sports today.... His stuff is so good, the Yankees invited him to throw our a ceremonial First Pitch!
3 Essential Posts
4. Parenting Youth Sports ( @parentingyouthsports )
What & Why: Nonstop memes that will resonate with every youth sports parent- this account provides a daily dose of laughter... Their top post attracted over 5.5 M views on Instagram reels.
3 Essential Posts
5. Austin Schultz ( @austin.schultz )
What & Why: Baseball parents- If you want to laugh and take yourself less seriously, this is a follow for you! The brainchild of Former pro & D1 baseball player Austin Schultz. A recent post attracted over 16M views on Instagram.
3 Essential Posts
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