John O'Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is the Founder of the Changing the Game Project and the host of the Way of Champions Podcast. He travels the globe providing coach education, parent engagement, and leadership training for athletes in sports as diverse as golf, soccer, lacrosse, Aussie rules football, rugby, swimming, and beyond. He is a sought-after consultant and presenter, having worked with organizations such as the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, US Lacrosse, US Youth Soccer, USA Wrestling, USA Swimming, USA Football, Little League, Ireland Rugby, Australian Rugby League, US Sailing, US Ski and Snowboard, and many other schools and youth sports organizations. He has also testified to the US House of Representatives on the state of youth sports in the United States.

John is the co-founder of the Way of Champions Transformational Coaching Conference and host of the Way of Champions Podcast. His work can be found on outlets such as CNN, ESPN, Outside, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and many of the world’s most trusted news sources. His books Changing the Game (for parents), Every Moment Matters (for coaches) and The Champion Teammate (for athletes) have all achieved bestseller status.

John’s TEDx talk, “Changing the Game in Youth Sports,” has become mandatory viewing for many parents when they sign their children up for sports, and he is dedicated to giving youth sports back to our kids and putting a little more “play” back in “playing ball.”