John O'Sullivan

John O'Sullivan is the founder of Changing the Game Project, an organization dedicated to helping coaches, parents, schools, and youth sport organizations give sports back to our kids and put a little more "play" in "play ball." He is a former collegiate and professional soccer player and has coached for more than 30 years on the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. John has written two international best-selling books, Changing the Game and Every Moment Matters, and his work has appeared on CNN, Outside magazine, Huffpost, The Boston Globe, ESPN, NBC Sports, and numerous other media outlets. He has consulted with the USOC, U.S. Soccer, USA Swimming, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA Wrestling, Irish Rugby, National Rugby League of Australia, the PGA, and many other entities, including teams and coaches at Ohio State, Rutgers, Fordham, Colby, and USF. In December 2025, John was asked to testify to the U.S. House of Representatives as a national expert on youth sports.