Protect Your Kids: Fake Coaches, Non-Profits & the Black Athlete Trap

On this episode of @ConcreteGeniusPod, Sauce Mackenzie goes deep on what it really means to protect your kids in 2025—especially Black boys with athletic gifts.

Sauce breaks down how schools, coaches, non-profits and “community leaders” will ignore a Black child who needs help reading, but line up like vultures the moment he’s 6’4”, 265 with D1 potential. He talks about parents being told to “step back” once the kid becomes valuable, how predators and scammers flood youth sports, and why the least “talented” kids still deserve the most love and resources.

From fake mentors, non-profit scammers, and horny “coaches” chasing single moms… to his own history of checking predators in jail, Sauce pulls the mask off a lot of so-called “for the kids” movements. He also gives game on how to find high-character mentors, protect your child’s future, and stand on business as a parent without letting people tell you how to raise your son.

Later in the episode, Sauce pivots into:

• Real business game – why your logo, website and brand are your “smile” and first impression
• Content hustle – why consistency beats fancy equipment every time
• Rant on pennies & cashless society – what losing change really means
• NBA betting jewels – three-leg parlays, discipline, and how beginners should really bet
• Kevin Gates & age-gap relationships – calling out the double standards between how men vs. women get judged for the same thing

If you’re a Black parent, coach, mentor, or entrepreneur, this one is part sermon, part warning, and part masterclass in protecting your kids and your brand.

Tap in, share it with a parent of an athlete, and grab “The Game Changer: 8 Tips for Men to Find Peace” at ConcreteGeniusMedia.com.