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I was watching some videos from MLB Spring Training yesterday (what else would I be doing with a few free minutes in my day?!?) and saw a 2 second clip of Manny Machado that really caught my attention. No, he wasn't hitting a 500 foot moonshot into the parking lot. And he wasn't making a …
If you had the ability to wave a magic wand to create the perfect atmosphere at a Little League game, what would it look, sound, and feel like? Personally, I would want to see the players playing with joy free from pressure, the coaches positively supporting their players at all times, and the parents cheering …
As Little League practices start around the South Bay and the countdown to Opening Day in late February has begun, I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about what we as parents and coaches can do to help teach our kids what it means to be a "ballplayer" and how to build a …
A couple of months ago my wife and I signed our kids up for music lessons - the first time this sports family has paid for private instruction of any kind and it got me thinking about what I wanted my kids to get out of their experience. Our first goal for them was that …
The next couple of weeks are going to be super busy with the Holidays and 3 Winter Break Camps starting soon so today felt like a good time to look back on Spring Training's 2022. Hope you enjoy this quick recap. Wow - what a year! I started Spring Training in 2004 and this was, …
As Spring Training's 2022 Fall Ball season enters the proverbial 9th inning, I thought I would share some thoughts on helping your ballplayer improve their defensive skills. I like to think of youth baseball games as a race to 18 outs and while everyone loves hitting at practice, defense too often gets overlooked. In Minors …
For decades now, I've been a very vocal advocate of the need for adults to be more proactive protecting young arms, and with baseball now a 12-month sport for many kids, coaches and parents need to work even harder to help prevent our young ballplayers from suffering potentially permanent arm damage. I had a conversation …
Year 18 (WOW!) of Spring Training Baseball Camp wrapped on Friday and it was the best Summer ever! From the 1st pitch of Week 1 to the last kid down the slip n slide in Week 10, Spring Training campers showed up to the field every day with a ton of energy, the motivation to …
I was lucky enough to go to the Home Run Derby yesterday - congrats to my man Juan Soto (I'm sure you're reading this Juan, so pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease take the $440M from the Nats!) but the star of the day was definitely Julio Rodriguez. Soto's 23 years old and Rodriguez is only 21...the future of the game …
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