I've long been a proponent of young athletes playing multiple sports. There are so many benefits to learning different skill sets, playing with different teammates, and taking mental and physical breaks from the daily grind. As summer and fall youth baseball seasons were winding down, I received a lot of questions about what to do in the off-season to help get ready for next season. I always begin my answer to this question with "take some time off" followed closely with "play another sport...
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I've long been a proponent of young athletes playing multiple sports. There are so many benefits to learning different skill sets, playing with different teammates, and taking mental and physical breaks from the daily grind. As summer and fall youth baseball seasons were winding down, I received a lot of questions about what to do in the off-season to help get ready for next season. I always begin my answer to this question with "take some time off" followed closely with "play another sport...
Help me spread the word and make youth baseball better. Get my newsletter and podcast for free! As we (hopefully) begin to move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an epidemic right here in youth baseball - and it’s worse than ever! This is a relatively new issue that has been exacerbated by the increased participation in “travel” and “select” baseball, and coach’s increasing desire to chase wins and trophies (or rings). I talked a few weeks ago about how weekend tournaments are ruining ...
Elbow Up Youth Baseball
I've long been a proponent of young athletes playing multiple sports. There are so many benefits to learning different skill sets, playing with different teammates, and taking mental and physical breaks from the daily grind. As summer and fall youth baseball seasons were winding down, I received a lot of questions about what to do in the off-season to help get ready for next season. I always begin my answer to this question with "take some time off" followed closely with "play another sport...