| These are essentially four places where youth | | | | maximize the money invested in these lessons! It |
| baseball players and their families can get the | | | | does cost money and those dollars are best |
| information needed to improving ball players | | | | spent as lesson packages with a set schedule and |
| beyond their current or recreational level: | | | | with a set plan of goals and a realistic time frame. |
| Dad and his baseball knowledge from his own | | | | So what's the best way? |
| youth. | | | | All and all at once is the absolute best answer. |
| The player's youth coach(es). | | | | However, the reality is that most families will be |
| Continuous home training and use of training aids. | | | | limited by time, money or the motivation to |
| Paid coaches and lessons. | | | | follow through. So now that you know where the |
| Possibility #1 | | | | sources of this powerful information lie...it is like |
| I have no doubt that an average baseball dad | | | | any other family decision and is based on you and |
| coach can learn enough from the free information, | | | | yours. |
| tips newsletters and instructional articles that we | | | | It all works...If you can and will do it. But it is |
| give away at Baseball Tips to offer help to most | | | | worth nothing if there is a lack of consistency or |
| young players to improve. This takes interest and | | | | honesty about your own situation. |
| time of both dad and player and makes for | | | | My Summary |
| potentially lifelong memories! | | | | I have had a lifetime of hearing parents who tell |
| Possibility #2 | | | | me how talented and athletic their young players |
| Youth coaches tend to be a player's dad, so the | | | | are but an equal number of players who never |
| opportunity and limitations tend to be the same | | | | flourish because these interested players are not |
| as option number one. | | | | offered the tools or the time needed to develop |
| Possibility #3 | | | | both the passion or the positive results that result |
| Backyard training is typically a joint effort where | | | | from graining knowledge and the positive |
| Dad sees the player's continued interest in this | | | | experience that ends to follow. |
| great game and sees benefit in owning a few | | | | The old days are gone...sandlot baseball has given |
| pieces of reasonably-sized baseball training | | | | way to many different organized sports and |
| equipment. He then grants his blessing to using | | | | choices, all demanding time and effort. |
| some of the family backyard or baseball for this | | | | If we truly want our players to stay in the game |
| purpose. This is where a player can learn to get | | | | longer, we will need to influence them with any or |
| the most quality repetitions and become more | | | | all of options 1-4 above. |
| skilled most quickly.. assuming that proper | | | | Life happens quick...so don't miss an opportunity! |
| mechanics are being learned to begin with (no use | | | | And remember...you may never be closer to your |
| in ingraining bad habits...right?) | | | | own child than you are at 60 feet away tossing a |
| Possibility #4 | | | | ball and having a simple game of catch! |
| Paid coaches and lessons are where the most | | | | Baseball tips & youth baseball equipment, |
| knowledge can be gained most quickly...especially if | | | | training aids & instruction! It's all here for |
| a parent will attend at least some lessons to learn | | | | baseball coaching of pitchers & hitters, little |
| what to help the player with and to reinforce and | | | | league to high school. |