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How to Help Your Kid Bounce Back After a Bad Game
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Your athlete gets in the car, drops their glove on the floor, and stares out the…
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What Happens After Youth Baseball Tryouts?
The Box Score — Key Takeaways The tryout ended Saturday afternoon. It is now Tuesday night, your athlete has checked your phone…
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Tryout-Day Anxiety: Helping a Young Athlete Show Up Confident
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Your athlete was fine at dinner. This morning they pushed the eggs around the plate, said…
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How to Prepare for Baseball Tryouts: What Coaches Are Really Watching
The Box Score — Key Takeaways The night before a tryout, a nervous player may want one more bucket of balls, one…
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Why Team Culture Matters in Youth Sports
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Your child boots a routine ground ball. Before the next pitch, three things happen: the coach…
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How to Know When Your Child Is Ready to Play Up a Level in Baseball
The Box Score — Key Takeaways “Moving up a level” means three different things, and most of the arguing about it happens…
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How to Tell If a Travel Baseball Program Is Right for Your Kid
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Every travel baseball program will tell you it’s development-focused, the coaches care, the culture is great,…
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Select or Development: Which Team Tier Fits Your Player Right Now?
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Your kid is nine. He loves baseball, he’s improved a lot this year, and a parent…
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What Age Should a Kid Start Travel Baseball or Softball?
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Every fall, in the parking lot outside our Woodinville facility, some version of this conversation happens.…
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What Does Youth Travel Baseball Really Cost?
The Box Score — Key Takeaways Somewhere around a first tryout, almost every parent pulls a coach aside and asks the same…