How can baseball parents help their kids train at a select/travel level? North Texas local rec league commissioner Grant Cowan shares his thoughts in part 2 of this two-part interview.
Also, Rob answers the Question of the Week (30:25) about when a 10-11U pitcher should start preparing to throw from a full-size pitching distance.
Plus, Rob makes a major announcement (35:18) you probably will like. And a bonus second major announcement (38:36) you probably will like also.
In this 41-minute episode, you'll learn:
- five ways parents can help their kids improve their hitting (4:02)
- four ways parents can help their kids improve their pitching (9:21)
- four ways parents can help their kids improve their strength (10:37)
- four ways parents can help their kids improve their speed (12:27)
- one key thing to consider when debating whether to move from a rec league to a select/travel organization (13:31)
- one key thing to consider when debating whether to play fall ball vs individual training (21:49)
- one important philosophy to have when concerned whether your non-select/travel child can make his/her high school team (23:03)
- one overarching tip parents should keep in mind when training your kids (25:59)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Driveline Baseball
- Blast Motion
- J-Bands
- Long toss
- MBSA (the north Texas rec league Grant is commissioner of)
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