In this second episode of our two-part miniseries on Walking Away, I explore four ways to nurture the love of the game in youth baseball players and help reduce the odds they will quit baseball. Plus, I have two short interviews with coaches Al Ainsworth and Kyle Nelson, who tell of some interesting case studies.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week about whether it's possible to help players overcome the fear of being hit by a pitch. Have your own question? Ask Justin and get an answer!
In this 55-minute episode, you'll learn:
- how to counteract the 'small fish in a big pond' effect some players feel
- how to help 11-14 year old players avoid feeling that the game is no longer fun
- how to overcome the strong influence of peers' negative views about baseball
- how to help prevent burnout, particularly among travel players
- Malcolm Gladwell's book David & Goliath
- Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers
- Daniel Coyle's book The Talent Code
- podcast interview with Larry Owens in Session #15
- Travis Kerber in Session #12 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- John T. Reed in Session #8 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- Kyle Nelson in Session #7 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- Jim Price in Session #6 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- Jim Cromer in Session #5 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- Justin Stone in Session #3 answering whether starter on bad team is better than benchwarmer on good team
- Nerf wars
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