Larry Owens of Bellarmine University explains the dark side of travel baseball. Young padawans, recognize the dangers you must; then, awareness for your family you will have.
Also, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the "Ask Justin" Question Of The Week from Kimber regarding exit speed. Have a question? Get it answered—free! Submit your own question to Justin.
In this 44-minute episode, you'll learn:
- what pro scouts look for in prospects, and how much stats play in the evaluation
- which of the five tools are most coveted by pro teams
- what the biggest problem with travel baseball is
- what young baseball players need most
- how the travel ball system itself is flawed and struggles to correct its biggest problem
- how most travel parents perpetuate the inherent flaw of the travel ball system
- the biggest deficiency in many travel players
- two different proposals to improve the current travel system
- why winning should NOT be the priority in travel programs
- whether joining a travel team is necessary to improve skills
- how glamorous tournaments make it very difficult to change the flaws in the travel system
- the benefits of an instructional program or league, and how to run one
- podcast interview with John T. Reed in Session #8
- Larry Owens' article on the flaws of travel baseball (coming soon)
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