Mark Lonergan
@LearnFromTheEnd
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Dad, boyfriend, pretty good at making pizza. Not a baseball guy, but a dad who likes baseball.
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American Legion game last night. Parents set up chairs in the beds of their pickups. Grandparents pulled up mid game to see their grandsons play.
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Apparently reclassing your kid in middle school so he can hopefully maybe someday perhaps play college sports is a thing
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This is the difference between 11 and 14
Dear Coach,
If a 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 year old shows respect, works their butt off, loves the game, has tremendous character, is a great teammate, has a great attitude BUT hasn’t yet hit the growth spurt their teammates have, is a bit slower and their hand/eye coordination is a bit
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13U tournament. 14-team pool. 2 companies own 8 of the teams. Programs play themselves in 2 of 6 round-one games. 9 teams play in the same league, but owners have parents pay for 2 nights out of state on a holiday weekend. It will stop when parents stop paying.
@baseballifer11
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This is the difference between 12 and 14 (2 years and 2 months, to be exact). This is why early specialization doesn’t make sense. In hindsight, I feel silly for worrying about anything other than him having fun. Let kids be kids.
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@chatham58
The Patriots haven't hit on a first round pick since 2012 (long-term impact player). I don't claim to know more than the people who played and coach at the highest level, but I don't trust their talent evaluation in the first round. That's just where I am as a fan.
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“Specializing them too early is a road to doom”
"There is no such thing as an elite 8-year-old, a high-performance 10-year-old, or a professional 11-year-old"
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@RobertStock6
@HackAttackimer
“Get closer to the peephole.” “I don’t want to.” “You have to.” “I choose not to.” It could go on for hours.
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@CoachMongero
@DirtBroUSA
It’s on us as parents to change things. My kids are 12 and 14 and don’t have phones. It’s amazing the good that can come from letting kids be bored.
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@FarinellaMark
Please let this happen. I stopped listening 3 years ago because Felger and Mazz find a way to suck the enjoyment and positivity out of every sports moment in this region.
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The ump at yesterday’s game worked his first Little League game in 1970 and told my son about seeing Mickey Mantle play 1B at the end of his career. Who knew playing catcher came with cool stories?
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“You got clubs out there now that—they just accumulate talent. We have to accumulate people and develop human beings.”
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@baseballifer11
thanks for the tip on using different balls. “Pinky balls are harder. This is gonna help my hands.”
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@CoachBeede
is the best. Sometimes you have to listen to what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. He’s out there trying to keep baseball fun for kids and help families avoid empty promises.
Have a son in travel baseball?
College Baseball recruiting has changed
Here is
@CoachBeede
with a very important message
You can find his work across all platforms
He is also an author of many helpful books for players and parents
Walter is well respected im the
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@devenmorgan
Training and technique changes obviously play a huge part. I wonder how much silk suits and racing without goggles slowed down the 1932 Olympians.
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Holy cow this was a good one!
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@clongbaseball
@baseballifer11
turned my son on to this when he was 12. He plays entire games doing self toss, and keeps it honest on groundouts, flyouts, and strikeouts. At 14 it's one of his favorite things to do.
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@coachball2709
@devenmorgan
I went down the rabbit hole. 1976 was the first Olympics with both goggles and tighter suits, and the first time the men’s 100m free broke 50 seconds.
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@Frank_Durand_
@TewksHitting
Guitar Hero isn’t a transferable skill. Maybe it helps with rhythm. Learning drums from Rock Hero (or whatever it was called) is transferable—same skills, similar equipment. The virtual welding works the same way.
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Spoke with
@bsblbluebook
about how
@baseballifer11
helped our family. Coach Beede showed me I was putting too much pressure on my son, and he taught my son to have fun developing his baseball skills.
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I stepped outside to finish my coffee and he said “If you hear me mumbling, I’m just calling the game.”
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@JefferyAllen269
@baseballifer11
I’m not a coach, but as a dad this was very helpful to listen to.
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A thought for parents: reframe tryouts as a game. Competitive kids may still get nervous about being evaluated, or about missing a season they've spent a year preparing for. Reframing them as a game instead of an evaluation can let the competitor out.
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@alwaysdadszn
This is to baseball what the Harlem Globetrotters are to basketball. It’s great.
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It's the course I wish I had when my son started out in kid pitch/LL Minors
More than drills. Coaching.
#baseball
#youthbaseball
#baseballtraining
#youthbaseballtraining
#baseballmom
@baseballifer11
@bsblbluebook
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@baseballifer11
@ABCA1945
@bsblbluebook
@Blast_Bsbl
What’s preferred, raw size and skills with the ability to learn, or baseball IQ with a projectable frame?
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Watch out. That 80-pound 6th grader might turn into a 165-pound freshman who trap bar deadlifts 355. Also, invest in a good backpack. I cannot stress that second part enough.
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I wanted something that could guide my son in his baseball journey in the same way the Boy Scout Handbook guided my interests 35 years ago. The Process is it. No promises. No gimmicks. It’s about learning to work towards a goal.
@baseballifer11
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There are roughly 1700 college baseball programs across all levels, and I bet Walter would interview all those coaches if he could. My son loves this pod. “You actually learn stuff.”
I want to extend an offer to any college baseball coach who would like to join me on a podcast to reach out to me. I simply want to promote the sport of baseball as well as your program. Information and education are great for parents and student-athletes.
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@RoryMiller7
I understand emotional maturity or academic readiness being reasons. My daughter repeated 3rd because we discovered she has dyslexia and her reading was 2 years below grade level. Doing it for an athletic goal feels different.
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I think he loves town ball because his position is baseball player
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"In baseball, it's not about your last moment. It's about your next opportunity." Always good talking with
@baseballifer11
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I didn’t know how deep my well was until taking care of my late wife through chemo and her final days. It’s taken 8 years of raising 2 kids to recognize its even deeper. Your well is deep, folks. You’re stronger than you think.
🚘HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?🚘
Quick reminder:
No matter what you’re going through, dealing with, find yourself right in the middle of…
YOU are TOUGHER than you think!
We forget what we’ve been through before, our past resilience & who we are NOW!
⚡️ Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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Nor'easter yesterday. Earthquake today. Still waiting for it to feel like baseball season in MA.
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#BaseBall
parents, please watch this until the very end. When others say no,
@baseballifer11
tells student-athletes there's a path if they are willing to put in the work.
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@baseballifer11
In youth sports this is about parenting. Teammates aren't opponents. Work to get better while lifting people up, and both the talent and the team get better. If you try to beat a teammate, then talent improves but the team gets worse.
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@PhilDavidson31
@baseballifer11
Learn from the for-profits. They use video REALLY well: GC game streams, big hits, infield highlights. Make schedules & other info easy to find. Then differentiate. Host Little League nights for each town a post draws from. Promote community. Today’s fan is a future player.
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The NAIA app on Roku is free. Yesterday my son and I watched Johnson University at Cumberland.
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@baseballifer11
A Baseball Lifer approved practice:game ratio would be 160:80. So will they do 4 practices a week for 40 weeks with 12 weeks off? I want to laugh, but it’s so sad. They’re twelve.
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This course from
@clongbaseball
is an important reminder that our kids' sports journeys are about them
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@TheNoto24
@MattSchirm_CAA
@baseballifer11
Does your library use the Hoopla app? These resources are FREE.
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@chatham58
Would you expect a game to be played through a hurricane? They’re expecting 1-3 feet of snow and 65 mph winds, and the area is 13 months removed from dozens dying in a blizzard. It’s not impossible to separate safety from conspiracy. You’re just choosing the latter.
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My daughter walked out of her guitar lesson and asked to listen to The Beatles. Just wanted to share the good news.
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@baseballifer11
Just joined! You under sell and over deliver. My 13YO has grown so much as a PERSON by following your advice and The Process. He’s prioritizing school, learning how to plan his time, and developed a routine to prep for school tryouts and the season.
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You know your kid's going through a growth spurt when he normally gets up at 6:15 w/o an alarm, but it's past 8 and he's still sound asleep.
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@baseballifer11
@TamaraSiemon
@DrBhrettMcCabe
It can be hard as a parent to see the other parents paying for travel teams, lessons, and S&C and not wonder if we’re doing enough. Rankings add to that FOMO.
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@nboles5
@baseballifer11
Some parents are like that. Some want better coaching/development and put up with the tournament culture. We can push back in a good way. Below high school, kids can be developed without spending families’ money on fees and travel expenses.
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@JC643DP
The roots of East Cobb go back to the ‘83 LLWS team sticking together for several years and winning Pony League and Babe Ruth titles. PG formed in 1993. AAU had national championships in the mid ‘90s. Travel ball as we know it? I like your answer 😂
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@CoachBeede
@legionbaseball
National-level travel ball seems to make sense for the elite of the elite going to top 100 NCAA D1 programs; that's 0.7% of HS students. Legion makes a lot of sense for the other 7-8% who'll play college baseball--and most likely near home.
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@DrFadde
@baseballifer11
This is the real deal folks. It works. Thanks to 5 minutes of game sense every day my 13 year olds was reading spin. He could see if a breaking ball would break into the zone or not.
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@BaseballDudes48
Whenever I see it, I wonder what's going on at home. How hard are their parents riding them about every out and error? Do parents blame umps and teammates, and therefore teach their kids to blame? It all starts at home.
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@rcandy24
19 of 21 kids on my son’s middle school team play travel ball. He’s lucky if he can find 4 kids to play a pickup game when their travel games are canceled. We’re teaching kids they need adults to play sports.
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@baseballifer11
You reached this one and we're thankful for it. You're a great mentor for him.
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@JWonCATCHING
Options, in no order. Embed from YouTube or Vimeo. Hyperlink to them on your computer, but it gets clunky switching between PPT and the vid player. Reduce the resolution (and thus the file size) of the vids you’re inserting into PPT.
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@ApexAcademyGG
@CoachMacadoodle
@JC643DP
It’s so bad in MA. Not that I know a ton of teams, but of the ones in central MA and metro west that my son or his friends have played for I’d trust one of them.
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@CoachSwit
Blow your kid's mind and compliment the player who gets him out 🤯 "Dad, he just got me out!" "What? He did a good job tracking that pop up." This also discourages pop ups.
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Parents will be hard-pressed to find a better value for $40. I’ve been doing online course development for 12 years, and I’m proud of this one. Thanks
@baseballifer11
I am incredibly proud to be able to offer the first of several courses for parents and student-athletes. Each course is age-group-specific to help parents become better informed and prepared.
@TylerBeede
@LearnFromTheEnd
@bsblbluebook
and I have worked to help families feel less
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Ages 7-13. 8 is when he got hooked. He didn’t have a hit. He didn’t make contact until the last game. “Daddy, did you see how hard I fouled that?!” This house cannot wait for baseball season.
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@JC643DP
100%. I saw Queen with Paul Rodgers in ‘07 and Adam Lambert in ‘14, but it’s those stadium concert videos from the ‘80s that still blow my mind.
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So much good information packed into 35 minutes
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The best kids leave and parents "go looking for a league that has your basic, functional baseball—with strike throwers. And that’s the private league or the private teams. And so they end up paying what I think is like a baseball tax to go play baseball."
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@alwaysdadszn
@baseballifer11
@bsblbluebook
@nextlevelbb
@Now_D1
That’s nothing. I’ve met a guy who can predict 11 year olds! 😂
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@JC643DP
Kids are their product and they make parents pay to see video and metrics on their own kid. Do I understand that correctly?
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Excellent insight and perspective for parents in this one
We welcome Mike Boyle (
@mboyle1959
) to the podcast. He has a wealth of experience in several sports across private, college, and pro settings. Mike shares insights on how his thought processes have evolved, and lessons learned from training his own kids.
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@CoachMcGarvey
Our first travel experience was bad: coaches ignoring pitch smart, sarcastically yelling at & belittling 11-year-olds, getting blackout drunk on a tournament trip, and not developing unless families paid for lessons. I understand your point, but let's not lump everyone together.
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I have chips, 10 pounds of popcorn chicken, 200 pizza rolls, 48 cans of seltzer, cookies, and cupcakes for 8-10 teenage boys (no final headcount yet). Honestly I don’t know if I bought enough.
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@JC643DP
@digenova_h
@vt2irish
Yep. The numbers from the 25-man opening day rosters have been steady for several years. I wonder what 40-man and minor leagues look like. I haven't found data for that (and I'm not curious enough to count it myself). Just wondering.
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@5280Bsblr
@Bmac2507
Some of it’s behavioral sales (create a sense of urgency). It’s also the business’s urgency to lock in the best players and best coaches before competitors. “It’s a business model, not a baseball development model.”
@baseballifer11
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@baseballifer11
It’s the hardest job in the world and best job in the world. Every moment is worth it.
#singleparenting
#singleDad
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@TysonMurdockt
@nj_hiker
@JC643DP
Who is getting $80K when there are only 11.7 scholarships per D1 team, and not all D1 schools fully fund those?
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First time hitting with wood last night
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@JeffStanek1
Thanks for the tip about the white electrical tape. We go through a lot of wiffle balls in this house. There's a bag of balls and a cut-off shipping tube full of broomsticks and plastic bats by our back door.
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@baseballifer11
@Likewise9
@bsblbluebook
@nextlevelbb
@BUncommitted
@VandyBoys
This is the best interview I’ve heard in a while. I’ll be playing it for my kids and sharing it with friends. Thank you both!
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@JeremyFrisch
What's sad is many parents hear this and immediately start with the "Yeah but," which usually references an outlier who specialized early. They wouldn't second guess their electrician or plumber, but they'll second guess a CSCS or DPT all day long.
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@sscialabba2
When does it make sense? (I"m asking a question, not questioning.) My thought is the social environment is now younger than what's appropriate. My bias is having a summer birthday; a kid finishing freshman yr being the same age I was as a jr seems too old.
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@Velo_doc
When travel ball owners make radar guns and Hit Trax part of tryouts for elementary school children, it makes parents who didn’t play/don’t know the sport think that stuff matters. So thank you for the reminder!
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