Author: Angela Weight

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How Many 2018 USA Baseball Bats Are Available?

February 21, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments 2018 USABat Regulations, new bat standards, New Little League Bat Rules

Contributed by Jeff Wise Check out his baseball gear review site, The Baseball Diamond Confused about the new rules regarding

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Dad Needs to Keep Quiet on the Car Ride Home from Tournaments

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 Angela Weight 3 Comments baseball parents advice column, on the car ride home, sports parent car ride home

QUESTION: “My neighbor’s kid plays on the same team as my 9-year-old son. They’re good friends and we carpool together

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TBP Reads 

TBP Reads, February Book Selection – The Streak

February 9, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments Cal Ripken Jr., John Eisenberg, Lou Gehrig, MLB consecutive games record, The Streak

Hey, Travel Ball Peeps! We’re reading THE STREAK, by John Eisenberg as our February book selection. My book club partner, Rich Prado

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Player Encouragement 

Player Inspiration: I Am More Than I Appear To Be

February 7, 2018February 8, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments Anthony Cirillo, Matt Allison hitting coach, St. Joseph's hitting coach

By Anthony Cirillo When you grow up as an athlete, sports are all you know. It’s what you live for,

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Sometimes Expecting to Lose Isn’t a Bad Thing

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments 2019 RISE Baseball, Evoshield Seminoles, Expecting to Lose is Sometimes a Good Thing, how to visualize yourself winning, mental preparedness for winning, RBA Ropes

No one will argue against the self-fulfilling power of visualizing success and pushing yourself and teammates toward that victory you’re

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When Your Kid Doesn’t Make the Team – 12 Teens Share Advice to Parents on What to Say/What Not to Say

February 3, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments baseball tryouts, softball tryouts, When your kid doesn't make the team, why your kid didn't make the team

Being a parent is hard. It’s especially hard (and heartbreaking) when your kid has just learned they didn’t make the

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There’s a Wrong Way to Play Catch? Who Knew!!

February 1, 2018February 2, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments causes of Tommy John Surgery, elbow pain in baseball, pitching elbow pain, playing catch can damage elbow, proper throwing mechanics, right way to play catch, wrong way to play catch

By Steve Hayward Founder, Baseball Health Network It’s a storied tradition – kids throwing the ball in the yard with

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High School Team FYI – What You Need to Know BEFORE Trying Out

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments high school baseball teams, playing high school baseball, tryouts for high school baseball

By: Geoffrey T. Spaulding The disclaimer preface: Every state is different. Every school is different. Every team is different. And,

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