Author: Angela Weight

Cooperstown Dreams Park Info. Reviews and Ideas 

The Concessions and Dining Hall at Cooperstown Dreams Park

July 6, 2018July 19, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments Cooperstown Dreams Park Concessions, Cooperstown Dreams Park Dining Hall, Cooperstown Dreams Park Food Allergies, Cooperstown Dreams Park menus

Angela here….We just got back to Richmond last night after super fun week at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Before scaling a

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Good Advice 

Is Your Kid Ready to Join a Travel Team? Are You?

July 4, 2018July 5, 2018 Angela Weight 6 Comments Cost of Travel Baseball, percent of youth baseball players who play in college, time requirements for travel baseball, travel ball vs rec ball, what age do kids start playing travel ball

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a fair and thorough piece for anyone trying to decide if joining a travel team is right

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Cooperstown Dreams Park Info. Good Advice 

A Quick Tour of the Cooperstown Dreams Park Barracks – Good Advice on What to Pack

July 3, 2018July 9, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments Cooperstown Dreams Park, Cooperstown Dreams Park Barracks, Cooperstown Dreams Park Bunk Houses, Does Cooperstown Dreams Park Have Air Conditioning?, What to pack for Cooperstown

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4 Times When Hard Work Doesn’t Equal More Playing Time (and “Daddy Ball” is Not to Blame)

June 26, 2018July 3, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments daddy ball, getting benched in baseball, how many innings should a player sit out, Me Guy vs Team Guy, unfair playing time expectations

A few days ago I posted the meme below on our Travel Ball Parents Facebook page. To my surprise, it soared in

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Reviews and Ideas 

A New Disallowed Bat Update from USSSA (as of 06/05/18)

June 7, 2018June 8, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments 2018 USSSA Disallowed Bat List, 31, 32, Demarini CF Zen claim file, Demarini CF-Zen 28, USSSA Disallowed Bat List

By Angela Weight – TBP editor/admin Well, baseball parents, it looks like USSSA’s bating justice department may be softening up

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Reviews and Ideas 

5 Creative Ideas for Younger Siblings at the Ball Field

June 6, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments Bored siblings at the ball field, Entertainment for Bored Siblings, Monster Shakers, sidewalk chalk, spirit posters

By Kacie Carlson, travel ball mom, coach’s wife and blogger. Check out her site KacieCarlson.com I’ve got a real travel

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Humor 

10 “Helpful” Things to Yell at Your Kid While He’s Batting

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 Angela Weight 18 Comments baseball cheers, baseball encouragement, batter's box, batting advice, batting tips, hitting coach, hitting tips

By Angela Weight – TBP editor/admin ** This post is meant to be more humorous than instructional. Please don’t feel

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Good Advice Motivation/Inspiration 

22 Team Tryout Tips from Veteran Baseball Coaches and Instructors

June 6, 2018June 7, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments being coachable, tryout tips

By Angela Weight-TBP Editor/Admin For those of you with kids heading to team tryouts over the next couple weeks, here

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