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Stop Carrying Your Kids’ Bat Bags. There, I Said It….

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Angela Weight 0 Comments mom carrying kid's bat bag, packing your kid's stuff for them, stop babying your kids, teaching kids responsibility

By Ty Webb, baseball dad, Zen Buddhist and heir to Bushwood Country Club Summer is almost over. While many of

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It’s Not ‘Daddy Baseball’ Anymore. Stay out of it!

October 21, 2018 Angela Weight 3 Comments The Heart of Youth Baseball

By Rob Monaco – The Heart of Youth Baseball  If you’ve been around youth baseball as long as I have,

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Is Pitching Arm Overuse Really That Big of a Deal?

July 10, 2018July 10, 2018 Angela Weight 3 Comments 13u Pitch Count Recommendations, Coaches who abuse players' pitching arms, growth plate elbow fracture pitcher, How many pitches your kid should throw, how to tell if your pitcher has a torn UCL, Torn UCL in pitchers

By Christopher Giangiulio, baseball dad and longtime TBP contributor and friend Yes!…the answer is an emphatic YES! I’m going to

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Cooperstown Dreams Park Info. Good Advice Reviews and Ideas 

The Barracks Bathrooms and Showers at Cooperstown Dreams Park

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Angela Weight 1 Comment Cooperstown Dreams Park, Dreams Park Barracks, showers at Cooperstown Dreams Park

Angela here… with the latest in our series on what to expect from your trip to Cooperstown Dreams Park. Today,

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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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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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