For dads
For dads trying to get this right
Foundational development, recruiting without the sales pitch, and keeping the game from coming between you.
Relationship · August 20, 2026
The Hours in the Yard Were the Part That LastedI spent 16 years chasing velo, reps, and wins. Looking back, the trophies weren’t the work. The time between fathers and sons was.
Recruiting · August 21, 2026
Are You Good Enough?Recruiting services make it look complicated. One question actually matters: does he have the skills for the level he wants? Measure the 60, the arm, and the bat speed. Then you know.
Recruiting · August 18, 2026
5 Reasons Players Struggle to Get RecruitedCollege coaches don’t start with trophies. They start with tools, honesty, and the kid who actually reaches out.
Relationship · August 16, 2026
Whose Dream Is This?If the dream is only yours, the game will come between you. How to tell — and what to do.
Recruiting · August 21, 2026
How to Contact a College Baseball CoachYour son sends the email — not a parent, not a recruiting service. Three short paragraphs, a video they can open immediately, honest numbers, and his summer/fall schedule. Help him write it. He hits send.
Recruiting · August 21, 2026
How to Make a College Baseball Recruiting VideoRecruiting videos matter. Paying three hundred, five hundred, or fifteen hundred dollars for a professionally edited one does not. An iPhone, a parent, and about two minutes is enough.
Recruiting · August 21, 2026
How to Be a Great Baseball TeammateBaseball is meant to be fun — and it isn’t if he only talks about himself. College coaches don’t want a cancer in the clubhouse. They want the kid everybody wants to be around.
Recruiting · August 12, 2026
How to Evaluate Your Son HonestlyThe most important thing you can do is know where he actually stands versus the level he wants.
Recruiting · August 21, 2026
When Should My Son Start College Baseball Recruiting?There’s not a date on the calendar that makes it official. The recruiting process cannot start in any useful way until he’s good enough. Emails and camps before the tools are there are just spend.
Development · August 8, 2026
Why Travel Baseball Took OverTravel isn’t evil. A calendar with no backyard, no Sunday, and no honest level is.
Development · August 6, 2026
Baseball Players Are Made, Not BornAnybody can play this game. The ones who last are the ones who work the tools you can actually measure.
Recruiting · August 5, 2026
Character Is What Coaches Actually BuyUnless he’s throwing 95, a college coach is going to want to know what kind of person he is.
Development · August 4, 2026
Hitting With Power — Train With a PointDon’t go into the cage just to get some swings in. Power is sequence, strength, and a pile of honest reps.
Development · August 3, 2026
Arm Strength Is the Easiest Tool a Coach SeesThey watch warm-ups. Long toss, then pull down. If the arm is below average, that is a plan — not a personality trait.
Development · August 2, 2026
Speed: The First Step Matters More Than the 60Coaches love the 60 because they can write it down. The game is won in the first two steps.
Development · August 1, 2026
Hitting for Average Is an Approach, Not a PersonalityPower without a plan is a highlight. Average is staying through the middle and hunting the pitch he can handle.
Development · July 30, 2026
Defense Is How He Stays on the FieldA below-average defender has to hit his way onto a roster. That’s a harder ask than people think.
Development · July 28, 2026
Becoming a College PitcherVelo, command, an off-speed he can throw for a strike, and movement. Missing one of those is a development plan, not a camp.
Development · July 26, 2026
Size and Strength Separate High School From CollegeThe biggest shock for a freshman isn’t the curveball. It’s how much bigger the upperclassmen are.
Recruiting · July 24, 2026
Academics Count. Freshman Year Counts.Coaches read transcripts as character and as a bet on eligibility. Start with schools that fit him as a student.
Recruiting · July 22, 2026
NCAA Eligibility and the Sliding ScaleEligibility is not a senior-year problem. If you wait to care, the clearinghouse will not care with you.
Recruiting · July 20, 2026
The Truth About College Baseball ScholarshipsBaseball is an equivalency sport. Almost nobody is on a full ride. Academic money is the real lever.
Recruiting · July 18, 2026
Visits and Offers: Slow DownA camp invite is not an offer. An offer is not a decision. Sit in the dugout and watch how they treat their own.
Recruiting · July 16, 2026
How to Choose a College Baseball ProgramFit is playing time, a degree he’ll use, a staff he can trust, and a cost the family can carry. In that order, more or less.
Recruiting · July 14, 2026
He Signed. Now Don’t Coast.The NLI is the start of the hard part. College summer will not be kind to the kid who treated senior year like a victory lap.
Recruiting · July 12, 2026
Scouts, Advisors, and Why College First Is the Real PathMLB is drafting more college players because they want to see what he’s actually done. High school isn’t the draft board. It’s the work.