Excitement or exploitation?

All of my sons, especially the oldest whose team had a legitimate shot, dreamed of playing someday in the Little League World Series. None of them ever made it. Part of that dream was the idea of being on national television – ESPN. What red-blooded American youth baseball player wouldn’t want that? Well, there may [...]

Good luck to Ocean View and Kearney!

CoachDeck clients Ocean View Little League (Huntington Beach, CA) and Kearney Little League (Kearney, NE) each play tomorrow for trip to Williamsport and the Little League World Series. Great job boys and good luck in the Regional Championship!

CoachDeck for Football – update!

We are making terrific headway on our CoachDeck for football, and the first draft looks awesome! We know, based on the volume of requests we get, that this will be one of our most popular decks yet. We will release it as soon as we have it perfect. This has been our most challenging and [...]

Little League World Series begins soon

Champions from each state are vying for the coveted “Golden Ticket” to South Williamsport and the LLWS. You can see how leagues from your region are doing here. Most have whittled their pools down to semi-finalists, and many games are being televised live on ESPN3. Good luck to all the teams still alive and remember, [...]

My son is showing promise at 12 – What should I do?

My wife and I recently traveled to another state to watch our son play in his collegiate summer league. She posted pictures of the trip on her Facebook page, which spurred a high school friend who has a son in Little League, to ask advice on the value of private lessons and playing in competitive, [...]

Overuse and arm injuries

One of our partner, Stop Sports Injuries.org‘s main missions is combating overuse injuries in sports-playing children. Here is an article on the recently-completed University of North Carolina study the effects on youth baseball player’s arms of throwing too many pitches. The study, done in collaboration with Little League Baseball, which has been under pressure from [...]

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