When Tommy John’s card was declined at a Toys R Us register in 1988, a regional manager stepped in and changed a family’s Christmas forever. That signed baseball has traveled through four decades, one father’s passing, and now one more loss. This is a personal goodbye to Tommy John and the memory he left behind without ever knowing it.
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The viral little league mound visit videos are funny until you realize some coaches are actually doing that to real kids in real moments of struggle. What a young pitcher needs when things are falling apart on the mound is not a punchline. It’s presence, pride, and a coach calm enough to help them breathe again without either of them realizing that’s what’s happening.
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One of the most overlooked fundamentals in youth baseball is knowing when to throw underhand and when to throw overhand, and the consequences of getting it wrong can mean an injury to a teammate who wasn’t ready. Under-Over is the opening drill that fixes this in real time. Run it at the start of every practice and watch the decision-making on the field change fast.
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The best practices end with every kid leaving everything they have left out on the base paths while their teammates cheer their names. Base Race is a relay drill that builds speed, teaches base path efficiency, and sends your team home loud and together.
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If your practice starts with a full-field warmup and ends with a scrimmage and you’re not sure what to do in between, this post is for you. The secret to a great practice is keeping every player moving with purpose from the first minute to the last. Here’s a framework to get you started.
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