I recently held my first live session for baseball parents. Small group. Big conversation.
A baseball dad who pitched for Stanford in the College World Series and in the big leagues shared two stories you won't want to miss. Brian Sackinsky told us about car rides home when he was a kid, and when his son told him he didn’t want him to come to his games anymore. He was a coach for his son’s team, but he honored his request.
Some things that came up are keeping parents up at night — kids who can’t bounce back after an error, kids obsessed with GameChanger for the wrong reason, players who don’t like their coach, kids who can play but want to walk away.
But here’s the good news: it’s all fixable.
The full session recording is now available for paid subscribers. So is my conversation with mental performance coach Dave Austin, who works with players at every level on exactly these issues.
Two sessions. Real answers.
If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to a paid subscription, now’s a good time.
Speaking of paid subscribers, I’m late on this because he jumped on board early — but huge thanks to Nimer Saikaly, who was my first paid subscriber. Nimer is not a baseball dad but he is a dad and he correctly pointed out that the lessons baseball teaches transcend the ballfield. Thank you, Nimer!
Youth sports culture is where I live. It’s what Baseball Dad & PR Guy is all about.
The adults shape the culture. The culture shapes the kids. Change the adults, you change the experience for the kids.
That’s the whole ballgame.⚾️
Go Deeper
Some of you are dealing with issues that keep you up at night: Your kid can’t recover after an error. He doesn’t like his coach. He’s constantly checking GameChanger and comparing himself to his teammates. He wants to quit. Your relationship is suffering.
That’s what my one-on-one coaching sessions are for.
➡️ Visit my Stan Store to book a coaching session, email questions, order playbooks, or inquire about speaking.
