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Baseball Family Podcast

63 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 173 ratings

Troy and Denay Silva share their experiences as a baseball family in Baseball Family Podcast brought to you by Baseballism.

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Episodes

Meet the family behind Baseball Family Podcast - Season 2, Ep. 1

April 24, 2020 21:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

Troy and Denay start Season 2 with a family-based episode. Meet the kids, and see how they're dealing with a suspended youth sports season. Thanks to our presenting sponsor -- Baseballism -- and the production team with the ThatCast family!

Touch 'em all -- Troy and Denay celebrate season one

January 17, 2020 22:05 - 10 minutes - 24.1 MB

Troy and Denay talk about their favorite parts of Season 1 of the Baseball Family Podcast.  Season Two will come this spring! Thanks to Baseballism for their support. Business/advertising inquiries: [email protected] 

How does a coach pick a kid's position?

November 25, 2019 22:00 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MB

Troy and Denay Silva talk about how a coach (or parent) picks the position of a youth baseball or softball player.  Thank you to our sponsors -- Baseballism and Dick's Sporting Goods!

Why kids quit and how to avoid burnout

November 01, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 58.9 MB

Troy and Denay talk burnout and why kids quit. A great episode, presenting by Baseballism and GameChanger.

A disagreement on baseball walk-up songs

October 21, 2019 17:00 - 14 minutes - 32.4 MB

Troy and Denay talk about walk-up music and finding your groove. SUBSCRIBE to this podcast and support our sponsors -- Dick's Sporting Goods and Baseballism.

Is your kid having fun? How to combat the JOY SUCKERS in sports.

September 26, 2019 17:00 - 18 minutes - 43 MB

Youth sports should be about joy. Troy and Denay talk about "joy suckers" and how you can combat that. SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Thanks to our sponsors at GameChanger and Baseballism.

A discussion about 'daddy ball' and why it needs to go

September 11, 2019 12:00 - 15 minutes - 34.6 MB

- A lot of dads coach youth baseball teams. - A lot of parents expend energy focusing on how those dads treat their own sons vs. other kids on the team. - Why are parents better options to have as a coach vs. a college kid with baseball or softball experience? Support our sponsors: GameChanger and Baseballism. SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST and view more like it at ThatCast.com RATE THE BASEBALL FAMILY PODCAST ON APPLE PODCASTS -- GIVE US A REVIEW! Business inquiries email: Dan@ThatCast....

The great baseball and softball pants debate

August 28, 2019 16:00 - 10 minutes - 24.5 MB

What have Troy and Denay learned in cleaning youth baseball and softball pants for seven years? And what can they teach you? Subscribe to this podcast and give it a review. Thanks to GameChanger for their support, and thanks to Baseballism for being our presenting sponsor.

Should your kid be a multi-sport athlete? Or specialize?

August 14, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 40 MB

71 percent of NCAA Division I football players played multiple sports as a child and 31 of the 32 first-round NFL Draft picks were multi-sport high school athletes. But there's increasing pressure to specialize. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ No. 2 pick in the 2019 draft was an infielder named Michael Busch -- who also played hockey football in high school. The year before the Dodgers picked University of West Virginia pitcher Michael Grove, who was also a hockey player. And before he wa...

Calling out parents when it comes to umpires

July 03, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 45.2 MB

The disturbing viral video that recently circulated showing parents fighting after a young umpire made a call got a lot of national attention. Watch the video here. Listen to hosts Troy and Denay Silva talk about the ways we should treat umpires and make the games more enjoyable. Follow Troy on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TroyPSilva Subscribe to this podcast. Also, support GameChanger and -- a proud member of the Dick's Sporting Goods family. Thanks to Baseballism for its...

What should I do when my kid isn't playing? How do I handle it?

June 11, 2019 12:00 - 22 minutes - 51.1 MB

What do I do when my kid isn't playing? How should I handle it? Episode presented by Baseballism. Visit the Baseballism website to learn more. Also, by GameChanger, a proud member of the DICK'S Sporting Goods family. GameChanger provides easy, free scorekeeping for coaches, live updates for fans, and seamless communication tools for everyone.

Baseball Terminology 101 -- the beauty of lizard skin and left blinkers

May 28, 2019 17:00 - 29 minutes - 68.4 MB

Troy and Denay Silva talk through baseball terminology. A great resource for anyone who loves baseball and the unique terminology that goes with it. Play along as Troy gives his wife and son a quiz. Podcast presented by Baseballism.

Trailer: An introduction to Baseball Family Podcast

May 09, 2019 22:00 - 4 minutes - 10.8 MB

Troy and Denay Silva talk about the podcast and their vision for helping kids and families. Subscribe to the Baseball Family Podcast and give it a rating so others can find it. Visit the Baseball Family Podcast on Facebook. Visit our presenting sponsor Baseballism. This podcast is a creation of thatCAST. For more great content, see our full lineup of shows.

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