The Future of Travel Baseball

EPISODE SUMMARY

In today's episode, I talk to Brandon Edwards and Mike Canan, my partners in establishing PF Flyers. We talked about the reason behind building a travel baseball organization to help players make it to the next level. We talked about what is best for the player, what is best for the team, and not getting distracted by anything else.

Learn more about our goal to get kids and help them progress through this game, to get to take this game as far as they want to take the game of baseball, as far as long as they're willing to work for.

SHOW NOTES: 

[06:32] My goal is not to coach my sons, my goal is to be a part of an organization that will bring them through that.

[12:04] Take advantage of whatever you have available.

[12:41] What's your vision on how we can go about doing that differently?

[12:47] What I love about this, and what I love about coaching is no matter what decision I make as a coach, it's wrong.

[18:23] Coaches and programs learn, develop, and get better themselves.

[19:27] If I just keep plugging along and keep doing the same thing, I'm not necessarily the way to get better.

[19:40] Make sure that workload doesn't dip down so much that you have to start from scratch again.

[20:52] When we have something to showcase, we'll go out there and we'll showcase it and we'll get exposure.

[34:41] Not to naturally push ourselves.

[35:21] The numbers don't have feelings.

[43:24] If we have to do this, we have to do it the right way.

[48:30] You need to keep doors open to yourself.

[48:48] Great relationship with pro force.

[50:50] Why do we need to start a travel organization? What's gonna make us different?

[50:38] The development piece.

[53:27] Nobody wants their team to be split up, but at some point in time, you got to start to evaluate what's best for these kids.

[54:21] Agent named Scott Boris.

[55:28] Playing time and roster size.

[55:51] Are you better off with three teams or dividing that into two teams?

[57:48] I lay out our pitching plans and our defensive assignments for the weekend, everything is 100% mapped out.

[58:45] Coordinate travel baseball rankings.

[59:00] Part of developing is competing.

[59:58] I promise you that your kid will have an opportunity to compete.

[1:00:38] Enormous amount of practice reps.

[1:12:32] How hydration and nutrition affect us.

[1:14:00] having the ability to have your indoor space and get your practice in and get enough practice in overtime.

[1:14:41] Communication.

[1:15:25] Professionalism is really important.

[1:16:22] If you're honest with people, they're gonna, they respect that.

[1:17:50] I was asked what my recruiting plan was, what's my plan for recruiting?

[1:18:51] My recruiting philosophy.

[1:24:35] Our goal is to get kids and help them progress through this game, to get to take this game as far as they want to take the game of baseball, as far as long as they're willing to work for.

[1:24:23] What working hard is all about and the rewards from working hard.

[1:27:06] We have to have parents involved, that, that understand

[1:29:50] Pitchers are supposed to be successful 80% of the time

[1:32:28] Batting Average

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