Free Young Athletes Guide
Youth sports is drowning in noise — travel teams, year-round leagues, private lessons, and scholarship promises, almost none of it backed by evidence. This free field guide cuts through it.Written by a high school teacher, college instructor, former high school baseball coach, and dad, it distills what the research actually shows about developing a young athlete, into decisions you can make this week. No hype, no fear-mongering, and nothing that requires spending more money. Most of it requires spending less.Inside the guide: Why early specialization backfires — and what the injury data really says The "birthday effect" quietly shaping who gets picked and praised The truth about why kids quit (and how to keep yours in the game) A decision framework for the travel-ball question How to talk to your kid's coach without becoming "that parent" A one-page checklist you'll actually use Grounded in research from the Aspen Institute, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and published sports-medicine studies, written in plain English for real parents.Free to download. If it helps, I share evidence-based youth-sports and baseball writing twice a week at Letters From an Average Guy.
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