by Tom Swyers | Jan 9, 2013 | Coaching
Brent Musburger probably wishes he didn’t “fire” some words out the other night in his commentary regarding Katherine Webb, the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron. As of today, Musburger is still “looking for daylight” and the Brent Musburger Campus...
by Tom Swyers | Jan 2, 2013 | Travel Baseball
If you choose the wrong baseball winter workout facility, be prepared to watch your players disappear. While this website focuses on baseball, the topic of this post applies to all youth sports. The Problem It’s that time of year again when advertisements for...
by Tom Swyers | Dec 19, 2012 | The Big Picture
(Note: The Scholarship Nazi was introduced in this post last week). Here’s the situation. You’ve gone to the Scholarship Nazi about a baseball (athletic) scholarship for your son (or daughter). You made your pitch to him. He laughed in your face, took your...
by Tom Swyers | Dec 5, 2012 | The Big Picture
Last week I discussed teaching communication skills to young men and women through school and sports as part of the eighteen year plan. This week I want to discuss having non-parents coach beyond the age of thirteen. Why Non-Parent Coaching? Since young men men and...
by Tom Swyers | Nov 28, 2012 | The Big Picture
I have talked about children reaching adult status by age eighteen here. In the same article, I referred to the many life lessons that baseball can teach. Let’s look at one life lesson — a skill — and explore ways to enhance the development of that...
