Reply to "Advice For The New College Baseball Parent"

Give your son room to fail and learn from the experience

Be there for your son when he needs to talk about whatever

Slow it down as much as possible as it flies by

Get a 2nd opinion on any injury where you think the team trainer is wrong/son is misdiagnosed

Don't stand up in the parent's section after watching the starter shove and say "I love pitchers!!!!" when your son is a pitcher. (not the pitcher who shoved that game and elicited that comment)

Make friends with parents and understand you will get wrangled into convos about their kids, situations, playing time, and other stuff but just listen, don't talk. If you're having a hard time looking them in the eyes....stare at the bridge of their nose.

Don't go out of your way to talk to the HC, PC, or coaches

Enjoy it, lots of kids don't make it to college ball or last long once there.

7/30/2110:38 AM

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