Reply to "Advice For The New College Baseball Parent"

Gunner Mack Jr.10,000+ posts

@Shoveit4Ks posted:
Give your son room to fail and learn from the experience
Be there for your son when he needs to talk about whatever

Agree with RJM but these two stick with me after experiencing my son's Freshman year. Covid freshman year was probably more of a mental grind than normal years but 100% agree - give your son room to fail and learn from his failures and be there when he wants to talk to you (not the other way around). They go in as boys to compete against men for playing time. Not an easy mental or physical task. How they respond and learn from challenges/failures is very important not only to baseball and academics but life.

7/30/2112:17 PM

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