EPISODE · May 9, 2022 · 50 MIN
The 12 Commandments of Amateur Baseball with Mark Helsel
In this episode, I talk to Mark Helsel. Mark is the founder and current director of US Elite Baseball which is a successful travel baseball organization for several years. US Elite is one of the top travel baseball organizations in the country. He talked about practical guides for parents of young athletes and how to develop youth players.He shares tips with parents and coaches on how to act during practices and games.SHOW NOTES: [2:57] What separates US Elite Baseball?[4:40] What advice would you give to people across the country?[5:52] What's been a big challenge for your organization over the last couple of years?[6: 57] What's your take on dealing with parents?[10:42] What are some of the things that you you try to educate the parents on?[16:58 What I want parents to do is understand that everybody matures differently.[20:34] What do you tell parents if their kid isn't hustling, running hard, or being a good teammate?[22:51] Glass half empty type personality and baseball.[23:52] One of the things that I talk to our parents a lot about is you can't want this more than they want it.[27:47] We can just focus on the process the development and stop talking about how many hits we have.[30:27] Let them speak for themselves if they're gonna be a college athlete.[31:25] I would never let sports become a rift between me and my son.[35:10] When we call this game of failure.[38:41] We have a definition for the word commitment.[41:32] Four roles that you can play.[42:27] You got to trust us as your son's mentor.Follow US Elite BaseballTwitter:USElitebaseCheck Out Patrick's Stuff:• 📬 Patrick's Weekly Recruiting Newsletter – Get insights on college recruiting, player spotlights, and advice for parents and coaches. Subscribe at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruit• ⚾ Need Help with College Recruiting? – We help serious baseball players get recruited. Book a 1-on-1 consult at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruiting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this episode, I talk to Mark Helsel. Mark is the founder and current director of US Elite Baseball which is a successful travel baseball organization for several years. US Elite is one of the top travel baseball organizations in the country. He talked about practical guides for parents of young athletes and how to develop youth players.He shares tips with parents and coaches on how to act during practices and games.SHOW NOTES: [2:57] What separates US Elite Baseball?[4:40] What advice would you give to people across the country?[5:52] What's been a big challenge for your organization over the last couple of years?[6: 57] What's your take on dealing with parents?[10:42] What are some of the things that you you try to educate the parents on?[16:58 What I want parents to do is understand that everybody matures differently.[20:34] What do you tell parents if their kid isn't hustling, running hard, or being a good teammate?[22:51] Glass half empty type personality and baseball.[23:52] One of the things that I talk to our parents a lot about is you can't want this more than they want it.[27:47] We can just focus on the process the development and stop talking about how many hits we have.[30:27] Let them speak for themselves if they're gonna be a college athlete.[31:25] I would never let sports become a rift between me and my son.[35:10] When we call this game of failure.[38:41] We have a definition for the word commitment.[41:32] Four roles that you can play.[42:27] You got to trust us as your son's mentor.Follow US Elite BaseballTwitter:USElitebaseCheck Out Patrick's Stuff:• 📬 Patrick's Weekly Recruiting Newsletter – Get insights on college recruiting, player spotlights, and advice for parents and coaches. Subscribe at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruit• ⚾ Need Help with College Recruiting? – We help serious baseball players get recruited. Book a 1-on-1 consult at https://www.patrickjonesbaseball.com/recruiting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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