Talkin Shop with Coach Ballgame, Chop, and Flikke
Jul 21, 2026 · 48 min · 11 segments
The boys are back in the shop talking about one of the most important—and most overlooked—qualities in youth sports: awareness. How aware are you of what your players are feeling? What your words…
So good.
I sent you this, but we've had lots of opportunities on the road to meet you listeners in person.
And that's why we haven't been able to do this as much because I've been on the road and I've been meeting you all and shaking your hands.
And there's been a lot of these, but one came in.
Today, Ballgame Chopper, I would have never felt prepared enough to take on this job of coaching young kids if it wasn't for you and Chopper.
So thanks for all you do on the podcast.
I've heard that a lot, and it makes sense.
This coaching kids thing, you're not born knowing how to do it.
You're not born with the tone right.
And you're not born with the body language of a coach to create good people and build these kids up, especially in high leverage moments or anxious moments.
So we are happy to be on episode 70 of this.
just providing some food.
Every sandlot I've been to, and I am on number 52 of 67.
I got 67 different towns I'm hitting this year, and we've done 52 of them.
And in every single one, we've unpacked the sandlot afterwards with coaches, parents, just a free coaches clinic.
It's been the highlight of my tour.
I'm going to lean into it even more in 2024 and basically call it a traveling coaches clinic.
So get your schedule ready, chopper.
Get your 747 cleared out and ready because we are we're taking this thing on the road.
This is more of a traveling coaches clinic than anything.
But to meet all of you that listen to this pod on a weekly basis.
And to see what you're doing with your little leagues, to see how you mow the grass and trim all the weeds that were growing on your old little league parks.
And now you're doing your thing, building up these kids.
Sometimes you're the fish out of water with the culture that you're building of character and fun, positivity.
Good on you.
So good.
I sent you this, but we've had lots of opportunities on the road to meet you listeners in person.
And that's why we haven't been able to do this as much because I've been on the road and I've been meeting you all and shaking your hands.
And there's been a lot of these, but one came in.
Today, Ballgame Chopper, I would have never felt prepared enough to take on this job of coaching young kids if it wasn't for you and Chopper.
So thanks for all you do on the podcast.
I've heard that a lot, and it makes sense.
This coaching kids thing, you're not born knowing how to do it.
You're not born with the tone right.
And you're not born with the body language of a coach to create good people and build these kids up, especially in high leverage moments or anxious moments.
So we are happy to be on episode 70 of this.
just providing some food.
Every sandlot I've been to, and I am on number 52 of 67.
I got 67 different towns I'm hitting this year, and we've done 52 of them.
And in every single one, we've unpacked the sandlot afterwards with coaches, parents, just a free coaches clinic.
It's been the highlight of my tour.
I'm going to lean into it even more in 2024 and basically call it a traveling coaches clinic.
So get your schedule ready, chopper.
Get your 747 cleared out and ready because we are we're taking this thing on the road.
This is more of a traveling coaches clinic than anything.
But to meet all of you that listen to this pod on a weekly basis.
And to see what you're doing with your little leagues, to see how you mow the grass and trim all the weeds that were growing on your old little league parks.
And now you're doing your thing, building up these kids.
Sometimes you're the fish out of water with the culture that you're building of character and fun, positivity.
Good on you.
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