Is Local Travel Baseball Becoming Too Recreational? A Deep Dive into Youth Baseball's Evolution

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Ask Aaron and EJ - The Brand and The Source

Aaron Thigpen & Erik Johnson

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Straight talk on the culture of sport, athletic development and sports performance. For athletes, parents coaches, trainers and anyone enthusiastic about the current state of youth, high school and college sports.

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Is Local Travel Baseball Becoming Too Recreational? A Deep Dive into Youth Baseball's Evolution

Ask Aaron and EJ - The Brand and The Source

21 minutes 55 seconds

1 month ago

Is Local Travel Baseball Becoming Too Recreational? A Deep Dive into Youth Baseball's Evolution

The landscape of youth baseball has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past three decades. What was once an exclusive, competitive arena with clear distinctions has evolved into something far more complex—and according to veteran coaches Eric Johnson and Aaron Thigpen, potentially problematic. In their recent podcast discussion, these baseball industry veterans explored a pressing question: Has local travel baseball lost its competitive edge and become merely recreational?