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Send us Fan Mail This episode focused on youth baseball coaching, parent-coach boundaries, and player development. Denny shared his experience coaching a 9U team, noting that parents had been overly involved in the dugout and with umpires. He described a "dugout pool" analogy to keep parents outside the dugout, while Adam argued that parents should not intervene during games so children can learn to handle adversity. They discussed the importance of clear preseason expectations and main...
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