Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team
The world of youth travel sports is seductive. Coach Mark Balfoure determines if a child is talented, chock-full of potential, and therefore worthy of the coveted invitation to a team of similarly gifted young athletes. Soon after, parents like Seth struggle with bills for monthly dues, uniforms, hotel rooms, private lessons, and more. But the true cost of high-stakes youth sports becomes apparent first to the children. Some preteens, like Zach, enter travel baseball full of confidence and joy only to leave the sport discouraged. Others thrive as their skills improve and their knowledge expands. In Dugout Dreams, players, parents, coaches, and a haggard umpire navigate the triumphs and turmoil of travel baseball.
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Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team
The world of youth travel sports is seductive. Coach Mark Balfoure determines if a child is talented, chock-full of potential, and therefore worthy of the coveted invitation to a team of similarly gifted young athletes. Soon after, parents like Seth struggle with bills for monthly dues, uniforms, hotel rooms, private lessons, and more. But the true cost of high-stakes youth sports becomes apparent first to the children. Some preteens, like Zach, enter travel baseball full of confidence and joy only to leave the sport discouraged. Others thrive as their skills improve and their knowledge expands. In Dugout Dreams, players, parents, coaches, and a haggard umpire navigate the triumphs and turmoil of travel baseball.
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Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team

Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team

by Matt Leedy
Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team

Dugout Dreams: The Heart and Heartbreak of a Travel Baseball Team

by Matt Leedy

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The world of youth travel sports is seductive. Coach Mark Balfoure determines if a child is talented, chock-full of potential, and therefore worthy of the coveted invitation to a team of similarly gifted young athletes. Soon after, parents like Seth struggle with bills for monthly dues, uniforms, hotel rooms, private lessons, and more. But the true cost of high-stakes youth sports becomes apparent first to the children. Some preteens, like Zach, enter travel baseball full of confidence and joy only to leave the sport discouraged. Others thrive as their skills improve and their knowledge expands. In Dugout Dreams, players, parents, coaches, and a haggard umpire navigate the triumphs and turmoil of travel baseball.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781637559642
Publisher: Mascot Books
Publication date: 08/06/2024
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

Matt Leedy is a former reporter for newspapers including The Express-Times, The Sun, and The Fresno Bee. He lives in California with his wife, daughter, son, and two dogs. This is his first novella.
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