Parenting Athletic Kids

Today's guest is Drew Rogers. Drew is a freshman playing baseball at Georgia Tech University. In this podcast, amongst other things, we discuss Drew's transition to college life, and his youth sports experience.

In today's podcast I will be discussing a single topic that relates to Parenting Athletic Kids with Certified Sport & Performance Psychologist Paul Weidner. Today's topic is CONFIDENCE.

Today's guest is Alan Jaeger. Alan is the founder of Jaeger Sports. Alan works with athletes in both the physical and mental aspects of sport. He is the author of a mental training book, "Getting Focused, Staying Focused," and is passionate about helping athletes realize their potential both on, and off, the playing field. This conversation may alter your perception of sports and life.

Today's guest is Paul Weidner. Paul is the executive director at the Great Lakes Baseball Academy in Woodbury Minnesota and serves as an Assistant Coach at Bethel University in St Paul Minnesota. Paul is a Certified Sport & Performance Coach who carries a Masters Degree in Applied Sport Psychology. With Paul's mental performance background, his work with young athletes, and his work with colle...

Today's guest is Bronson Balholm. Bronson spent the 2024 season in Banana Ball playing with the Party Animals. Prior to Banana Ball, Bronson played 2 years of college baseball at Beloit College and 2 years at Arizona State University. In this podcast Bronson discusses his passion for the game and how his parents helped feed his passion.

Today's guest is Curtis Pelletier. Curtis is a former college baseball player, a former coach, and the father of three girls. Currently Curtis runs a mental performance program called MindsetU. MindsetU is unique because Curtis not only works with young athletes, he also works with the parents of the athletes to provide the best support system possible.

Today's guest is Dan Slepica. Dan has a 14 year old son and a 12 year old daughter. Dan coaches both of his kids. Dan is working hard to navigate the coach-parent line. In this podcast Dan shares some of his highs and lows during the process.

Today's guest is Corey Koskie. Corey is a former Major League baseball player and the father of four athletic boys. Corey discusses his thoughts on what sports can teach young athletes and the traits necessary to be a successful athlete.

Today's guest is Olivia Kingsborough. Olivia is a former Lacrosse player at Boston University. In this episode, Olivia reflects and her struggles, and triumphs, during her athletic career.

Today's guests are Ben Weber and Josh Kirchhoff. Ben is a pitcher at Xavier University and Josh is a pitcher at the University of Missouri. As young athletes they shared similar goals and decided to support each other toward those goals. In this podcast Ben and Josh reflect on their process through youth sports and discuss how their parents supported them along the way.

Today's guest is Kaylee Bateman. Kaylee is in her Junior year at Winona State University. Kaylee is a nursing student and a gymnast. Kaylee shares her journey through youth sports.

Today's guests are baseball playing brothers, Blake & Tyler Guerin. These two are teammates at the University of Iowa. Blake & Tyler share their thoughts on their youth sports experience, things they loved, & things they would change.

Today's guest is Coach Jake Valentine. Coach Valentine is the Assistant Head Baseball Coach at the University of Michigan. Coach Valentine has two young children that are just beginning the youth sports process. Coach Valentine shares his thoughts on raising athletic kids.

Today's guests are Stephanie Kirchhoff and Steve Weber. Stephanie's son is a pitcher at the University of Missouri and Steve's son is a pitcher at Xavier University. Stephanie and Steve's kids grew up playing baseball together, shared similar goals, and challenged one another in pursuit of their goals. Stephanie and Steve share their process along the way.

Greg Reinhard is a former professional baseball player and the owner of GRB Baseball Academy. Greg and his wife have 3 young boys. In this conversation, Greg talks about what parents can do to aid in the development of character traits that sports can provide, traits like discipline, focus, and work ethic.

Today's guest is Coach Jeremy Sheetinger. Coach Sheetinger is the head baseball coach at Georgia Gwinnett College. Coach Sheetinger is a transformational coach that strives to impact his players lives through baseball. In this podcast he delivers powerful messaging for both parents and athletes.

Troy is a former 3 sport college athlete and is currently the athletic director and head baseball coach at Saint Anthony Village High School in Saint Anthony Minnesota. Troy has written a book- "Chasing Influence, Transformational Coaching to Build Champions For Life" and is the father of 4 athletic kids.

Andy is a former professional baseball player, the owner of the 5 Star National Baseball Club and the father of Drew Burress (2024 D1Baseball Freshman of the Year). Andy shares his journey through sport and discusses where he placed his focus while raising an athletic kid.

Brian is a former collegiate baseball player and the owner of The Great Lakes Baseball Academy. Brian shares his vision of developing great humans through sport.

Today's guest is Courtney Klepsch. Courtney is the mother of two athletic boys. Her oldest son is a freshman playing baseball at Auburn University and her younger son is a freshman in high school. In this podcast Courtney shares her families process through their youth sports experience.

Today's guest is Jay Guerin. Jay provides an amazing perspective on raising athletic kids. Jay's two oldest sons play Division 1 college baseball and his two younger sons are 8 and 10 years old. Jay has been through the ups and downs of raising two athletic kids and now starts again.

Today's guest is Chris Schulz. Chris is the founder and CEO of AKA Sport. AKA offers summer camps, after school programs, and community events designed for kids to spend time playing a variety of sports, making friends, and learning healthy lifestyle skills. In this podcast, Chris discusses his journey through sports, and the many benefits of an active lifestyle.

Today's guest is Coach Keith Bateman. Keith is the head baseball coach at Augsburg University. Keith as two athletic kids. His daughter is a college gymnast and his son is a professional baseball player. Keith shares some incredible insight into his experience raising two athletic kids.

Today's guest on the Parenting Athletic Kids podcast is Andrew Linn. Andrew has three kids and is in the early stages of the youth sports. Andrew also coaches his oldest son in two sports. This conversation covers many of the current topics surrounding youth sports.

The Parenting Athletic Kids podcast, hosted by Travis Rogers, delivers actionable strategies that parents can implement to help their sons and daughters optimize their personal and athletic growth. Today's guest, Billy Jones, is a baseball agent with Truth Sports Agency. Billy coached baseball at the Division 1 level for over 20 years. Billy raised two sons that played professional baseball. B...