{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chasing Baseball Dreams","title":"28: 90% Development, 10% Games? | Team Moms' Will Armijo on Travel Baseball","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2702,"description":"Six games in three days. That's the kind of schedule that makes Will Armijo question what we're doing in youth baseball.\nWill believes youth baseball should be 90% focused on development and only 10% on playing games. That's a pretty strong opinion coming from someone who runs a baseball academy.\nWill is a former Division II pitcher at Grand Canyon University who went through Tommy John surgery and some serious setbacks during his playing career. Today, he's the CEO and co-founder of Legendary Prep Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona, which was featured on the Paramount+ reality series Team Moms: Baseball.\nIn this episode we cover:\nWhy Will believes young players are playing too many games and spending too little time developing\nThe D1 obsession and why a bigger-name college isn't always the better opportunity\nWhat parents misunderstand about 13U and 14U rankings and predicting college baseball potential\nReclassifying young players and whether an extra year actually helps\nThe injury concerns that come with heavy tournament schedules and inadequate recovery\nHow parents can measure whether the money they're spending is actually helping their son improve\nWhat Will has learned about parents, playing-time complaints, and the pressure placed on young athletes\nWill also shares what it was like growing up playing baseball in New Mexico, including a high school coach who told him he'd never be good enough to play beyond high school.\nIf you're spending thousands on travel baseball, considering a prep academy, or wondering whether your son needs to play more games to keep up, this conversation will give you plenty to think about before making your next decision.\n🎙️ Host: Bobby Minor\n⚾ Guest: Will Armijo, CEO & Co-Founder of Legendary Prep Academy\n🎧 Podcast: Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast\nSubscribe to Chasing Baseball Dreams Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts for more conversations about the decisions baseball parents face.\n#ChasingBaseballDreams #TravelBaseball...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q3rQG5ngcoyZtBBqydY-LYe-2NzrWpT_DUSzYHdnSkI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Zjgy/ODMwMjJlOGEzZDUz/M2RjN2UzOGM3OWQy/NWI5Yy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}