Umpire and Iraq War veteran (Army) talks about his life experience as an umpire and a fan of baseball. He has worked high school, college, rec ball (little league and PONY), as well as a ton of travel ball (NCS, PG, Triple Crown and more). He covers some of the details that go into being an umpire physically, the difficulties that come with the job and some of his favorite moments as an umpire. Will shares about the relationships that he has formed with coaches, he mentions Pac Gutierrez as a major influence, as well as his favorite catcher he's worked with, Logan Pena. Will gives a perspective that isn't often heard about what really goes on behind the "dish" while we are all watching Americas pastime, baseball.

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This episode is one of my son's first coaches he had other than me. Mikey Dempster, AKA The Demp, coached him at the PONY League Pinto Division on the TABB Dodgers. They didn't lose a game all year and it was a new experience for our family to be in PONY, as opposed to Little League. We followed The Demp into "travel ball" (aka: club baseball) and our lives have never been the same.

I get to ask Mikey his opinions on a lot of hot topic questions for parents today regarding travel ball, PONY, Little League and other sports as well. He's an insightful and intelligent speaker and has great background in sports and an active lifestyle. Mikey is RIPPED and not much younger than me. I hope you enjoy this episode from one of my family's favorite coaches for one of our sons, Canon, in his baseball journey.

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Martin Padilla brings a unique perspective to our show about a dad running a one team travel organization. He gives us his opinion about a variety of subjects related to youth baseball and shares experiences with us from having run this organization since 2019 and having helped an older child through it before this with another organization.

There is useful info about Cooperstown All Star Village and some of the logistics to getting into that with a team, as well as some of the bumps that you may go over in the road on the way there.

Martin coaches hitters of all ages in North Orange County and you can find him @occlutchhitting on the Gram (Instagram). Enjoy and stay tuned for the next episode with another great guest.

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This show is intended to share the experiences of coaches, parents, administrators, and those who have been through it with their kids or are going through the experience of raising their kids and families in a competitive sports world environment.

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We start off with some personal background on the guest, Scott Champagne, how he got into sports, and his favorite sports. We get into the differences between Little League and PONY ball, what age is best for kids to start baseball leagues, the costs and best ideas for saving money, what size glove, how to coach and best practices for kids who want to improve and play at a high level. We cover a lot of suggestions for parent behavior, what they should expect, and how to encourage your child without killing their love for the sport. We have advice from umpires and give some insight into their experience as well.

Find out more about PONY ball and South Bay PONY @ www.southbaypony.com

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This show is intended to share the experiences of coaches, parents, administrators, and those who have been through it with their kids or are going through the experience of raising their kids and families in a competitive sports world environment.

Daddy Ball is sponsored by GB Sports Academy Inc @gbsportsacademyinc (IG) and Glasband Real Estate, Glasband Gets You Home! Make a donation to support our mission and get a receipt for your charitable donation to our registered charitable 501C3:
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