Love it, but more equity please
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“I love what Rob is doing here, and his values around teaching the game are on point. I’ve learned a lot, like in Episode 83, where Rudy Garcia described how he runs batting practice. I’ve started using his approach with my 11U travel team and love it.
What’s missing for me is any description of how to bridge the gap for players who don’t have the funds to keep up, and the ways in which baseball is increasingly inaccessible in Black and Latino neighborhoods. While the interviews with some of the MLB dads touched on this, I would love to hear more from coaches who work with kids of color or who don’t have a lot of resources.
I coach rec and travel ball in Harlem, NY, and we have kids of all races as well as socioeconomic backgrounds. Even when we offer financial help, it can be a real burden on working parents to get their kids to practice or buy all their gear. We also face real deficits compared to the suburbs around access to training and practice space, which is not an accident of history. That’s why on a recent episode when Rob spoke about doing machine work with his team I just felt like he wasn’t speaking to urban coaches.
All of us who love the game can take some responsibility in making it equitable. I’d love to hear more perspectives from people who are working to make the game accessible for all.”
Sam in Harlem via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/27/21
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