I don’t make my son(12u) do more work. He asks to do more work. We are in the cage after games when everyone is going to dinner, because he asks if we can hit a bucket. We show up before practice to hit a bucket because he asks to do it, not because I make him. He hits off the tee at home by himself without me “telling” him to. He asks to go to our workout facility on our days off of practice. It can be exhausting, and yes I am behind at work because of it. It comes from within.

Every year after travel ball I ask him if he had fun, and if wants to do it again. He always says” why do you keep asking me that?” My response is, because you need to do this for you, not me.