How to Be a Baseball Mom

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Welcome to youth baseball! Have a seat in your camping chair and buckle up. It's about to get real.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Long-time baseball mom Heather Dirck is here with tips from the trenches in this light fun and helpful little guide.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're signing up for your first tee-ball team or making the jump to competitive travel ball </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How to Be a Baseball Mom</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> helps you feel prepared with:</span></p><ul><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>A player gear list and expected costs</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Annual planning and scheduling tips</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>A complete game day guide with packing lists etiquette dealing with common injuries and other pointers</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>What just happened on the field and why: Baseball 101</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Defining the jargon</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Budgeting tools and fundraising ideas (spoiler alert: competitive baseball can be stupid expensive)</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Laundry tips for the (sigh) *white* pants: how to clean them... and why you should teach your kid to do it</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>How to find the right team including:</span><ul><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Defining divisions (and all those A's)</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Helping your player choose their path</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Sniffing out and navigating tryouts</span></li></ul></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Team travel</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>A peek over the fence at high school college and beyond</span></li><li><span style=color: var(--__dChNmAmGoMXsw4B#0f1111)>Baseball movie nights recipe ideas and more</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It's easier to settle in and enjoy the show once we have our ducks in a row. Let's do this. Welcome to the team!</span></p><p></p>