The MyGrind Blog

Straight talk for baseball and softball families. How to track what matters, stay eligible, and develop a player who competes at the next level.

Creatine for Teenage Athletes: A Coach's Honest Answer

The supplement question every parent eventually gets. What creatine is, what the research says for teens, why the basics beat the tub, and the safe way to decide with your pediatrician.

Travel Ball Then and Now: What 25 Years Did to the Grind

Travel baseball went from a high school proving ground to a $28 billion business in 25 years. The cost to young arms, the recruiting truth, and how to protect the development.

New NCAA Eligibility Rules 2026: A Baseball & Softball Parent's Guide

The NCAA just replaced five-years-to-play-four with an age-based clock. What it means for your baseball or softball player, when it hits, who it skips, and the one thing it did not change.

Private vs Public School for Baseball & Softball

The powerhouse or the school down the street? An honest take on private versus public, transfers, sections, and why playing time matters more than the name on the jersey.

The Year-Round Training Calendar: What to Do Every Month

Season, rest, build, maintain, ramp. When to shut the arm down (longer for pitchers), when the strength window opens, when tryouts hit, and why the off-season needs a record.

After 12U: Travel Ball or Wait for High School?

The field gets bigger, the high school question starts, and every family faces the same call. Travel ball versus patience, and whether to join the team your high school runs.

Softball Training Journal: What to Track

Fastpitch is its own sport. What hitters and pitchers should track, how to watch a pitcher's circle workload, and why the recruiting clock starts early.

What Is a Baseball Training Journal?

What a training journal actually is, why it drives development and confidence, what to track, and whether paper or an app is right for your player.

When Should You Switch Travel Teams?

The honest reasons to move, the bad reasons that feel urgent, and the five questions to answer before you make an expensive call on a feeling.

Baseball & Softball Stats Worth Tracking

Which numbers actually predict development, which ones quietly mislead, and why consistency beats every stat on the sheet.

NCAA Eligibility GPA: A Parent's Guide

Core-course GPA, the sliding scale, the Eligibility Center, and the timeline. How to make sure eligibility never costs your athlete an offer.

How to Keep a Training Journal That Sticks

Why most training journals get abandoned in two weeks, what to log, and how to build a daily habit that actually lasts a season.