Synopsis
The world of youth travel sports is seductive. Coach Mark Balfoure determines if a child is talented, chock-full of potential, and therefore worthy of the coveted invitation to a team of similarly gifted young athletes. Soon after, parents like Seth struggle with bills for monthly dues, uniforms, hotel rooms, private lessons, and more. But the true cost of high-stakes youth sports becomes apparent first to the children. Some preteens, like Zach, enter travel baseball full of confidence and joy only to leave the sport discouraged. Others thrive as their skills improve and their knowledge expands. In Dugout Dreams, players, parents, coaches, and a haggard umpire navigate the triumphs and turmoil of travel baseball.
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The world of youth travel baseball is seductive, and more dangerous than it seems.
Coach Mark Balfoure judges if a child is talented—chock-full of potential—and therefore worthy of the coveted invitation to his team of young athletes. Parents, like Seth, struggle with bills for monthly payments, uniforms, hotels, private lessons, and more. But the true cost of the sport comes first to the children. Some preteens, like Zach, come into travel baseball full of confidence and joy, only to leave disheartened. Some thrive as their skills and knowledge improve and expand. Dugout Dreams navigates the players, parents, coaches, and a haggard umpire's triumphs and turmoil of travel baseball.
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Seller: Blue Vase Books, Interlochen, MI, U.S.A.
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Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # BVV.163755964X.A