What’s Your Summer Baseball Goal? How to Help Your Athlete Get Better—Not Just Stay Busy
Most players go into summer baseball without a clear development goal—and most parents don’t know how to help them define one. In this post, Coach Leo Young explains why vague intentions lead to wasted time and money. Learn how to identify the one skill your athlete needs to improve, how to connect it to your summer plan, and how to make sure every practice, game, and rep has purpose. If your family is investing in summer baseball, make it count.
SUMMER BASEBALL
What’s Your Summer Baseball Goal? How to Help Your Athlete Get Better—Not Just Stay Busy
Every spring, I ask the same question:
What’s your goal this summer?
Most players—and most parents—can’t answer it.
Not because they don’t care. But because no one’s ever pushed them to define it.
And without a goal, summer becomes just more baseball… not better baseball.
So ask yourself:
What’s the one skill or area your athlete actually needs to improve before fall? Post your thoughts in the comments on the video.
Step 1: “I Just Want to Keep Playing” Isn’t Enough
A lot of players say:
“I just want to keep playing.”
And that’s great. Passion matters.
But continuing to play isn’t a development goal.
It’s a desire to stay active—and without structure, it just becomes busy work.
Before you write that check or block off your summer weekends, dig deeper.
Ask your athlete:
What’s something that didn’t go well this spring?
What part of your game holds you back?
What skill would change your confidence if it improved?
Step 2: Tie Summer to a Specific Skill
If your athlete wants to get better, the plan has to get sharper.
It’s not enough to say “I want to hit better” or “I want to pitch more.”
You need specifics:
Are you struggling with pitch recognition?
Are you missing barrels or lacking power?
Are your throws off-target or lacking velocity?
Once you define it, you can train it.
Development doesn’t happen through general reps.
It happens through focused reps with feedback.
Step 3: Build a Summer Plan That Aligns With the Goal
Now that you’ve identified the goal—ask:
Will this team give me enough field time to work on it?
Will the coaches help correct and guide reps?
Will I get reps in my position or just fill in where needed?
If the answer is no—you’re not in a developmental situation.
You’re in a schedule.
And schedules don’t grow players. Systems do.
Want a Hitting System That Turns Summer Into Progress?
If your goal is to improve your swing, Coach Leo’s book gives you a clear, teachable system that builds elite-level mechanics through structured reps.
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Disclaimer:
The content shared is for informational purposes only. This is not a judgment of any person or program mentioned. All names and events are discussed from personal memory and are not meant to accuse or endorse. The goal is to share insight from lived experience.
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