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Stop Coaching Your Son From the Stands (Do This Instead) | MLB Agent Advice
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- Mar 25, 2026
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Summary
Your son's baseball coach doesn't see what you see — so how do you help without making things worse? Matt Hannaford, an MLB Agent, answers real parents' questions about the #1 mistake baseball moms and dads make. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✓ Why your son listens to coaches but tunes YOU out — and how to fix it ✓ The strategy that helps you build up emotional equity with your son that leads to him actually valuing for your opinion and not tuning it out. ✓ How to tell if your kid is burned out or done with baseball entirely ✓ What MLB dads do differently than travel ball parents (and why it works) ✓ How to handle a high school coach who doesn't respect your son's talent Every baseball parent has been there: you KNOW what your son needs to fix, but the moment you say it, he shuts down. Your wife says you're being too hard on him. You wait until the next day, but he can still tell you're disappointed. The coach isn't developing him the way you'd like. And you're spending thousands on travel ball wondering if any of this is working. In this Q&A episode, 25-year MLB agent Matt Hannaford answers real questions from baseball parents — a college-baseball dad in Illinois whose son shuts down, a mom in New Jersey whose 15-year-old might be burned out, a dad in Tennessee whose silence speaks louder than words, and a stepdad in Virginia trying to find his place in his stepson's baseball journey. Matt reveals the counterintuitive approach that actually works: stop giving advice entirely, build what he calls an "equity bank" of pure support, and wait for your son to come to YOU. He shares what he's seen from MLB fathers — guys who played in the big leagues — and explains why they do the exact opposite of what most travel ball dads do. The result? Their kids seek out their advice instead o…