Field notes on building cages, finding cage time, and doing youth baseball right.
Every decision in order, from “will it fit” to “it’s earning”. The part of a cage build nobody else has written down end to end.
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Pitch Smart and Little League set daily limits and rest days by age. Here is what the numbers are, who keeps the count, and what to do when your kid pitches for two teams.
Only about 6.5% of high school softball players reach the NCAA, and the end of a college career can feel like a cliff. Here is what comes next and how to stay in the game.
The first Banana Ball Open is set for April 15 to 18, 2027 near Orlando. Here is what Disney has confirmed, how the ticket lottery works, and what it means for kids who want to play.
A $500 bat is a fair purchase for a serious player. The problem is the order. Isaac Hess on the push-up test and why effort comes before gear.
I had a hip replacement at 19 and I'm still pitching at 41. In between I played in Canada, Mexico, Australia and the Czech Republic for $300 a game up to $6,000 a month. Here is every stop and what it paid.
The umpire is not a camera. He is a person on a long day who also saw how you just acted. What the research says about calls, and what to teach your player instead.
What a volunteer league should plan each season before opening day: budget, sponsor banners, concessions, donated items, state rules, tax and insurance questions.
A grade-by-grade recruiting timeline for baseball parents, plus what NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA and NJCAA each mean and the questions to ask coaches.
The 2026 World Series starts October 23. Here is how to turn each game into coaching moments for a young player, plus one honest note on the December 1 labor deadline.
Game 7 of the 2025 World Series came down to one stumble, one throw and one foot. Isaac Hess on why he believes the baseball gods give the calls to the people who earn them.
Without umpires, baseball does not exist. Isaac Hess on the one season he wore the mask, what the job pays, what a day looks like and what we say to the people in the gear.
For years I gave baseball lessons in Los Angeles, and the hardest part was never the coaching. It was finding a place to do it. Isaac Hess on why he built CageList.