Worth Repeating: Travis Snider on The Car Ride Home

About this episode

Travis Snider discusses the challenges parents face during the car ride home after their child's game or practice.

Former Blue Jays' first round draft pick Travis Snider is on a mission to change youth sports. After experiencing the highs of what appeared to be a nearly flawless ascension as a youth star, Travis came face-to-face with the lows of struggling to perform as a pro due in large part to an identity that was tightly bound to results. He now pours his energy into teaching parents and coaches a better way to guide children through youth sports. In this segment, Travis discusses one of the most relatable challenges most parents face: the car ride home after their child's game or practice. Listen to the entire episode: ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Apple⁠ Watch on ⁠YouTube⁠

People in this episode

Host: Scott Rintoul

Guest: Travis Snider

Topics covered

• youth sports
• parenting
• coaching
• performance
• identity
• sports challenges

Keywords

• youth sports
• parenting
• Travis Snider
• Blue Jays
• sports performance
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Jays, Spotify, Apple, YouTube

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