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Sep, 2023
Tom House is a former MLB pitcher, author, and pitching coach. He talks about the power of play for young athletes with Coach Steve Borelli. He has trained many athletes throughout his career: Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, and Dak Prescott.
Tom has four degrees, including a doctorate in performance psychology, but also has learned from being a reformed sports parent. He knows firsthand how parents’ actions, though delivered with love, can be destructive to children’s playing careers at young ages.
House thinks the power of play correlates to their longevity and, perhaps more importantly for our purposes, it carries them on into their post-athletic life. READ MORE ABOUT THE POWER OF PLAY