Clearing The Bases
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Clearing The Bases
Insights from the 2025 ABCA Youth Baseball Summit 3
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This is the final episode of our three-part series, “Insights from the 2025 ABCA Youth Baseball Summit.”
We close the series with a powerful conversation featuring:
⚾ Paul Gallo
⚾ Steve Nikorak
⚾ Jeff Sopha
In this final installment, the focus turns to leadership, accountability, and what real change in youth baseball actually looks like. The conversation challenges coaches, parents, and administrators to move beyond awareness and toward action — putting kids first in every decision we make. This episode ties together the key themes of the Summit and leaves us with a clear message: the future of youth baseball depends on collaboration, education, and the courage to do what’s right.
If you’ve listened to Parts 1 and 2, this is the conversation that brings it all home. If you haven’t — this is the place to start.