{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Scott Eyre on Coaching after Life in Major League Baseball","description":"\u201cI would get nervous for the kids. I wanted them to succeed so much because that\u2019s what I wanted. I hated losing when I was in high school. I didn\u2019t want the kids to feel that. I wanted them to win.\u201d --Scott Eyre  35% on any academic test is a failure. In baseball, batting 300 (or having a 3\/10 success rate at the plate) is excellent - even in the MLB.   Former major league baseball pitcher Scott Eyre knows this all too well. The left-handed pitcher played for the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. Eyre played from 1997 - 2009, ending his career on game 6 of the World Series. Eyre won a World Series Championship the year prior with the Phillies, appearing in game 2 with no runs and no hits.  Now, Eyre is a husband with two sons attending Purdue University in the fall. Scott has been a baseball coach since 2011 and is currently continuing his coaching career.   In this episode, Scott and I talk through\u2026 His journey to professional baseball  Watching his children play sports after living the professional athlete dream  Being competitive and growing up in an athletically-competent family  Coaching baseball after playing in the Major Leagues  How excellence in baseball is still \u201cfailure\u201d   This episode will curb your curiosity about life as a professional athlete while offering powerful insights on parenting and coaching after your own sports career is complete.  Questions? Comments? Let\u2019s talk!   Want to dive deeper into today\u2019s episode? Connect with us on Instagram at @sportpsychworks or leave comments at https:\/\/www.kafcounselingandsportperformance.com\/contact.  ","author_name":"Parenting Peak Performers Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/parentingpeakperformers.libsyn.com\/website","html":"