Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a lot of meaningful conversations with coaches, parents, and players.

One message stood out.

A coach messages us a reply to a post from another coach discussing playing multiple sports and how baseball and softball won’t make players more athletic.

He was responding to a discussion around a tough truth:

👉 Baseball and softball alone don’t automatically make athletes athletic.

And neither does simply “playing more sports.”

That statement can feel uncomfortable—but it opens the door to a much more important conversation.

The Multi-Sport Myth (And the Bias Behind It)

For years, we’ve told families:

Sometimes it does.

But often… it doesn’t.

Here’s why:

If a child struggles with coordination, balance, rhythm, or body awareness in baseball, they don’t magically lose those challenges when they step onto a soccer field or basketball court.

They simply carry the same movement limitations into a different uniform.

This belief is driven by a common coaching bias:

🔹 Survivorship Bias

We remember the elite athletes who played multiple sports—but we forget that they were already great movers before they ever specialized.

They didn’t become athletic because they played multiple sports.

They played multiple sports because they already possessed robust movement skills.

What’s Changed for Today’s Kids

This conversation matters more now than ever.

Today’s kids:

• Sit more

• Move less

• Spend more screen time

• Have fewer chances to climb, crawl, roll, jump, fall, and explore movement freely

Those early movement experiences used to build coordination and body awareness naturally.

Now?

Many kids are conditioned—without realizing it—to avoid movement challenges, not solve them.

So when we place them into sports environments that assume those skills already exist… gaps show up fast.

Stiffness.

Poor transitions.

Robotic movement.

“Inconsistent” performance.

Not because kids lack effort or talent—but because the movement foundation was never fully developed.

The Real Answer Isn’t One or the Other

This is where we need to evolve the conversation.

The answer is not:

• Early specialization ❌

• Or “just play more sports” ❌

The answer is:

✅ Play multiple sports

PLUS

✅ Intentionally train fundamental movement and athletic skills

That’s the gap Baseball Flows fills.

We don’t replace sport.

We support it.

By training:

• Coordination

• Transitions

• Balance

• Rhythm

• Athletic flow

So skills actually show up in games, not just drills.

Why Baseball Flows Exists

Baseball Flows was built to help kids become better movers first—so whatever sport they play, they’re prepared.

It’s not about creating robots.

It’s about developing robust athletes who can adapt, react, and flow under pressure.

Because the future of player development isn’t choosing the “right” sport.

It’s giving kids the movement skills to thrive in any sport

Want to See What This Looks Like?

We created a FREE Baseball Flows Starter Kit so parents and coaches can experience how movement training should feel—before committing to anything.

No pressure.

Just clarity.

👉 reply “FLOW” on our latest post and we’ll send it to you.

Let’s raise movers.

Then athletes.

Then ballplayers.

Move Better. Play Better.

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Let's train smarter, move better, and flow in the game.

Best Regards,

Dr. Ismael Gallo DPT, MBA

Founder, Baseball Flows

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