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The Balloon: A Long Game Story
Paperback
Publisher Price: $12.99
Publisher: Beede Baseball Publishing LLC
Published: Nov 16 2026
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every first catch should be one a child cannot miss.
The day the baseball came, it came from Grandpa. It was white. It was hard. It was heavier than it looked. When Dad tossed it, the ball bumped the boy on the chest. Not hard, but hard enough. After that, he liked throwing. He did not like catching.
So Mom made a phone call, and Coach Beede came on Saturday. He did not bring a ball. He asked for a balloon, sat down on the floor eye to eye, and tossed it up. It came down slow. Both hands came up. And the boy caught it.
The Balloon is the first story in The Long Game, from Coach Beede, for parents of the youngest athletes and the children who are just learning that a ball comes down into your hands. It ends with Tonight's Balloon Game, a simple floor game any parent can play the same night.
More for parents, including Fun Over Fear, Coach Beede's guide for parents of athletes ages three to nine, is at CoachBeede.com and in the Clubhouse. Watch Coach Beede's Long Game on YouTube: https: //www.youtube.com/@CoachBeedeLongGame
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