{"id":4696,"date":"2026-07-02T01:23:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletesuntapped.com\/blog\/?p=4696"},"modified":"2026-07-02T01:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:23:34","slug":"the-zimmers-travel-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athletesuntapped.com\/blog\/the-zimmers-travel-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zimmers on Rec vs. Travel Sports, Letting Kids Fail, and Why Fun Should Always Come First"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Zimmers on Rec vs Travel Sports, Letting Your Kids Fail While Prioritizing Fun, and More!\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMbndHeBOeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Youth Sports Should Be About More Than Winning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When parents think about youth sports, it&#8217;s easy to get caught up in questions like: <em>Should my child play travel sports? 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