Making an Athlete
Behind every athlete is hours of practice, coaching and growing love for the sport. When an athlete has passion built into the sport they love, it fuels their desire to achieve their dreams of playing sports at a high level. What is often told to athletes is to “trust the process”, but without an understanding of what the “process” actually entails. Making an Athlete brings light into athletes dreams of playing sports at a high level by understanding the proper course. The podcast dives into the minds and experience of former and current players, coaches, scouts, trainers and more. These shared experiences bring more visibility and understanding in what it takes to play sports at a high level. Most importantly, it focuses on how to get to the next level of sports competition. Making an Athlete focuses on the process from youth, high school, college and onto the professional level. From the minds of the athletes and coaches who have been through the process themselves, they talk necessary steps and expectations for current athletes who are looking for guidance as they are on their pursuit of finding opportunity in their sport.
Making an Athlete
Baseball: Ryan Thornton - UNLV/Tampa Bay Rays
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Tye Davis
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Episode 11
A former three sport high school star who had full-ride scholarship offers from both division one basketball and football universities, Ryan Thornton, sits down and talks details around the enormous decision he made to surpass full ride offers for both football and basketball. Taking a big leap of faith in his raw baseball talent, he chose to pursue a career in baseball and quickly made a name for himself getting drafted in the 17th round by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He talks through best practices in choosing an agent and what MLB teams are really proposing when they make an offer.