00:00:00Introduction
00:00:50Meet Rhett Massey of TBT Baseball Texas
00:02:25Why this conversation: high school, travel, and organizational baseball
00:06:16Real culture: come to practice and play for each other
00:08:44Identity before results
00:10:22Fourteen years in the Army and why camaraderie matters
00:11:18Spokane, Connie Mack, and a college text after a one-run loss
00:16:30Gavin Massey and the dad's-eye view
00:18:24How parents can tell if an organization actually cares
00:21:07The 17U window and playing the right events
00:25:41Seeing 85 mph and facing good pitching
00:28:34Recruiting trends from high school to college
00:30:54Why junior college is the right next step for many 2027s
00:32:10Velo is not enough: ride, vert, and effort
00:35:35Ultimate goal, timeline, and where you are right now
00:38:28Everybody is a junior college now
00:40:15Fewer than 20% play four full years
00:42:18Dad hat: what Rhett wishes he knew with Gavin
00:43:33Train like a shortstop
00:48:25Military background and baseball as the poetry of life
00:52:45Cylinders: the right people make the car go
00:53:40Advice for parents, players, and coaches
00:56:26Walkout song: Juicy by The Notorious B.I.G.
