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Jason Kidd leans into youth baseball the same way the Mavs coach did with girls basketball
Jason Kidd's JK Select Baseball program starts in Dallas, targeting youth ages 7–18 with skill development and mentorship, building on a basketball program that produced 45 NCAA athletes.
- On Thursday, Jason Kidd, NBA Hall of Famer and Dallas Mavericks head coach, launched JK Select Baseball under the Jason Kidd Foundation, starting in the Dallas, Texas area as a program hub.
- Building on his girls program, Kidd said following his 15-year-old son Chance Kidd on the select circuit and talks with baseball contacts motivated him to replicate JK Select Girls Basketball, which produced more than 45 NCAA Division I athletes.
- The program adopts a three-tiered model that serves ages 7 to 18, including elite national teams for ages 14-17, with more than 150 teams interested and a goal of more than 1,000 nationwide.
- With funding from the Jason Kidd Foundation, the Dallas-based program will be run by Tate Caraway, Brandon Chancellor and Mike Phelps, while Kidd defers daily duties and Chance participates after his recent Dream Series invitation.
- Kidd frames the effort as more than athletics, aiming to create future lawyers, doctors, and teachers while hoping to expand into volleyball and softball programs.
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DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd had to choose basketball over baseball 30-plus years ago when it became clear the whiz kid of a point guard would be one of the top picks in the NBA draft. The Hall of Fame player turned coach is now in a position to indulge one of his childhood passions, and Kidd is choosing a path similar to one he took with girls youth basketball. The Dallas Mavericks coach announced Thursday the launch of JK Select Baseball , an ambi…
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