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re: Travel Ball/ Little League Coaches leaving work
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:05 pm to DiamondDog
Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:05 pm to DiamondDog
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No, I meant playing college. Why would you ever waste your time and money just to have your kid secure a starting HS role?
That makes it even more hilarious that you think this is that important. You do you but the whole thing is a joke.
No but I'm not gonna make the decision if my kid can play hs ball when he is 7 or 8 either. And nobody said travel ball is that deep, it isn't that expensive either.
And it's fine if you don't value you your kids but I can afford it with no problem. My kids play multiple sports, they hunt and fish etc.
So why wouldn't I let them play and make the decision for them?
And I played in hs, it ain't like it used to be. And little league sucks(i know, i coached last 8 years), not to mention there are only a handful of 13/14 year old leagues in the state. Do you really think a kid can go pkay just little league, sit out 2 years, then go make a hs team over kids who have been lifting, taking private lessons, doing bat speed and velocity programs and playing 40-50 games a year since they were 7? If you do....then no hope for you.
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 2:17 pm
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Posted on 8/21/22 at 2:28 pm to lsu777
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Do you really think a kid can go pkay just little league, sit out 2 years, then go make a hs team?
I played PONY for two years after little league, and started 3 years for a top 50 TX HS team, so you can cool it with your smugness.
Not every kid wants to play baseball 24/7/365.
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 3:13 pm to lsu777
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it's fine if you don't value you your kids but I can afford it with no problem. My kids play multiple sports, they hunt and fish etc.
So not doing travel ball is now not being supportive of your kids?
I hope for your kids sake they get an education and come out smarter than their daddy.
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:00 pm to lsu777
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And Little League sucks
I think it’s what you make of it. You can’t recruit from different areas, so your talent pool will be smaller. However, in Ruston, our DYB teams have done quite well the last few years in post season.
All those kids play travel and really seem to enjoy the state tournament and World Series tournaments.
No doubt, there are some weak LL/DYB leagues, but there are many full of kids playing travel ball and improving from doing so
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:27 pm to lsu777
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And I played in hs, it ain't like it used to be. And little league sucks(i know, i coached last 8 years), not to mention there are only a handful of 13/14 year old leagues in the state. Do you really think a kid can go pkay just little league, sit out 2 years, then go make a hs team over kids who have been lifting, taking private lessons, doing bat speed and velocity programs and playing 40-50 games a year since they were 7? If you do....then no hope for you.
I've posted it before (I think) and I'll post it again. I would love to watch a REC team from North Baton Rouge beat a Baton Rouge travel ball team 10-0....I would happily pay for admission and some popcorn
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 8/21/22 at 5:43 pm to lsu777
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it isn't that expensive either.
Im no expert and I am only going by what I learned from going to some of my nephew's travel ball games, but if we are talking value then I disagree that it isn't expensive.
From what I understand, at least between the team he played on and the teams they played against, it could cost between $1k-$3k (in my nephew's case that covers 10 tournaments).
The more expensive teams evidently pays a coach. There is a reason someone has been a 4th and 5th grade coach and PE teacher at a small private school for 9 years. These middle school coaches get supplemented by being a travel ball coach.
I seen one of these idiots pitch a kid the whole game. It was a game it didn't matter if they one. He pitched a kid that only pitched a few times, the whole game. Late in the game the kid was almost in tears grabbing his shoulder.
So when you consider what you pay and who will coach your kid, the only reason a lot of parents pay to have their kid on a travel team is because since they only have 10 or 11 kids on the team, which is just enough to cover for one or two of the kids that can't make it to certain tournaments because they have something else that weekend, that assures their kid will be able to play. Because everyone has to have a pitcher to post on social media of their kid at bat or standing out in right field waiting for the rare occasion they get to field the ball.
And who cares if the kid would rather be with his friends who invited him to go swimming or to the camp or to top golf.. You need certain facebook followers to think your kid is some type of baseball superstar because travel ball isn't how your kid gets a scholarship or to the MLBs.
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