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Posted on 2/13/19 at 3:39 pm to IAM4LSU777
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If you let your kid play Rec ball until he is 12, he will be so far behind the bureaucracy of other helicopter parents with their tongue stuck up the coach's arse he wouldn’t even make the first cut.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 3:40 pm to IAM4LSU777
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If you let your kid play Rec ball until he is 12, he will be so far behind the other kids that played tournament ball, he wouldn’t even make the first cut.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 3:56 pm to IAM4LSU777
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If you let your kid play Rec ball until he is 12, he will be so far behind the other kids that played tournament ball, he wouldn’t even make the first cut.
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If your kid does go pro, rec ball is the likelier path. On the off-chance that your kid is a freak athlete with the arm strength, foot speed, power, stamina, and character, who gets all the right breaks at just the right time, chances are he’ll rise up through the ranks of rec ball rather than being groomed on the travel ball circuit. Small towns breed professional athletes, and the reason seems to be that kids in small towns aren’t over-coached, over-organized, and over-specialized by the travel ball opportunities found in larger cities. Small town kids grow up playing lots of sports not getting burnt out playing the same one all year round.
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This is an article from some guy who played college ball at Arkansas and now coaches his kids teams.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 4:03 pm to IAM4LSU777
quote:yeah, you bought the whole package of dumbass.
f you let your kid play Rec ball until he is 12, he will be so far behind the other kids that played tournament ball, he wouldn’t even make the first cut.
My kid plays tournament baseball on a majors team, he is not the best on the team, but is a good kid and a pretty good player.
What will determine his baseball career has nothing to do with what he does prior to 12....nothing, zero. Every baseball person knows that success at the younger ages has everything to do with birthdays and development. If you are 5 foot 9 and 150 lb 12 year old, yes, you will dominate and you will be a good travel team. If you are a 5 foot 10 200 lb Junior with no speed, no arm, and cant hit the outside pitch...you will be a pretty good guard on the football team.
If he is coached by the right person as he gets older, not one decent high school coach will give a rats arse about his batting average in an 11U World Series in Pensacola.
You should let your kid play travel tourney ball if he loves it. Fear of being left behind is a great money maker for USSSA.
Lastly, the OP got screwed by a coach that panicked and picked up a few disheartened players from another team. The Baton Rouge tourney this weekend exploded with teams and assholes sometimes shuffle kids. Count your blessings OP.
Or, the OP and his wife are pains in the arse. Only the OP knows.
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