Cassard and Blankenship resign at Sulphur

Not sure about Cassard, but Blankenship start a baseball company is going to start working for them full time. I believe it's called 2D Sports

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Cassard is part of 2D Sports as well.. there is way more money in youth tournaments and "showcases", than there is in HS baseball

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all paid for by the players and parents... No outside fan support whatsoever for travel ball

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Is the travel ball thing bigger in SWLA than in other areas?

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I imagine it's pretty big almost everywhere by now. The problem is that the recreational leagues are almost non existent. It's not b/c of the "travel ball", it's b/c of today's society. Kids don't play outside like they did 30 years ago. Rec. leagues had plenty of kids w/ baseball fundamentals / skills b/c they played all of the time. The rec. leagues today have 12 yr old kids that can't even catch a ball ! The teams are made up of 10 kids w/ ZERO baseball fundamentals / skill and 1 or 2 others that have it. In order for these kids to get reps and learn the game they have to get on a team w/ kids that are skilled as they are, and play against other skilled / fundamental kids b/c they get ZERO of that in the rec. leagues. The bad part of the "travel ball" is that they pick out the biggest and strongest kids at age 7-8 and leave the others behind. 75% of these kids tap out at age 12 while the late blooming kids grow later. Unfortunately the kids left behind quit playing baseball b/c they see what the rec. league has become and they move onto other sports / hobbies. It's a double edged sword.