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My Non-travel ball playing nephew just made the HS baseball team
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:06 am
as an incoming freshman Rec league ball FTW 
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:07 am to Jim Rockford
chsbears4life just punched his computer screen
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am to Jim Rockford
but what high school?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am to Jim Rockford
that's great.
How's the rest of your family doing? I mean as long as the MSB is now the "let me tell you useless bullshite" board, let us know.
How's the rest of your family doing? I mean as long as the MSB is now the "let me tell you useless bullshite" board, let us know.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am to Jim Rockford
That must mean travel baseball is the devil!!!
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:08 am to Jim Rockford
I watched Tony Robichaux give a speech to a bunch of high school baseball coaches and at one point he started to go in on travel ball and then stopped himself because his wife warned him about his blood pressure. He talked about how he can't stand "guaranteed number of games" and that these guys are playing games without ever learning how to play ball. They're just playing 1,000 games incorrectly. Was pretty interesting to listen to.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:09 am to Jim Rockford
Must be the worst varsity team in the state. :rimshot:
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:09 am to Jim Rockford
My travel ball playing cousin is about to get either paid out the arse or a full ride to a D-1 school of his choosing. But good on your nephew.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:11 am to hendersonshands
quote:I don't see how this is a knock on travel ball. I mean it's not like your local playground is going to have top-notch instruction.
and that these guys are playing games without ever learning how to play ball. They're just playing 1,000 games incorrectly.
So unless you are replacing travel ball with some kind of private instruction from former professional players, I don't see how playing local playground ball is any better.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:12 am to Jim Rockford
MSB rejoice!!!!!!
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:14 am to Jim Rockford
Probably because he's not a candidate for Tommy John.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:15 am to Jim Rockford
I'll never understand why dipshits have their kids playing/obsessing over baseball when Golf exists
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:15 am to Jim Rockford
I'm so fricking proud of him.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:15 am to PrimeTime Money
Well it is a knock on travel ball because parents are paying thousands of dollars for their kids to get the best instruction, rather than $50 at their local park, and they're not really getting that. I don't think travel ball is necessarily a bad thing, I played select soccer, I do agree that the games need to be cut down and practices need to be ramped up.
His point was that as a coach your job is to teach accountability and responsibility above other things. When you go to a tournament at Disney and you're guaranteed 6 games and a trip to a theme park, you're not really getting that.
Guaranteed games is the worst part of the "entitlement culture" that people love to bitch about, not the trophies at the end of the year.
His point was that as a coach your job is to teach accountability and responsibility above other things. When you go to a tournament at Disney and you're guaranteed 6 games and a trip to a theme park, you're not really getting that.
Guaranteed games is the worst part of the "entitlement culture" that people love to bitch about, not the trophies at the end of the year.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:16 am to Jim Rockford
7 of the 14 kids on my U14 USSSA non-travel team played high school baseball.
The notion that travel ball is the "only" way to make a high school team is a myth.
Travel ball has its virtues and I recognize them, but league ball is nowhere near as worthless as SOME people say it is.
The notion that travel ball is the "only" way to make a high school team is a myth.
Travel ball has its virtues and I recognize them, but league ball is nowhere near as worthless as SOME people say it is.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:19 am to SpqrTiger
I'm no expert but I imagine kids who make their HS team would make it regardless of whether they played travel ball or not.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:19 am to Newt Dobbs
quote:
My travel ball playing cousin is about to get either paid out the arse or a full ride to a D-1 school of his choosing.
Not going to happen.
No school is giving 100% baseball scholarships.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:20 am to Newt Dobbs
quote:not getting a full ride for baseball
a full ride to a D-1 school of his choosing
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:20 am to Jim Rockford
Had a co-worker post on FB her son threw 10 innings last weekend for his travel ball team. Now anyone who has watched little league knows these kids do not have efficient innings.
So even if he managed 20 pitches an inning he threw 200 pitchers over a 2-day tournament.
:travelballrules:
So even if he managed 20 pitches an inning he threw 200 pitchers over a 2-day tournament.
:travelballrules:
Posted on 6/1/16 at 11:20 am to hendersonshands
It was an interesting video ... I enjoyed watching it .. He runs a great program for sure ...
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