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re: Tournament Baseball is a scam
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:23 am to Rouge
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:23 am to Rouge
exactly
there are some games where achieving a very high skill level early is utterly important
2 that come to mind are hockey and soccer
baseball, football, basketball, aren't like this. if you play these sports young, you won't need advanced technique until about high school. you just need a basic understanding of the game and basic fundamentals
and tournament baseball pretty much takes away the time needed to play these sports. it blows my mind
there are some games where achieving a very high skill level early is utterly important
2 that come to mind are hockey and soccer
baseball, football, basketball, aren't like this. if you play these sports young, you won't need advanced technique until about high school. you just need a basic understanding of the game and basic fundamentals
and tournament baseball pretty much takes away the time needed to play these sports. it blows my mind
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Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:25 am to rmc
quote:it was highly recommended for us to attended LSU, Miss St and Florida St camps
And if you are on a HS team, most coaches worth anything will have things for you to do voluntarily in the off season that I would think would improve your game more than some person coaching you on a travel team.
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:25 am to rmc
even here in LC, where SLC Baseball reigns supreme (with unreal results), tourney teams are starting to sprout up
the last SLC champ (the team who went to the LLWS) was a tourney team who entered SLC just that year for a shot to go to the LLWS
the last SLC champ (the team who went to the LLWS) was a tourney team who entered SLC just that year for a shot to go to the LLWS
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:28 am to rmc
the von rosenbergs?
they used to live across the street from my boy
that lil family...weird stuff
they used to live across the street from my boy
that lil family...weird stuff
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:28 am to rmc
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:32 am to SPEEDY
Thanks Speedy...missed that one.
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:32 am to SlowFlowPro
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was a tourney team who entered SLC just that year for a shot to go to the LLWS
for real?
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:33 am to rmc
well they're not bad people. their dad is like a lil sports dictator who super trains his sons with rigid accuracy
i played them in a 3-on-3 game once and he had his 7 and 9 year old (give or take) setting picks and running a complex offensive system...in 3-on-3 in his front yard
i played them in a 3-on-3 game once and he had his 7 and 9 year old (give or take) setting picks and running a complex offensive system...in 3-on-3 in his front yard
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:34 am to SPEEDY
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for real?
i believe so. that's how the story was reported to me, and it caused some drama around here
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:35 am to SlowFlowPro
I though travel teams looked down on the LLWS
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:36 am to SPEEDY
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I though travel teams looked down on the LLWS
LLWS is big time here. it's our heritage
SLC trains the kids. the all stars do well in the LLWS. then those kids go on to play for BHS
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:38 am to rmc
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LLWS is so over the top.
every year it makes me sick watching how many breaking balls those kids throw
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:39 am to rmc
quote:LL is the only one with name recognition, but it's not nearly the best competition
LLWS is so over the top
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:40 am to LfcSU3520
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every year it makes me sick watching how many breaking balls those kids throw
oh yeah
as a former LL pitcher who was forbidden to throw breaking pitches, it really does blow my mind
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:42 am to rmc
At least the kids in the LLWS have earned the right to play in Williamsport. I know 3 13 year olds that all play for different travel teams that said their team won the national championship. High school is a good age to start playing a high number of games. Before that you are just stealing their childhood.
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:43 am to rmc
i didn't learn how to throw a curve until my friend (who was a beastly pitcher and was pitching in college at the time) came back into town and we spent an afternoon hanging out and tossing the ball
and i was an all star pitcher (but not in SLC. in the "minor" leagues)
and i was an all star pitcher (but not in SLC. in the "minor" leagues)
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:44 am to rmc
it's not hard to teach kids a changeup...I threw one at that age and if I had thrown a breaking ball it wouldn't have been fair
they'd do the kids such a service by teaching changeups...then they'd really have to learn how to pitch
they'd do the kids such a service by teaching changeups...then they'd really have to learn how to pitch
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:44 am to SlowFlowPro
I had a dad brag to me that his 10 year old threw 85 pitches in one game. I told him this was a form of child abuse. He thought I was nuts, but maybe he believes me now that at 13 the boy can hardly lift his arm.
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:45 am to mametoo
some parents see the first TJ as just 1 necessary hurdle in their kid's pro future. seriously
Posted on 1/11/09 at 11:46 am to LfcSU3520
being a kid in the early 90s and idolizing Greg Maddux, i was all over trying to throw a cutter
i thought i was awesome but then it was ruined for me when the coaches told me that i had natural movement as a lefty as it had nothing to do with my "pressure points" on my pitches
i thought i was awesome but then it was ruined for me when the coaches told me that i had natural movement as a lefty as it had nothing to do with my "pressure points" on my pitches
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