re: Travel Ball/ Little League Coaches leaving work

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Honest question, do you think parents sign their kid up to play travel thinking they will make it to the league or even college? Because I don't know a single one that starts travel thinking that at all.

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Yes, I absolutely think that some delude themselves into thinking that. It would be a waste of time to argue that you are dishonest in saying you don’t know any personally, but one can simply read this thread to come to the conclusion that plenty of parents think that way

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Braxton, Paxton, and Laxton, all have to go to at least 5 World Series every summer.

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While mom, summer, is looking for some action.

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And Little League sucks

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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

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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.

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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

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My kids will go to private school and have anything they want. Playing sports is good. Obsessing over it to the point it dominates your family's life is a little ridiculous. Especially at the age you're talking about.

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So do mine and it's not obsessing playing 10 or so weekends a year.

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Travel ball in my day was reserved for high school kids. Not a bunch of 7/8 year olds. That's a bit absurd IMO.

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It might be, but that's just the way it is. I know where you live the rec league sucks complete arse and if you want your kid to play remotely competitive then you are going to have to do some travel.

I shared all them same thoughts mainly cause of the shite I read on here. I thought it qas every weekend, all over the country, mainly poor white trash, people thinking their kid was going pro, parents living through their kids etc.....I was wrong, just like you are.

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haven't had to make those decisions yet, but my kids can do whatever they want. Travel ball though won't be part of the equation though, especially not at that age.

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So if your kid is good in tball and one of or the best on all stars, same at 7 but when he goes to camps you see him getting passed up, you aren't gonna allow him to go play tournament ball even if he ask?

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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).

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You can find teams in any range you want, can even find sponsored teams and pretty much every team does a fundraiser or allows sponsors. And 3k isn't much money

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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

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Doubt it, but if so the coach is a stupid frick and so are the parents for not pulling him. The organizations have pitch counts for a reason to stop that shite.

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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.

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Bro sorry to tell you but close to half the balls are hit to outfield in tournament ball.

Nobody gives a frick about winning a ring, despite what you think. It's about development

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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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Nobody cares jd a kid would rather be with friends. See this is the problem, you think travel ball parents are like that. You don't even have kids in it but think you know everything, you don't know shite.

Like a parent says yea can't go to the movies with friends...dumbass take. And sure plenty of kids quit travel ball but it's a smaller percentage than those that quit little league and most kids quit playing ball by 12 anyways if they aren't interested in hs ball.

As far as travel ball and scholarships...
Scholarships aren't the goal u less the kid specifically wants that but the big showcases in high school absolutely are the easiest way to eb seen by dozens of schools and get on the radar of like pbr etc. From there it's up to the kid, his ability, his character, his grades etc


And yall say that shite about the scholarships and mlb but every player lsu recrited...played travel and did showcases...every mlb draft pick, played travel and did showcases or was part of an mlb academy somewhere.

It's not 1992 anymore where you play little league and you go on the hs. Sorry it's just not.

Same with weight training and data driven analytics at younger and younger ages.

Sorry if you are poor and can't afford to keep up.

sorry your kid has no interest in sports, nothing wrong with that, but critize the kids that do like sports. Most of them keep up great grades as many coaches require it, most play other sports, they still hunt and fish, they still go to top golf, still ride bikes, still go swim parties etc

Reading these comments makes me think a lot of these travel ball trolls have never actually been to travel ball games. 95 percent of the parents act nothing like this. Sometimes families do get caught up in the moment and act a fool but that could be said with pretty much anything people do in life. I’ve seen lots of adults make a fool of themselves tailgating what’s the difference.

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I seen one of these idiots pitch a kid the whole game.

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what age? My nephew pitches whole games

But he’s good - and I already have the favorite aunt tee shirt printed for when he goes pro

(He’s 9 )

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It is funny for a joke here and there but the obsession and constant making fun of the kids is sad.

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Correction:

It USED to be funny

Now anytime travel ball or even just kids’ sports in general are mentioned you have all these turds tripping over themselves to be the first one to post a braxton paxton or jaxton joke and it’s just beyond played out.

Then on top on that, ITT, you have someone worried about what someone else is doing in their time off from work. THATS the person that needs to be chastised, not these parents that are getting out and doing shite with their families/kids…. It’s just strange to me

I coach my son's competitive soccer team so that I can plan games, tournaments and practices around my work/hunt/fish schedule.