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Has travel ball taken over every sport
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:13 pm
This has gotten out of hand. Seems like every weekend we are in a different hotel, state, different sport. Sometimes splitting for the different sports because they all overlap. There aren’t even local options anymore.
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Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:14 pm to Ontherange
Travel ball sounds miserable as a parent
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:15 pm to Ontherange
No one held a gun to your head telling you your kid had to play travel ball
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:15 pm to Ontherange
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Ontherange
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Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:17 pm to Ontherange
Specialization is killing sports.
You gotta have your kids play multiple sports and work different muscle groups or you are gonna keep having kids having ACL injuries in football or UCL's in baseball.
You gotta have your kids play multiple sports and work different muscle groups or you are gonna keep having kids having ACL injuries in football or UCL's in baseball.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:18 pm to Ontherange
Been a while since the OT has had a good travel ball thread
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:18 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:and you know this how?
No one held a gun to your head telling you your kid had to play travel ball
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:19 pm to Ontherange
I call it tournament ball for baseball in the Baton Rouge area. There really isn't a need to travel far out of town for a tournament. Now if from a rural area in North Louisiana or West Louisiana I can see it.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:21 pm to Kafka
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and you know this how?
With all my kids, it hasn’t happened to me yet, nor to any of my kids’ friends
seemed to be a choice - I admit I could be wrong 
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:21 pm to Ontherange
I remember Sinbad did a comedy special awhile back. He talked about his kids playing AAU ball and all the parents praying that their son’s team would lose so they could go home. He said his son’s team was losing and all the parents were happy thinking they were all going home then somebody on the team made the game winning 3 pointer at the buzzer to advance to the next game. Sinbad said all the parents said DAMN and a lot of cussing lol.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:21 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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Specialization is killing sports.
Its definitely leading to more injury for sure.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:21 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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Travel ball sounds miserable as a parent
I dated a travel volleyball coach once... one weekend in Georgia, next weekend in Texas, next weekend home, next weekend Florida... all for only 2 guaranteed games (better hope they dont suck so the trip is "worth it")... fricking ridiculous
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:24 pm to GreenRockTiger
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No one held a gun to your head telling you your kid had to play travel ball
With leagues folding that becomes the only option. It’s ridiculous.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:27 pm to Ontherange
Just give up. He's not a scholarship player and he never will be.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:28 pm to Ontherange
A lot of the travel ball shite is parents living through their kids. I’m not pushing my kid to do that if he doesn’t want to.
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:28 pm to doubleb
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With leagues folding that becomes the only option. It’s ridiculous.
Yes. I know the situation - it’s why my kids no longer play sports
It’s unfortunate
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:42 pm to Ontherange
But it’s the only way they’ll get a scholarship!
Posted on 4/1/22 at 8:45 pm to TrouserTrout
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I’m not pushing my kid to do that if he doesn’t want to.
The problem is that if they want to play sports, it’s sometimes the only option. Especially in baseball, softball, and soccer.
My son likes baseball but he hated travel ball. He did it for one season and he was over it after the 2nd tournament.
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