That was probably the biggest early red flag. Add to that the fact that most of them were rap songs even though these were the most lily white 6 and 7 year olds you've ever seen and I was basically done from day 1. My wife joked that I only hated travel ball because of the OT, and then about a month in she agreed that the OT was right. We had the full gambit of OT nonsense though, from crazy travel moms with cheap plastic surgery, to roided/tatted up baw dads.

It sounds like a lot of yall have good situations and I'm happy that you get something out of it. My son doesn't love baseball, he loves whatever sport he is playing at the moment. He wanted to just have fun, so it really wasn't for us for a lot a of reasons.

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Posted by Shingo

Louisiana, USA

Member since Sep 2010

3897 posts

Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:38 am to csorre1

My nephew plays for the Canes in central texas u14 maybe? He loves it and they play a lot of tournaments but like a previous poster said they are all within like an hour of his house. What I think is funny is when they travel “far” to play an early game against a team from right down the street that they see regularly. I sometimes follow on GameChanger app. He will play varsity HS ball then be an intramural softball hero like his dad I imagine. No harm in the travel ball world for him

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Posted by BoogaBear

Member since Jul 2013

5667 posts

Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:55 am to csorre1

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Add to that the fact that most of them were rap songs even though these were the most lily white 6 and 7 year olds you've ever seen and I was basically done from day 1. My wife joked that I only hated travel ball because of the OT, and then about a month in she agreed that the OT was right. We had the full gambit of OT nonsense though, from crazy travel moms with cheap plastic surgery, to roided/tatted up baw dads.

Literally none of this is true of travel in Alabama. Our team has walk out songs but I think 1 kids is rap. There are no plastic surgery moms pounding white claws, no tatted up roided dads. Maybe travel ball in Louisiana is trashy because Louisiana is just trashy

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Posted by RogerTheShrubber

Juneau, AK

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 3/20/24 at 10:08 am to csorre1

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That was probably the biggest early red flag.

6U ring ceremony did it for me.

I get the travel aspect. I played competitive softball as an adult and traveled the country, it was a blast.

But the self important aspect of youth travel sports is cringe-worthy.

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