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Can someone explain travel ball to me
Posted on 2/19/25 at 4:57 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 4:57 am
We seem to have more kids than ever playing baseball. Instead of having Braxton play all the local teams, it makes more sense to have him blow his arm out traveling across the state and sometimes country to pitch 20-40 innings every weekend instead? Seems more often than not you are gonna end up with an injured kid who hates baseball instead of some MLB prospect.
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 4:59 am
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Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:03 am to RoosterCogburn585
People are delusional and want to live vicariously through their children to make up for the dreams that never panned out in their lives. They project that onto their children believing that they have the next Derek Jeter on their hands.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:04 am to RoosterCogburn585
Well my baby (Braxxton) is special!
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:07 am to RoosterCogburn585
You are going to get the same old tired sayings from the same group of posters who think they are being cool on an internet message board.
Rec ball is pretty much dead just about every where. Low level travel ball (which is what majority of kids play) is just the replacement for rec ball. It's little to no travel, and it's not as expensive as people will try to make you believe if you are on a team like that. 99% of parents aren't putting their kids in travel ball with MLB dreams.
It's simply the only place to play to get better at the game right now in most places.
Rec ball is pretty much dead just about every where. Low level travel ball (which is what majority of kids play) is just the replacement for rec ball. It's little to no travel, and it's not as expensive as people will try to make you believe if you are on a team like that. 99% of parents aren't putting their kids in travel ball with MLB dreams.
It's simply the only place to play to get better at the game right now in most places.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:12 am to RoosterCogburn585
Having kids focus on one sport is a bigger issue.
See it a lot now where parents are having young kids focus on one sport year round. It’s really stupid, imo.
See it a lot now where parents are having young kids focus on one sport year round. It’s really stupid, imo.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:14 am to RoosterCogburn585
It used to mean something. Now it's just glorified park ball.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:17 am to RoosterCogburn585
Play local only. For many reasons. One I find most important is the relationship building with local kids and coaches. My son would run into other players at a park, chum it up, and then the chit talking begins. Not disrespectful but competitive. It’s cool to watch.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:21 am to RoosterCogburn585
Playing in a WORLD SERIES is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME event*!
IYKYK
*that apparently can happen throughout the year in hundreds of various locations
IYKYK
*that apparently can happen throughout the year in hundreds of various locations
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:22 am to RoosterCogburn585
You don’t understand baw. Jaylen is going to the bigs baw and this is the only way baw. Also, if Jaylen doesn’t play travel ball he will certainly get addicted to video games, become obese, and turn to a life of crime. Just cut the $2k check baw.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:24 am to RoosterCogburn585
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Seems more often than not you are gonna end up with an injured kid who hates his parents instead of some MLB prospect.
What really happens. They end up getting some moderately attractive but stupid girl pregnant in order to escape from the pressure applied by the parents and it goes downhill from there.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:24 am to Gifman
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You are going to get the same old tired sayings from the same group of posters who think they are being cool on an internet message board.
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You don’t understand baw. Jaylen is going to the bigs baw and this is the only way baw. Also, if Jaylen doesn’t play travel ball he will certainly get addicted to video games, become obese, and turn to a life of crime. Just cut the $2k check baw.
There you go. He just checked off most of the boxes in one post.
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 5:25 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:25 am to genuineLSUtiger
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People are delusional and want to live vicariously through their children to make up for the dreams that never panned out in their lives. They project that onto their children believing that they have the next Derek Jeter on their hands.
I would argue that the large majority of dads are blue collar.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:26 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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There you go. He just checked off most of the boxes in one post.
Damn which ones did I miss? Thought I got them all.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:27 am to RoosterCogburn585
Its a battle between being very expensive and time consuming and wanting your kid to have memories like (maybe) you had. Sport accomplishment memories are very strong. I'm old and went to a reunion a few months ago. Saw a guy that just all laughs and smiles when he recalled a td pass he threw to me in the sixth grade. a great memory.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:29 am to jizzle6609
What does that have to do with what the other poster said ?
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 5:30 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:33 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Rec ball is pretty much dead just about every where. Low level travel ball (which is what majority of kids play) is just the replacement for rec ball. It's little to no travel,
My son is in rec ball here in BR, and 7/10 kids at his school play on tournament teams. Most do not travel but play in tournaments in BR, Ascension, LP, and Port Allen.
The thing I dislike about the dissolution of rec ball is that teams are hand picked versus randomly assigned. This means if a kid decides at 8 or 10 he wants to play baseball, he’s basically SOL on getting on a team unless he’s a stud athlete naturally.
The majority of kids do not play travel ball, but I will say a lot of parents on tournament ball teams suck
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 5:36 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:34 am to Hold That Tiger 10
Agree with:
[embed]Rec ball is pretty much dead just about every where.[/embed]
Disagree with:
Couldn’t disagree more with:
My experiences are they may not be dreaming of the MLB but they are just as delusional in their thoughts that their sons/daughters are going to be playing college someday bc they played in on the best low-level local team and won a bunch of meaningless rings at the Super Regional Fire Cracker tournament.
While it maybe not the $Mils that the OT baller BAWs would have you believe just the craziness that on a low level team you’ve paid say in the $hundreds of dollars to be on a team. Your team has then cost shares an additional $hundreds of dollars to be in a tournament at your local municipality owned ball field and then you are dropping tens of dollars just to enter is asinine.
No doubt rec ball has fallen off and it has less to do with travel being the only place to get reps and every bit of more to do with little Braxton is “better than rec ball” and if he’s going to play in college (again just as insane at less than 14 as MLB dreams) he needs to be playing travel ball.
Make Rec Ball Great again and let parents have their weekends back!
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It's little to no travel
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Low level travel ball (which is what majority of kids play) is just the replacement for rec ball.
[embed]Rec ball is pretty much dead just about every where.[/embed]
Disagree with:
quote:
it's not as expensive as people will try to make you believe if you are on a team like that.
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It's simply the only place to play to get better at the game right now in most places.
Couldn’t disagree more with:
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99% of parents aren't putting their kids in travel ball with MLB dreams.
My experiences are they may not be dreaming of the MLB but they are just as delusional in their thoughts that their sons/daughters are going to be playing college someday bc they played in on the best low-level local team and won a bunch of meaningless rings at the Super Regional Fire Cracker tournament.
While it maybe not the $Mils that the OT baller BAWs would have you believe just the craziness that on a low level team you’ve paid say in the $hundreds of dollars to be on a team. Your team has then cost shares an additional $hundreds of dollars to be in a tournament at your local municipality owned ball field and then you are dropping tens of dollars just to enter is asinine.
No doubt rec ball has fallen off and it has less to do with travel being the only place to get reps and every bit of more to do with little Braxton is “better than rec ball” and if he’s going to play in college (again just as insane at less than 14 as MLB dreams) he needs to be playing travel ball.
Make Rec Ball Great again and let parents have their weekends back!
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:35 am to RoosterCogburn585
My favorite ones are the parents who push it, spend 80k over the course of 7-8 years and claim it’s for college. Then their son goes to some super low level college ball, plays a year, and then transfers to be a student at the state university and finally realizes it wasn’t in the cards.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:35 am to genuineLSUtiger
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People are delusional and want to live vicariously through their children to make up for the dreams that never panned out in their lives. They project that onto their children believing that they have the next Derek Jeter on their hands.
Spot on. Truck nuts, fake tits, arrogant shits for kids.
The next mental health crisis in the making.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:37 am to Oilfieldbiology
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The thing I dislike about the dissolution of rec ball is that teams are hand picked versus randomly assigned.
100% this. Some dbag dad out there will be eyeing his 2-3 open sports and have a tryout.
It’s insane.
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