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re: Travel Baseball
Posted on 12/20/10 at 11:43 am to nevilletiger79
Posted on 12/20/10 at 11:43 am to nevilletiger79
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then you better hope you son isnt good at baseball then because he will be left behind. College coaches would rather go to travel ball tournament and see 300-400 quality kids than to go to a high school game and watch only 1 or 2. college budgets are tight these days.
And that is the exact reason why I stated what I did earlier.
Everyone WANTS/NEEDS their kid to be the best in sports, therefore money can be had from that. What the hell happened to playing baseball for fun? If my son is good enough, he will be seen whereever he plays. If the only reason you want your child to play travel baseball is so that it is easier for a college coach to see him play, then YOU are the problem.
Too many parents think that their kid is going to be the next best thing, when in fact they are at best average. So in turn, they feel that wasting a shite ton of money to prove their point is neccessary.
If my son sucks at baseball, it will be because he sucks. Not because he was on a local team and not travel.
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Posted on 12/20/10 at 11:48 am to jembeurt
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If my son is good enough, he will be seen whereever he plays
quite simply, this isn't true. Unless your kid has a work ethic that's off the charts, he won't have the opportunities to gain the abilities the more advanced kids will have.
The reason travel ball 'works' isn't because of exposure or stupid shite like that, it's because kids spend hr after hr repeating and honing their skills. That's how all good athletes come about. The kids who make it past travel ball and so on are the ones who out worked everyone else (depending on size and age).
I don't think it has to start at 9, but I think it's something that should be left up to the kid. If he thinks he has the desire and motor to play and practice at a high level, then by all means. But if he just wants to have fun, then it's prob not his best route.
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