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re: ULL Coach Robichaux discusses "Daddy Ball"

Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:22 pm to
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:22 pm to
Playing any more than 5 tournaments in a year before the age of 13 is pretty much a waste of time and money (this assumes the kid is also playing local rec ball and it is a shame if he isn't). Ramp it up a little more the summer before freshman year. After freshman year, all bets are off.

But as far as sitting the bench, if the roster size is only 10-12 kids, most kids are going to play and play a lot. Most rec teams even have 10-11 kids and minimum play rules. It isn't until high school when some rosters have 18+ kids do you really see the frustrations of the kids on the bench.
This post was edited on 3/29/17 at 12:25 pm
Posted by MontyFranklyn
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Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:37 pm to
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Playing any more than 5 tournaments in a year before the age of 13 is pretty much a waste of time and money (this assumes the kid is also playing local rec ball and it is a shame if he isn't). Ramp it up a little more the summer before freshman year. After freshman year, all bets are off.

But as far as sitting the bench, if the roster size is only 10-12 kids, most kids are going to play and play a lot. Most rec teams even have 10-11 kids and minimum play rules. It isn't until high school when some rosters have 18+ kids do you really see the frustrations of the kids on the bench.


Darn it, Chicken. If you don't like your son playing all those darned tournaments throughout the year you should just pull him out of the league. Hell, he is the heir to the TD empire. It's not like you are banking on him making it to the Big League
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:42 pm to
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Playing any more than 5 tournaments in a year before the age of 13 is pretty much a waste of time and money (this assumes the kid is also playing local rec ball and it is a shame if he isn't). Ramp it up a little more the summer before freshman year. After freshman year, all bets are off.


So playing 2 rec games a week and 3-5 games a weekend is okay? That's 5-7 games a week. You think that's okay?
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