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re: Youth Baseball Thread: the "What Are We Getting Ourselves Into" edition.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:02 pm to Tony The Tiger
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:02 pm to Tony The Tiger
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Not to hijack this thread, but are there competitive baseball leagues in Baton Rouge for kids 11-13 yrs old (no travel)?
Not since marucci and Cypress mounds killed ybbr.
And even then the top 5/6 teams were travel teams anyways.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:08 pm to baseballmind1212
That's why my kid is going into professional gaming. He can practice from home. No travel. It's the future of competitive sports.
Your only real expense is the game system and the games themselves. I don't know why more parents don't look into this.
Your only real expense is the game system and the games themselves. I don't know why more parents don't look into this.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:14 pm to Jim Rockford
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watching Aiden play baseball.
Aiden, Braden, Jayden. I'd imagine every travel ball team has them on board.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:17 pm to Andy Bernard
The sad part is that some parents spend $2500 per year in Lotto tickets. I guess that they hope they develop the next Bryce Harper or Alex Lange.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 6:29 pm to Andy Bernard
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Yep, every dad in the city thinks their kid is going to play at LSU or the majors.
Not at all. But if your kid has any talent at all and you want him against decent competition, travel ball is the only option these days. As unfortunate as it is.
Mine didn't start until he was 11, however.
ETA: our team plays March through June. Don't lump all USSSA teams into the same group.
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:05 pm to upgrayedd
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If your kid isn't getting scouted by age 4, you might as well hang up the cleats
Don't be silly, a kid could be a late bloomer. I've seen kids who sucked at age 4, but by the time they reached 7 they were throwing in the mid 30s and could take a ball 150 feet!
Now that's rare, but it happens.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:16 pm to doubleb
Its not just baseball and softball.
I have swimmers. There are families that have weekly private lessons on top of 3-4 practices a week and can't get a state cut. My favorite one posted that their kid had a "top ten finish" at a big meet. Hundreds of likes and comments like "The next Michael Phelps!" I went and looked and they finished 9th out of 12.
I have swimmers. There are families that have weekly private lessons on top of 3-4 practices a week and can't get a state cut. My favorite one posted that their kid had a "top ten finish" at a big meet. Hundreds of likes and comments like "The next Michael Phelps!" I went and looked and they finished 9th out of 12.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:22 pm to Giantkiller
When I was growing up
Fall = Football
Winter = Basketball
Spring = Baseball
Summer = Baseball if I made the All-Star team but it was just for about 6 weeks or so, not the entire summer
Basketball was easily my worst sport but I still enjoyed the hell out of it playing with my friends growing up.
Fall = Football
Winter = Basketball
Spring = Baseball
Summer = Baseball if I made the All-Star team but it was just for about 6 weeks or so, not the entire summer
Basketball was easily my worst sport but I still enjoyed the hell out of it playing with my friends growing up.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:23 pm to doubleb
Travel ball done right can be a good thing.
My son in on a travel baseball team, but we don't play year round.
We shut it down completely for rec baseball season.
During football season, basketball season, and hunting season, we will have an occasional practice with only one or two "local" (within 60 miles) tournaments.
I will not allow my kid to focus on just one sport.
Last year he played travel baseball, rec baseball, football. And this year he wants to play all those sports, as well as, basketball and soccer.
My wife and I sat him down and had the discussion that we are doing this for him, and that when/if he doesn't want to play anymore, that we'll hang it up.
My son in on a travel baseball team, but we don't play year round.
We shut it down completely for rec baseball season.
During football season, basketball season, and hunting season, we will have an occasional practice with only one or two "local" (within 60 miles) tournaments.
I will not allow my kid to focus on just one sport.
Last year he played travel baseball, rec baseball, football. And this year he wants to play all those sports, as well as, basketball and soccer.
My wife and I sat him down and had the discussion that we are doing this for him, and that when/if he doesn't want to play anymore, that we'll hang it up.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:23 pm to GetBackToWork
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Aiden, Braden, Jayden. I'd imagine every travel ball team has them on board.
I worked for a minor league team in college and one of the things they did was have little league teams come in and get to run out with the players during the lineup announcements.
Not only was there your oversampling of -Aydens, but there were random "-ie"s tacked onto names. I remember a particular team that had an Ethanie and Evanie.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:30 pm to goldennugget
My Social Media TL is filled each Summer Sunday with the "agony," of finishing out of the running or the idiotic senselessness of 8-year olds being given "rings," for winning a tournament that had 4 teams-two of which were the same team with too many kids from Erath who just formed a "B," Team full of the suck-arse kids-total that played two round robins and then a triple elimination four team seeded playoff.
fricking rings. For 8 year olds. Filled with coaches banging divorced MILF's whose son is going to be the next Alex Bregman when he isn't splitting the atom academically, helping old ladies across the street and singing in Church.
(Only on Wednesday Nights though. They have tournaments each weekend that can't be missed)
It is beyond ridiculous to teach these kids that doing this shite has any meaning beyond that of learning how to compete, lose or win in a team environment.
fricking rings...
fricking rings. For 8 year olds. Filled with coaches banging divorced MILF's whose son is going to be the next Alex Bregman when he isn't splitting the atom academically, helping old ladies across the street and singing in Church.
(Only on Wednesday Nights though. They have tournaments each weekend that can't be missed)
It is beyond ridiculous to teach these kids that doing this shite has any meaning beyond that of learning how to compete, lose or win in a team environment.
fricking rings...
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:32 pm to GFunk
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Alex Bergman
Who isn't even any good
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:32 pm to Giantkiller
It's absolutely a thing, and I hate it as well. My sons play travel baseball, as well as football and basketball.
I jumped into the BS because, unfortunately, recreational baseball is apparently a thing of the past after age 9. My oldest two kids are competitive, so we jumped into the fray. The oldest (11) got tired of baseball so he doesn't want to tryout. My 10 year old loves it and is a pretty good player , so we're in. However, I tell each coach that they will play all sports should they wish to play. If the coach has a problem, off we go.
I am vehemently opposed to having kids specialize in any sport, particularly before high school. It takes the fun out of the game, and leads to burnout. Youth sports are meant to be fun first, learn teamwork, enjoy success, and learn how to deal with failure.
I have no aspirations of any of my children going pro. I want them to have fun, grow, and become better people. Parents and coaches are sucking the fun out of sports. It's supposed to be a break for kids, not a damn job. If something comes of it in the future, awesome. If not, ok not a big deal.
For your 7 year old and your sake, travel baseball is unnecessary and, frankly, ridiculous.
I jumped into the BS because, unfortunately, recreational baseball is apparently a thing of the past after age 9. My oldest two kids are competitive, so we jumped into the fray. The oldest (11) got tired of baseball so he doesn't want to tryout. My 10 year old loves it and is a pretty good player , so we're in. However, I tell each coach that they will play all sports should they wish to play. If the coach has a problem, off we go.
I am vehemently opposed to having kids specialize in any sport, particularly before high school. It takes the fun out of the game, and leads to burnout. Youth sports are meant to be fun first, learn teamwork, enjoy success, and learn how to deal with failure.
I have no aspirations of any of my children going pro. I want them to have fun, grow, and become better people. Parents and coaches are sucking the fun out of sports. It's supposed to be a break for kids, not a damn job. If something comes of it in the future, awesome. If not, ok not a big deal.
For your 7 year old and your sake, travel baseball is unnecessary and, frankly, ridiculous.
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 7:40 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 7:49 pm to Giantkiller
Who the hell has the time to spend every weekend out of town at a baseball tournament? Do the parents just quit all their hobbies and also do no house/yardwork themselves?
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:09 pm to wagon
Do kids play sandlot baseball anymore?
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:30 pm to geauxbrown
My son played 3 sports all through HS. He played one sport in college. He also played travel baseball in the summer for many years. He loved it and it was what he wanted to do. We have great memories of his playing days mostly because we chose to let him play the sports he wanted to and we chose to enjoy it instead of complaining about the coaches and playing time
Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:19 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
My son has been playing select baseball since age 8. He's 15 now. He loves the sport and doesn't want to play anything else. If your son has the talent then why not let him play?
My son has the talent to make it to D1 baseball somewhere. If that happens remains to be seen. He's 6'2 230 and was hitting 92 this past weekend in a tourney in Dallas. Crazy thing is, there were several kids throwing harder. When I played in HS, I don't think I ever saw that velocity from any kid. With kids throwing this hard this early, it's no wonder that so many are having UCL injuries before finishing HS.
But I do agree with the premise of this thread. Most kids don't have the talent to make it past HS. It's the parents living vicariously thru their children that's the problem. We've all seen it. But those kids are usually exposed early on and don't make their HS team.
I'm willing to bet that most on here have never been to any of these summer league tourneys. Almost all of these kids have talent and if managed correctky, will play college baseball somewhere. We faced a kid named Victor Mederos on the MVP Banditos who was hitting 96 regularly. He's only 15! Needless to say, we didn't touch him in the 2 innings he pitched.
My son has the talent to make it to D1 baseball somewhere. If that happens remains to be seen. He's 6'2 230 and was hitting 92 this past weekend in a tourney in Dallas. Crazy thing is, there were several kids throwing harder. When I played in HS, I don't think I ever saw that velocity from any kid. With kids throwing this hard this early, it's no wonder that so many are having UCL injuries before finishing HS.
But I do agree with the premise of this thread. Most kids don't have the talent to make it past HS. It's the parents living vicariously thru their children that's the problem. We've all seen it. But those kids are usually exposed early on and don't make their HS team.
I'm willing to bet that most on here have never been to any of these summer league tourneys. Almost all of these kids have talent and if managed correctky, will play college baseball somewhere. We faced a kid named Victor Mederos on the MVP Banditos who was hitting 96 regularly. He's only 15! Needless to say, we didn't touch him in the 2 innings he pitched.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:36 pm to Giantkiller
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Where the kids only play baseball all year round?
Yeah nephew does that. Its crazy! He plays more games than the pros do it seems like.
I guess that's what happens when you have one of those "sports dads". I'm glad my old man wasn't that way.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:42 pm to LSUERDOC
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My son has been playing select baseball since age 8. He's 15 now. He loves the sport and doesn't want to play anything else. If your son has the talent then why not let him play?
My son has the talent to make it to D1 baseball somewhere. If that happens remains to be seen. He's 6'2 230 and was hitting 92 this past weekend in a tourney in Dallas. Crazy thing is, there were several kids throwing harder. When I played in HS, I don't think I ever saw that velocity from any kid. With kids throwing this hard this early, it's no wonder that so many are having UCL injuries before finishing HS.
But I do agree with the premise of this thread. Most kids don't have the talent to make it past HS. It's the parents living vicariously thru their children that's the problem. We've all seen it. But those kids are usually exposed early on and don't make their HS team.
Sounds like your are one of those parents!
Posted on 7/18/17 at 10:46 pm to nguyt518
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I will not allow my kid to focus on just one sport.
Sounds good.
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Last year he played travel baseball, rec baseball, football.
You do realize "travel baseball" and "rec baseball" are the same sport huh?
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