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re: I don’t get dripping $1000’s on kid’s travel ball in hopes of a scholarship
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:11 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:11 pm to theantiquetiger
That's how my mom was with my sister. She was decent at basketball and our whole lives revolved around her basketball schedule. Where we went on vacation, what we did on the weekend, what we ate for dinner, everything revolved around my sister and basketball. Didn't mind it at first but after a while you get annoyed being the little brother being drug to every one of your sibling's games. I didn't even have a choice. My parent's were separated and my mom used to make me got to her all her games and some of her practices. Any sane person can only take so much of women's basketball. Especially at the high school level. Still a little bitter about it if you can't tell.
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:11 pm to Rouge
quote:Just like those who worry what others wear (cargo shorts, sports jerseys, etc.). People have to be busybodies.
why are you worrying about how another family spends their money?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:12 pm to ulsaint
What’s funny in this thread is everyone assumes my co-worker is white. He is black
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:22 pm to theantiquetiger
I dropped about $1500 a year for 5 years. I didnt do it with the hope's of him getting a scholarship, he was serious about baseball and enjoyed t so I wanted him playing with other players who felt/played the same.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:24 pm to theantiquetiger
Why are y’all so cheap when it comes to kids happiness?
At least she’s not smoking pot or poles, she’s learning teamwork and discipline
At least she’s not smoking pot or poles, she’s learning teamwork and discipline
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:24 pm to RunLindsayRun
My sister got a golf scholarship. That’s where it’s at
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:25 pm to vodka
She on Instagram?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:26 pm to theantiquetiger
I understand your point. But competition breeds winners IMO. So there's that
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:26 pm to theantiquetiger
You’re paying for the exposure basically. Depends on if the sport your kid is playing is played at the same time of year in college. Like in baseball, high school and college play at same time. Coaches can’t see his players during season so they go watch travel teams in summer and fall
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:27 pm to theantiquetiger
sorry your kid is a soy boy
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:29 pm to theantiquetiger
As I’m a travel baseball coach, I’ll speak from our side since the unathletic masses don’t get it and I’m sure I’ll be “wrong” in some way shape or form.
Majority of people elect to play travel ball because of competition. I could take my team and let them play in a local YMCA league, win every game 25-0, get no better at the game, hear other unathletic parents kids complain about losing to us, which in return makes the whole thing miserable for everyone.
If your kid is better than the typical ymca player and can afford to travel, why does it matter?
Out of the 12 I coach, 2-3 of them will probably get scholarships which is great. They love the game, the parents love the game, and it’s a win win for everyone. If I take those same 2-3 kids and stick them in ymca, what does it do for them? 90% of those kids can’t even hold a bat correctly much less play at an advanced level.
On the flip side, I do realize some parents do it for social status or think their kid is the next Mike Trout. To each their own, and if they want to blow their money, then let them. If they’re too stupid to realize it, that’s on them.
Majority of people elect to play travel ball because of competition. I could take my team and let them play in a local YMCA league, win every game 25-0, get no better at the game, hear other unathletic parents kids complain about losing to us, which in return makes the whole thing miserable for everyone.
If your kid is better than the typical ymca player and can afford to travel, why does it matter?
Out of the 12 I coach, 2-3 of them will probably get scholarships which is great. They love the game, the parents love the game, and it’s a win win for everyone. If I take those same 2-3 kids and stick them in ymca, what does it do for them? 90% of those kids can’t even hold a bat correctly much less play at an advanced level.
On the flip side, I do realize some parents do it for social status or think their kid is the next Mike Trout. To each their own, and if they want to blow their money, then let them. If they’re too stupid to realize it, that’s on them.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:30 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:
thought he was white
That never once entered my mind
Why you racist?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:34 pm to theantiquetiger
Honestly, it's not even the money thing to me. It's the constant "oh my kid's gonna get a scholarship" thing. They really believe that.
My two daughters are on a competition dance team for their studio. We probably spend close to $2,000 per kid per year just for the team, between additional classes, costumes, choreography fees, and competition entry fees. It's 2-3 hours a week of practice, on average, and the competitions are all one day competitions, 4 a year. So I give up 4 saturdays a year. 3 of them are local and one is in Biloxi, so it's not far.
They enjoy it. These competitions are long days and while I enjoy watching my children perform, having to watch the 70 or so other groups is very meh to me. Seeing them happy makes it very easy for me to write the check. And if they told me tomorrow they were done, I would be perfectly fine with that.
My oldest is going out for her school's cheer team this upcoming year, and we have told her that if she makes the team, her competition days are done.
My two daughters are on a competition dance team for their studio. We probably spend close to $2,000 per kid per year just for the team, between additional classes, costumes, choreography fees, and competition entry fees. It's 2-3 hours a week of practice, on average, and the competitions are all one day competitions, 4 a year. So I give up 4 saturdays a year. 3 of them are local and one is in Biloxi, so it's not far.
They enjoy it. These competitions are long days and while I enjoy watching my children perform, having to watch the 70 or so other groups is very meh to me. Seeing them happy makes it very easy for me to write the check. And if they told me tomorrow they were done, I would be perfectly fine with that.
My oldest is going out for her school's cheer team this upcoming year, and we have told her that if she makes the team, her competition days are done.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:37 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:
What’s funny in this thread is everyone assumes my co-worker is white. He is black
I didn’t recall anyone mentioning race, if I missed one, that was it
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:38 pm to Skippy_
quote:
If your kid is better than the typical ymca player and can afford to travel, why does it matter
It doesn’t but either they or their kids sucked athletically or socially and they can’t deal with it so they attack travel ball.
Find something else in which to invest your intellectual capital.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:42 pm to Nado Jenkins83
And btw, my daughter has played travel/competitive soccer the last 5 years. She is really good, but there isn’t money dropped in travel soccer like there is in baseball/softball.
She quit this year after getting on the high school team. She got burnt out, basically playing non-stop since Fall 2017. She is going to play strictly HS ball now, as many of her teammates did.
My other daughter is in competitive dance, a major money grab if you let it. I see parents dropping $1000’s on it. My daughter will probably quit the competitive side of dance after this season because she made the school’s dance team. Competitive dance takes up most of her weekends, especially right now during the season. She goes to dance 4 days a week, including every Sunday afternoon, and every Saturday right now. I don’t think it’s fun for her anymore, so she’s going back to just dance classes and the school dance team.
She quit this year after getting on the high school team. She got burnt out, basically playing non-stop since Fall 2017. She is going to play strictly HS ball now, as many of her teammates did.
My other daughter is in competitive dance, a major money grab if you let it. I see parents dropping $1000’s on it. My daughter will probably quit the competitive side of dance after this season because she made the school’s dance team. Competitive dance takes up most of her weekends, especially right now during the season. She goes to dance 4 days a week, including every Sunday afternoon, and every Saturday right now. I don’t think it’s fun for her anymore, so she’s going back to just dance classes and the school dance team.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:44 pm to Rouge
quote:
why are you worrying about how another family spends their money?
you are sounding like a woman
A male-dominated board with an overwhelming amount of threads just like this one... and you want to go there?
I'm going to bring this up in an argument 5 years from now to use against you.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:44 pm to theantiquetiger
I dated a divorced nurse years ago whose kid played year round travel ball. I never could've comprehended the constant planning, correspondence, expense, etc that some parents commit their lives to with it
I mean, bravo if its a family affair and everybody's happy. But dating somebody who you never see on the wknds and talks ball 24/7.. no thanks
I mean, bravo if its a family affair and everybody's happy. But dating somebody who you never see on the wknds and talks ball 24/7.. no thanks
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:46 pm to Slagathor
quote:
going to bring this up in an argument 5 years from now to use against you.
Can you throw like a girl?
Rouge is a misogynist.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 4:50 pm to dsides
The people who typically hate on travel ball are the parents who weren’t ever good enough athletically to participate in any sport at a more advanced level. It’s common, and I see it quite often.
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