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re: This is the reality for a lot of travel ball parents
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:10 am to Chad504boy
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:10 am to Chad504boy
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There is no threads on here ever attacking families and their other normal means of going into debt. It’s travel ball that is singled out constantly.
bullshite. A Disney thread with parents going into debt to take their kids regularly goes multiple pages.
The reason travel ball is singled out is the absolute absurdity of what it’s turned into. Down to kids needing $400 bats and “merch”. I follow several photographers on social media and they have parents paying hundreds of dollars for “sports photo” packages. And again, only about 2% of high school players even make a D1 roster.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:15 am to jizzle6609
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Not financially it’s not. All that money could’ve been in the market for those years and if the parents are real ones by the time they retire they can die knowing they are leaving their children all in a good spot
Kid could be out making money too
My kid been crawling those attics as a sparky apprentice since he was 7. Only 6 more years til he turns 18 and can take his journeyman test
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:15 am to BluegrassBelle
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Down to kids needing $400 bats
So you’re against kids having $400 bats? Is it something you can’t afford? Are your kids not good enough for it to matter? Do you think the $150 bat is just as good? Trying to understand your angle about a retarded statement.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:20 am to Chad504boy
quote:This is called gaslighting.
So you’re against kids having $400 bats? Is it something you can’t afford? Are your kids not good enough for it to matter? Do you think the $150 bat is just as good? Trying to understand your angle about a retarded statement.
Rather than addressing the argument regarding the money spent on travel ball, instead you flip the discussion to “well, you must simply be too poor”.
That is a female argument if I’ve ever seen one.
And when over 60% of travel ball parents go into debt for this, her point is relevant.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:21 am to Chad504boy
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So you’re against kids having $400 bats? Is it something you can’t afford? Are your kids not good enough for it to matter? Do you think the $150 bat is just as good? Trying to understand your angle about a retarded statement.
We just bought the step kid a new PlayStation, so affordability isn’t the issue.
But to go even further I played travel ball in HS (soccer and basketball). I got recruited to play D-II in soccer and NAIA in basketball. But it was an affordable option for my family (and no I didn’t grow up with money) where I was able to fundraise for travel costs and uniforms. I didn’t need a $400 bat to get noticed and we weren’t playing travel ball until high school.
And yes, a $400 bat for a 10 year old is stupid. Just like paying thousands of dollars and most families going into debt to do so is equally stupid. That’s the point.
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 11:23 am
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:23 am to BluegrassBelle
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I didn’t need a $400 bat to get noticed
Congrats on your athletic success. That’s cool. But you also played sports that “tools” didn’t matter.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:24 am to Chad504boy
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Congrats on your athletic success. That’s cool. But you also played sports that “tools” didn’t matter.
Now you’re just being purposefully obtuse because OP is calling out people like you.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:26 am to BluegrassBelle
How am I being obtuse. Soccer and basketball does not require a sporting tool such as a bat like baseball/softball does.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:29 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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about 6’4” when he throws off the mound his release point is almost 10 feet in the air.
His release is 10 feet off the ground? He has arms that go up over his head 4 feet and he doesn't "sit" on his delivery?
Kid is a unicorn.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:35 am to kennypowers
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A lot of travel ball parents are functionally illiterate when it comes to math too. Who would have thunk.
But little McGwire won 40 World Series rings between Biloxi and Orange Beach!
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:37 am to Eightballjacket
I have a coworker who spent years talking up his son's travel ball performance to the point of insufferable. After realizing he had gone silent about it for months, we learned that he didn't make varsity his junior year.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:38 am to Eightballjacket
My old combat Marine vet dad who grew up in the depression without a dad never asked but one question after we played a game: did you boys have fun?
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:39 am to BHTiger
if he’s talented enough and wants it bad enough, he can make it. Instead of the travel ball luxuries and delusional adults expecting Jay Johnson in their living room, he can grind it out in JUCO/D-7 for a few years and a coach will find him. If that’s too hard then it wasn’t meant to be. That X account is just a wanna be recruiter trying to gain followers.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:43 am to Chad504boy
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I’m 100% at peace with my life decisions
Melt
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:45 am to tiggerthetooth
My son played travel ball. My goal was for him to be a part of his high school team and experience the camaraderie of being a part of something. I thought it would help him in his development as a young man. The high school coaches also had a formative influence on his life. Athletics are a great thing for young men just keep it in perspective. This mom has lost sight of everything. She wants it more than her son.
This post was edited on 10/10/26 at 11:49 am
Posted on 10/10/26 at 11:54 am to tiggerthetooth
Meanwhile some kid in Mexico hits rocks with a stick and better than her son.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:09 pm to QJenk
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I think a lot of parents need to realize that if you're spending a lot of money on your kids athletic journey, it's not some investment where you will see a return in the investment, ie college scholarship, going pro. That's most likely not going to happen. That money spent should be purely because you love your kids and want them to have the best childhood as humanly possible.
When my kids were growing up I looked for activities they seemed to enjoy and had interest in. I would do what I could to help them get better and progress at it. My first son played sports. He played travel ball and yes had some lessons. My second son loved music. He took drum and percussion lessons and did very well. He still plays to this day. To me those things aren’t any different.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:10 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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Add to that the transfer portal
This is a problem with all sports. Unless you’re a 4-5 star recruit you go to a small school and prove yourself then transfer.
The Tyran Mathieu and Jacob Hester types don’t end up at an LSU in 2026.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:14 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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2027 and 28 high school kids are getting screwed by the new 5 year rule.
This^^^^. My kid is in her recruiting year so we are dealing with this issue. Class sizes for the sport have shrunk from 10 to 5-6. There’s enough spots for the top HS players. Good players with great academics are getting ivy spots because the ivies aren’t going 5th years (but their good players move to top academic schools for their 5th year still taking up desirable spots). It’s the next tier down that is getting screwed; players who would have been recruit number 7-10 on a 10 person recruiting class.
Posted on 10/10/26 at 12:16 pm to tiggerthetooth
Coaches took years of their money instead of being honest with them. I’m a coach and I can tell within 5 minutes whether the kid has it and/or has the ability to be it . And it starts by seeing who’s in the stands
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