re: A kid suffered a traumatic brain injury in a game at Traction this weekend?

Just curious what age and division did this happen at?

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just know what i witnessed in LL at 12u couple years ago. was overall terrible. i could be wrong though. but you would have to go back to 200 or 220' max field size to allow kids to have a chance to hit a HR if you did that.

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Yea, unfortunately the only fixes would change the game. You try to walk that fine line between better safety and still preparing the kids for higher levels without changing the game too much. The bat game is out of control though, maybe there can be some pull back between USA and the current bats. So much money in pushing these bats.

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Yea, unfortunately the only fixes would change the game. You try to walk that fine line between better safety and still preparing the kids for higher levels without changing the game too much. The bat game is out of control though, maybe there can be some pull back between USA and the current bats. So much money in pushing these bats.

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easiest fix is have usssa strictly enforce the 1.15 rule an that it must break before it reaches 1.15. also have umpires check the bats for rattles and cracks. if a kid hits a ball and the bat sounds wrong...take it out


or you could just do like colleges and check the bats before each tournament with a compression test and put certification sticker on it that is meets the 250 compression test.

the problem is many of these bats are cracked and some are shaving them claiming they just got them rolled. Rolling does nothing but properly break in the bat if done correctly. the ones you see that are dropping compression by 150-200 points are doing it by shaving it or compressing the bat so much it is breaking it inside. or they are straight up lying and messing with the compression gaue which is common too

Sounds similar. Before the GF my SIL would complain that all he does is go to school, come home, eat, train until practice, practice, come home, eat, train until well past dark, eat again, then play games, listen to music, message friends/girls, and watch youtube at the same time. My brother's retort was that he has straight A's made a 29 on his ACT and is in all honors and AP classes, don't rock the boat just because his room is messy.

Sounds like it was a mild concussion/ small SAH which is not surprising, glad kid is ok

FYI … a TBI is a very broad term that encompasses the spectrum of head injuries from mild say a concussion to severe be it a DAI, very large Subdural/ Subarachnoid that are unsurvivable injuries where surgery is not even an option.

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and i am saying this as someone who's kids would absolutely benefit from them moving the date back to the same as little league, aug 31. but they dont need to do that.

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Every kid would benefit. You would have all grades playing with their own grades and age group.

I just don't understand the May 1st cutoff. That allows 40% of an older grade to play down a grade level.

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Every kid would benefit. You would have all grades playing with their own grades and age group.

I just don't understand the May 1st cutoff. That allows 40% of an older grade to play down a grade level.

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they are not in the older grade

for example, most kids in 13u born between may 1 and August 31 are in the 7th grade and playing with their grade.

thats what you are not understanding

nor do they need to be in 8th grade

im sorry but kids, especially boys, do not need to graduate HS at 17. there is zero rush to hurry and go work.

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Oh, that explains it. That’s not real baseball. That’s pay for positional rankings.

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such a dumb take.

1) this wasnt even a PG event. it was 2d
2) Pg doesnt rank anyone before 8th grade, 14u


let me guess you are mad you have to pay to attend a showcase and play in PG tournaments to be ranked in PG?

of course you do, they dont have scouts that travel watching HS games.

PBR is very similar, but they do have area scouts at least.




so i went and looked up the kid that hit the ball, he is only 2 months older than most 13u. so February bday. he is only 5'7 150 so we arent talking 6'+ 175+ lbs with 105+ ev like many of the national kids. I get it he is a little older but its not enough to worry about imo.

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they are not in the older grade

for example, most kids in 13u born between may 1 and August 31 are in the 7th grade and playing with their grade.

thats what you are not understanding

nor do they need to be in 8th grade

im sorry but kids, especially boys, do not need to graduate HS at 17. there is zero rush to hurry and go work.

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I'm not saying they need to graduate later. I'm saying 2d and these organizations should align with schools on birthday cutoffs.

Are all kids born after May playing with the grade level below them? No. All I'm saying is any kid with a birthday between May and August could play a grade level down.

No we aren't talking about all kids here but I see it just about every weekend where a 4th grader with a later birthday playing with 3rd graders, or 8th graders are playing with 7th graders.

Hell I saw just last weekend a third grader with a May birthday (usually playing 9U kids pitch AAA) playing 8U coaches pitch because his birthday allowed it. All because they turn that age between May and September.

If you are going to keep grade level exemptions (which I agree with you on getting rid of those you should just play with your age) then align with the schools on birthday cutoff date.

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USSSA Bats should be banned in travel ball. USA Bats should be used. If a kid cannot play the game using a USA bats, then he should play REC Ball, which is essentially 90% of the AA players and 50% of the AAA players that play travel. USSSA bats cover up a lot of hitters flaws. BBCOR at 13 is also a good idea.

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This appears to be the easiest solution. No other sport kids play is so dependent on the equipment used