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re: Can someone explain travel ball to me
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:01 am to RoosterCogburn585
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:01 am to RoosterCogburn585
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Can someone explain travel ball to me
It's kids playing baseball and they travel to tournaments.
That's about it. It isn't difficult to understand.
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 7:06 am
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Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:02 am to Hold That Tiger 10
quote:as I said in the travel ball thread, I live in Farragut, TN. And a vast majority here do travel in one sport only. And most times they get burned out when they get older.
It's yet another false narrative that all of these kids are just playing one sport.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:03 am to Hold That Tiger 10
Unless your son isn’t playing high school baseball which would be kind of strange, that is incorrect. I played in college and no several former teammates who coach on staffs in the South
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:06 am to TT9
You are absolutely correct, it’s the excuse given by the obsessed families who play in 30 different World Series or State tournaments every year
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:07 am to Gaston
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Playing one sport at an early age helps normal kids excel and gain tons of confidence.
How?
And what if the kid wants to play in middle or high school but doesn’t make the team in his one sport?
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:15 am to Rip Torn
Yup, it's more for the parents than it is the kids.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:15 am to TT9
quote:
as I said in the travel ball thread, I live in Farragut, TN. And a vast majority here do travel in one sport only. And most times they get burned out when they get older.
Generalizations about travel ball are just as bad as travel ball.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:16 am to Gaston
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Playing one sport at an early age helps normal kids excel and gain tons of confidence
I don’t know about all that, but playing one sport year round significantly increases the incidence of overuse injuries , especially in developmental years
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:16 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Hold That Tiger 10
wasting your time bro
got a bunch of idiots on here who will say the falling
1) they only play 1 sport----which is false for 90%+ of kids playing travel, atleast through 12
2) its big time expensive-- false for most because 85% of teams are AA and only play within an hour. and again...why the frick people on this board concern themselves with how others spend their money blows my mind!
3) its living through your kid---- I dunno what to say about this...if th ekid wants to play baseball in HS, there is no other option.
4) it hurts rec ball---- WHO GIVES A frick!! frick REC BALL and frick THE PEOPLE WHINING ABOUT IT!
5) REC Ball is the best way---- well then quit whining and put your kid in rec...can make fun of all the other parents at the HS tryout for spending money on travel while your kid runs circles around the travel kids
6) they are going to scream that they know a kid that threw 180 pitches 3 weekends in a row.....complete lie unless its some random tournament. 2d and PG both have pitch limits. limits for each day, limits to be able to pitch the next day and overall 2/3 day limits. USSSA has inning limits. 99% of kids never throw more than 75 pitches in a game until 14 and even if they could...they start walking too many.
could go on but 99% of the guys on here making fun of it either dont have kids and think it should be like it was when they were kids or there kid sucks and they are pissed about it. Like the guy making fun of a team only having 3 spots or the guy being mad its not randomly assigned. They are mad because their kid sucks, frick em.
:cheers:This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 7:33 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:17 am to TT9
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Yup, it's more for the parents than it is the kids.
Certain parents sure. 95% of the time I'm pissed off to be there. I'd rather screw around the house, swim in the pool, etc.
I've already had my travel ball, spent my youth at every ballpark between Texas and Florida. I'd say the parents that are the most into it are the ones that had 0 athletic upbringing.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:21 am to Oilfieldbiology
Bogalusa was divided into 4 sections. Everybody had their own field and they were on teams with people in their quadrant. South east demons for life, if you ain’t from Richardson town or lees creek you can suck my balls. 1989 8/9 year old city champs how you like them apples? I struck out and got benched in the championship game but I was there.
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 7:23 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:23 am to Hold That Tiger 10
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Out of all the parks I've been to Ward 9 is probably my favorite one. Nice set up they have there. My one complaint is that there is no damn cell service.
Yeah, I've got AT&T and I know to make sure I've got my stuff loaded onto my phone if going for a long run. You can get some stuff to come through but it's a dead zone for the most part.
Other park was likely Johnny Downs. I dont know if people still use the parks near bringhurst.
This post was edited on 2/19/25 at 7:25 am
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:23 am to PorkSammich
Yeah, I remember when I was a kid. We played the particular sport of that season. I was better in some sports than others, but it did not keep me from trying them all out. That's just the way it was and I am glad I got to enjoy sports that way.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:28 am to rd280z
quote:the way it should be.
We played the particular sport of that season
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:28 am to Rip Torn
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You are absolutely correct, it’s the excuse given by the obsessed families who play in 30 different World Series or State tournaments every year
Yea, this doesn’t happen
The OT’s obsession with youth baseball is fricking weird. Y’all just parrot what other people say and add on to it and it spirals out of control into the narrative we have now
Is it bad in some cases? Yes
Do coaches and parents make it more than it should be? Absolutely
But it’s nowhere near the net-negative that TD makes it out to be. Not even close
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:30 am to TT9
quote:
the way it should be
and it still is for 90% of teams
practicing once or twice a week in the fall oct- first week of dec doesnt change that. play 1-2 tournaments in the fall doesnt change that either
just because the kids you know in one little arse town in BFE tenn doesnt change that.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:30 am to TheRouxGuru
quote:it does in Farragut, these parents travel coast to coast to play in "world series".
Yea, this doesn’t happen
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:30 am to RoosterCogburn585
didn't we just have this thread?
the OT: Kids never play outside anymore!
also the OT: these kids are playing outside too much and not the right way!
the OT: Kids never play outside anymore!
also the OT: these kids are playing outside too much and not the right way!
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:33 am to RoosterCogburn585
Big school (5A) sports is extremely competitive, you have to be and stay good to play.
Posted on 2/19/25 at 7:33 am to TT9
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Farragut
bro nobody gives a frick about your little town in bum frick Tennessee. it doesnt happen for 90% of teams
but since you are so sure...what teams in Farragut? i wanna check if you are lying or not. tell us this team that travels all over the country
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