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re: Is playing your kid up an age bracket in travel ball the ultimate badge of honor
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:27 pm to Gaston
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:27 pm to Gaston
My kid doesn't do travel ball, but I'm thinking about signing him up for that and crossfit so I can piss off as many as possible on here. 
I might see if I can find him a Yetti shirt, some skinny jeans, and some sparkling water to drink as well.
I might see if I can find him a Yetti shirt, some skinny jeans, and some sparkling water to drink as well.
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Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:27 pm to Gaston
[quote]There're developmental philosophies that you essentially disregard or forget when you 'get punched'. You basically revert to your instinct to survive. Developing a complete toolbox may be better for your development than going back to your one trick mindset that got you successful. ?
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That's a cute answer. If you have a son, I recommend you let him play against the easiest competition you can possibly find. Let him bat .800 against a league of meatballers, and let him strikeout a bunch of half coordinated kids and without a doubt, your kid is destined for greatness...
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That's a cute answer. If you have a son, I recommend you let him play against the easiest competition you can possibly find. Let him bat .800 against a league of meatballers, and let him strikeout a bunch of half coordinated kids and without a doubt, your kid is destined for greatness...
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:29 pm to notiger1997
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so I can piss off as many as possible on here.
just pissed me off, c'mon man, it's "Yeti!"
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:43 pm to sabanisarustedspoke
My son plays soccer.
He's a striker, but in his age group he's playing center mid as basically the best, most competent ball distributer on the team. He's very competitive against the best players in our 100 mile radius tournament circuit, matched with the best kid on the other team.
The coach of the age group above us in our club wants him. In soccer there are A teams, B teams...in each age group. They'd rather take my son, to the A team, than promote the best B team player of age.
Still think they play him out of position because he's so thoughtful with his passes, he essentially cracks defenses at will...mostly because he knows what kind of ball he'd like to get at forward.
He's been the best player on every team he's been on...in the move up though, this will not be the case. They have a baller center mid that my son loves to play with. There's much to learn, it's just how you go about it.
He's a striker, but in his age group he's playing center mid as basically the best, most competent ball distributer on the team. He's very competitive against the best players in our 100 mile radius tournament circuit, matched with the best kid on the other team.
The coach of the age group above us in our club wants him. In soccer there are A teams, B teams...in each age group. They'd rather take my son, to the A team, than promote the best B team player of age.
Still think they play him out of position because he's so thoughtful with his passes, he essentially cracks defenses at will...mostly because he knows what kind of ball he'd like to get at forward.
He's been the best player on every team he's been on...in the move up though, this will not be the case. They have a baller center mid that my son loves to play with. There's much to learn, it's just how you go about it.
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:47 pm to Gaston
Travel ball does not guarantee a spot on the high school team! Just sayin!
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:51 pm to cpaulk
At my son's school you can do that in Jr high...if you're good enough.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:53 pm to NikolaiJakov
That's misleading. Yes, there are some trash for sure. But there's also teams from affluent areas that have money.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:55 pm to cpaulk
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Travel ball does not guarantee a spot on the high school team! Just sayin!
This. Talent outweighs travel ball. I agree that travel ball is an important aspect of baseball development, but it is no way a guarantee your son will go on to success.
We limited my son's exposure to travel ball, but he did play some. He had the talent but needed to understand the talent he would be facing at higher levels. I'm glad we did it, but also glad we didn't go overboard.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:55 pm to Gaston
My daughter played up in age in travel softball from age 10-fall of 14. 10-12 was in 14u. 13-fall of 14 was 16u. in the fall of her 14 year she joined a gold team from south LA and is now for the first time playing with kids her own age. She is middle of the pack on her current team but this is a very competitive team, very strong. IDK if this is the right thing or not but the only reason we let her play up is for stiffer competition. You have all these bragging dads and moms at tournaments. I really don't say anything but just cheer (positively) the kids on. No college coach is going to hear me bragging about my child and come and sign her up. Its all about on the field performance and im on the outside looking in...
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:59 pm to NELARiceGuy
Tough to know, does talent flourish as the star, or as a contributor against better competition? I don't don't that my son will rise to the occasion, but will that be ultimately higher than it would have been 'carrying' his age group team?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:03 pm to Gaston
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My son plays soccer.
Congrats on having a homosexual son
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:08 pm to Beessnax
shite, they fight harder than any kids in sports down here, basketball may have better core control though. Soccer is meaner for pre 7th graders, and it's all year around.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:24 pm to Gaston
I’m glad my son never got into travel ball. Some of those parents are nuts about youth sports. It’s crazy.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:12 pm to Gaston
As a parent and coach of 11U tournament baseball team, I can tell everyone several things. There is enough tournaments in the BR area to where you don’t have to travel. We are doing 10 tournaments total spreading out from early March thru mid June. We will go two weekends back to back and take next one off. We take off for Easter, spring break, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekends as well.
Your biggest difference between league ball and tournament ball is awareness of the game and what to do in situations. The more the kids have the experience the better they respond. I am not for a kid playing up unless he is dominant in his own age group.
Your biggest difference between league ball and tournament ball is awareness of the game and what to do in situations. The more the kids have the experience the better they respond. I am not for a kid playing up unless he is dominant in his own age group.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:21 pm to ellesssuuu
I think the coaching, in our particular situation, would be far better than what we have now. We live in BFE, so traveling is a given. Lafayette to Pensacola to Jackson.
My boy has a chance to play a couple of teams from Memphis this weekend with the older squad, but I can't bring him. Being in situations against great opponents, figuring them out...seems better than running drills at this point.
My boy has a chance to play a couple of teams from Memphis this weekend with the older squad, but I can't bring him. Being in situations against great opponents, figuring them out...seems better than running drills at this point.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:26 pm to Gaston
When my son was 5 he was on the 8 year old team. Batted .370 with 23 HR
He missed 40 days of kindergarten but was totally worth it
He missed 40 days of kindergarten but was totally worth it
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:26 pm to Gaston
I agree and every situation is different. Your rural areas are definitely limited
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:29 pm to Gaston
Multiple benefits to playing up. At the very least, it'll piss off the parents of the kids who didn't make the team because your playup took a spot.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:29 pm to Gaston
SSSSOOOOOOOOO much fricking better than holding your kid back in school a year for sports.
ETA:
I'm not talking about situations like this.
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didn’t work out so good for my son. as a kid just past his 11th birthday on a team with kids turning 13 right after the season wrecked him a couple years ago. he wasn’t ready for that level of competition, and he was WAAAAY smaller than most in the league. destroyed his confidence and his performance tumbled.
I'm not talking about situations like this.
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 10:34 pm
Posted on 4/2/18 at 10:30 pm to Gaston
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Is it fair for the kid
didn’t work out so good for my son.
as a kid just past his 11th birthday on a team with kids turning 13 right after the season wrecked him a couple years ago.
he wasn’t ready for that level of competition, and he was WAAAAY smaller than most in the league.
destroyed his confidence and his performance tumbled.
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