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Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:00 pm to No Colors
It’s big business and they’re being built in just about every state. I would think eventually supply will exceed demand. What I love most about these is that every weekend they host a state/national championship for kids in the same age range. Somehow hundreds of u-14 teams win a Natty each year.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:03 pm to No Colors
HBO Real Sports did a good segment on travel ball sports tourism years ago:
Youth Sports Inc. - HBO Real Sports
Youth Sports Inc. - HBO Real Sports
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:04 pm to No Colors
Renamed The Launching Pad after a few of Aydyyn's tape measure shots.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:07 pm to mikelbr
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Traction softball/baseball complex right down Burbank
I like this one.....you can drink beer. makes for great entertainment on and off the field
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:13 pm to Joe_Dirte
So tourism is now defined as overpaying to watch some little league game and a gut bomb postgame meal at Applebees to celebrate getting the chance to be on super duper all-star-post-season travel development league? Not to mention the five star accommodations at the Hampton Inn in Buttfrick USA for $300 a night.
The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. ~Adam Smith
The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. ~Adam Smith
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:15 pm to Koach K
Little Kyle didn’t make the team eh?
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:22 pm to Koach K
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So tourism is now defined as overpaying to watch some little league game and a gut bomb postgame meal at Applebees to celebrate getting the chance to be on super duper all-star-post-season travel development league?
I don't know, maybe? For me, my kid absolutely loved to play baseball and I liked watching him. When we played at traction I had the added bonus of watching drunk dads make a scene over ridiculous sh!t.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:40 pm to Chad504boy
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funny
I played Little League with a runt kid who never played travel ball. He has two World Series Rings. People made it to the Show just fine prior to travel ball.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:48 pm to mikelbr
I coached in Monroe for a long time. I did not know that the Osterland Rec in north Monroe had been rebuilt. All the fields are artificial and 6 of 8 are 200 feet. I assume they built it mainly for Little League and Dixie Youth tournaments. Really nice.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:53 pm to Motownsix
quote:they mostly are overbuilt now
I would think eventually supply will exceed demand.
If not yet they will
They most all have amenities that are either not staffed or closed all together. They should all be more like Traction. Various field dimensions and decent concessions.
Look at Alexandria. We rebuilt our place with 8 200 foot fields. Once your kid is over 10 they can’t play here. Good for softball though, and softball people make travel baseball look like they aren’t even trying.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:55 pm to No Colors
Braxton and Jaxton are going to love hitting homeruns into the outfield ghetto!
Posted on 1/23/24 at 5:10 pm to No Colors
They're definitely nearing a bubble and will be a huge liability to many municipalities eventually. Here in Acadiana, once Youngsville and Broussard built there's, 3 or 4 other nearby municipalities announced they were expanding their parks.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 5:14 pm to John Casey
That HBO report was pretty good. Did not know it was such a massive deal. My wife is sitting on a committee to discuss a new center like that here in CS, TX. And we already have some nice travel facilities here, plus aTm facilities as well that are used form time to time.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 5:53 pm to No Colors
It’s badly needed. Madison literally has 5 baseball fields and 3 softball fields. Lady mayor doesn’t want Braxton and Jaxson’s parents ruining her brick city. How they supposed to make the majors if they can’t field a ball?
Ridgeland has 6 fields and between rec and 20-30 travel ball teams for each age group from 9 to 12, zero places to practice in Madison.
Ridgeland has 6 fields and between rec and 20-30 travel ball teams for each age group from 9 to 12, zero places to practice in Madison.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 6:06 pm to No Colors
The cost of football pools is going up !!!
Posted on 1/23/24 at 7:14 pm to No Colors
I always liked the soccer fields at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland. That’s a small, but nice, complex.
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