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re: The soaring price of youth sports: $50 to try out, $3,000 to play
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:02 am to ProjectP2294
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:02 am to ProjectP2294
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Cool.
Travel orgs definitely don't fleece parents of non-prospects and send them to useless tournaments in other states because you say so.
cool....since i said that right? I said the percentage playing in those is small. that is all i said.
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Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:03 am to lsu777
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yea im sure the father isnt involved at all, the machine feeds itself.
how dumb are you?
I never said his / her father wasn't involved.
Anyone, not just fathers can place a ball in the machine.
Stupid arse...
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:04 am to lsu777
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and machine work is the only real way to simulate game like velocity and spin consistently. your father throwing 40mph lolly pops up to you for "BP" isnt doing a damn thing
when my son is going to organization evaluations and highschool tryouts and high school practices and camps and you name it... guess what is being used most of the time.... PITCHING MACHINES! lmao. And yes, i'm not efficiently throwing 65mph fastballs from 45-48 feet any longer.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:04 am to lsu777
Cry more...
Idiot.
Idiot.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:06 am to RocknRollAZ
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Cry more...
Idiot.
who is crying?
i dont give a frick what you did or do nor do i give a frick how others spend their money, that is up to them.
but you are on here getting mad about how others spend their money calling them bad fathers for spending on their kids
its ok that you are poor and cant afford nice things. dont be a hater grandpaw.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:09 am to Chad504boy
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when my son is going to organization evaluations and highschool tryouts and high school practices and camps and you name it... guess what is being used most of the time.... PITCHING MACHINES! lmao. And yes, i'm not efficiently throwing 65mph fastballs from 45-48 feet any longer.
exactly but how dare you try and be prepared!!!!
how dare you!
back in my day we had a wooden stick and a cardboard glove....we walked up hill to the field and back up hill on the way home in 3' of snow. that was all the tools we needed.
grandpaw forgot to tell us, he never played past 8
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:09 am to Chad504boy
lol...
You're lazy.
Oh no... 45 minutes of drive time.
God damn you're a pussy.
You're lazy.
Oh no... 45 minutes of drive time.
God damn you're a pussy.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:09 am to lsu777
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bro....stfu
It was a joke, sweetheart.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:10 am to lsu777
I'm not getting mad. I'm laughing at you for being a lame arse parent.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:10 am to RocknRollAZ
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lol...
You're lazy.
Oh no... 45 minutes of drive time.
God damn you're a pussy.
is he a pussy or just not a dumbass?
maybe his time is worth a lot more than yours
maybe the pitching machine allows them to work nightly.
again why the frick do you care? and how the frick does that make him lazy because he doesnt want to drive 45 min to the field when he could spend less than 5k and have a cage in the yard?
you sound ignorant and poor as frick bro
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:10 am to djmed
LOL.
You better hope your daughter doesnt get into equestrian (especially English)
$3k is a partial payment for a month. Most expensive sport on the planet.
Baseball, gymnastics, cheer and dance are nothing compared to it.
You better hope your daughter doesnt get into equestrian (especially English)
$3k is a partial payment for a month. Most expensive sport on the planet.
Baseball, gymnastics, cheer and dance are nothing compared to it.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:11 am to lsu777
Good girl.
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Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:12 am to djmed
How much she spending on the drip
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:13 am to RocknRollAZ
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I'm not getting mad. I'm laughing at you for being a lame arse parent.
yea im a lame arse parent. yet my kids have been on vacations across the US, they go to private school and all have a 4.0......but yea fricking lame AF
i spend more time in a week with my boys than you did in a month with your kids. but yea sure im lame AF
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:13 am to stout
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I haven't met a dedicated travel ball parent yet who doesn't think their kid will be a superstar at LSU on their next CWS team.
In my experience the parent you describe is the exception not the rule. I know as kids get to high school age that changes. Maybe I have just gotten lucky with a much more laid back experience.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:15 am to Dizz
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In my experience the parent you describe is the exception not the rule. I know as kids get to high school age that changes. Maybe I have just gotten lucky with a much more laid back experience.
pretty much my experience too. even at the national level, i dont know anyone worried about college or that even talks about it before HS.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:18 am to djmed
It’s all sports, it’s 5 figures to be a damn cheerleader in high school
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:20 am to djmed
A wise man once said...'most of your misery is self chosen'
My son played tons of baseball all over, it was time consuming. But guess what happened, not much until he hit 14-16 when he got strong as shite and while a really good youth player, he has seen his skills improve due to just being stronger and more mature.
My other boy was not a good player, played rec ball and local tournaments. Wanna guess what happened to him, he turned 14, got some coordination and got big and strong, and while not a good player he has improved dramatically, and should enjoy his last baseball season which will be Jr High baseball.
Keep you kids involved, let them be challenged a little, and time will take care of a very large portion of it. Sorry for the unpopular opinion.
My son played tons of baseball all over, it was time consuming. But guess what happened, not much until he hit 14-16 when he got strong as shite and while a really good youth player, he has seen his skills improve due to just being stronger and more mature.
My other boy was not a good player, played rec ball and local tournaments. Wanna guess what happened to him, he turned 14, got some coordination and got big and strong, and while not a good player he has improved dramatically, and should enjoy his last baseball season which will be Jr High baseball.
Keep you kids involved, let them be challenged a little, and time will take care of a very large portion of it. Sorry for the unpopular opinion.
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:21 am to lsu777
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if you plan on making a HS team
Very important
Posted on 1/7/26 at 11:22 am to RocknRollAZ
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You're lazy.
Oh no... 45 minutes of drive time.
God damn you're a pussy.
No. We have hectic schedules of their already involved team sports already. You don't really understand a nearly daily dedication that some do and how important 45 minutes is on a nightly basis. besides the fact that i can drive to one of the few rec parks and you are just NOT going to be able to walk onto a baseball field and "toss balls to your son" whenever you want. Its just a laughable notion at this point in time.
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