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re: Travel ball parents
Posted on 6/22/19 at 5:48 am to TigersHuskers
Posted on 6/22/19 at 5:48 am to TigersHuskers
Worry about you
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Posted on 6/22/19 at 5:55 am to FLBooGoTigs1
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staying in their lanes when attacking
That's tactical.
Technical is ball and body control... footwork, hip shaping, and the ability to command the ball. Technical development is severely lacking in the US, and generally why the men get their asses handed to them in international competition. They lack full command of the ball, so the one-touch passing and ball movement as a team is very inconsistent. They can dribble and make long passes pretty well but that's not valuable in high level play.
Receiving the ball, passing with accuracy and weight, finishing, and all the mechanics involved for those must be developed. US coaches don't do that. Running around a track or a field doesn't do that either.
Your daughter will do well in her private training sessions by focusing on the mechanics of the game, developing the technical ability of her students. She can make good cash doing that, instead of just making the players strong and fast like most coaches/trainers in the US. Physical/conditioning is only one part of the game, but for some reason that's the emphasis in the US soccer world.
This post was edited on 6/22/19 at 5:57 am
Posted on 6/22/19 at 6:25 am to FLBooGoTigs1
I’m friends with someone on Facebook and they just finished their travel ball season. These are her sons pitching stats(9U):
49 games(team)
47.2 innings pitched over 21 games
236 batters faced
847 pitches
How anyone thinks it’s ok for a 9yo to throw that many pitches over 21 games blows my mind. The fact that the parents are cool with it is even more concerning. For research/stat/comparison purposes, his name is Ethan.
49 games(team)
47.2 innings pitched over 21 games
236 batters faced
847 pitches
How anyone thinks it’s ok for a 9yo to throw that many pitches over 21 games blows my mind. The fact that the parents are cool with it is even more concerning. For research/stat/comparison purposes, his name is Ethan.
Posted on 6/22/19 at 7:35 am to Cold Drink
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The obsessions of the OT really are amazing.
added a few more:
*Hatred of teachers and their constant whining about pay and being overworked
* Left lane Drivers
Posted on 6/22/19 at 7:36 am to TigersHuskers
Asymmetrical living has consequences
I view these folks in the same light as cross fitters = good principles, poor applications (often driven by a circle jerk of egocentricity...)
I respect their work ethic, but do not envy them
There are long term consequences that these folks seem blissfully unaware of including
physical damage to the athlete - very few of these kids have the physical prep required to be balanced (look to every major sport having a seasonal rythym)
Social damage to the family unit - many of these folks are running around during the week and weekends eating like shite with no schedule for other children “along for the ride”
The irony is that the mindset of these folks is likely aspiring to raise a youngster who will one day “have it all”. If said youngster does achieve that status, they will in all likelyhood look back on the “travel” experience and realize the long term folly in subjecting themselves and their future children to this...
A truly balanced individual who understands the economics of time management should inherently realize this
In general, stay balanced
Asymmetry comes with dysfunction/ consequences (ask Tiger Woods...)
I view these folks in the same light as cross fitters = good principles, poor applications (often driven by a circle jerk of egocentricity...)
I respect their work ethic, but do not envy them
There are long term consequences that these folks seem blissfully unaware of including
physical damage to the athlete - very few of these kids have the physical prep required to be balanced (look to every major sport having a seasonal rythym)
Social damage to the family unit - many of these folks are running around during the week and weekends eating like shite with no schedule for other children “along for the ride”
The irony is that the mindset of these folks is likely aspiring to raise a youngster who will one day “have it all”. If said youngster does achieve that status, they will in all likelyhood look back on the “travel” experience and realize the long term folly in subjecting themselves and their future children to this...
A truly balanced individual who understands the economics of time management should inherently realize this
In general, stay balanced
Asymmetry comes with dysfunction/ consequences (ask Tiger Woods...)
Posted on 6/22/19 at 7:38 am to TigersHuskers
What these parents don’t understand is this: If you’re good enough, they will find you. Go play for your school, get invited to camps, get invited to all star games. What these parents can’t seem to conceive is that some kids just aren’t as skilled as others.
Posted on 6/22/19 at 7:39 am to TigersHuskers
I don’t get why these parents put these kids in tbd sport with the least amount of scholarships, In hopes of getting a scholarship
Posted on 6/22/19 at 8:33 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Probably because only football and basketball have full rides....look at the athleticism of those players vs baseball...height / size requirements vs baseball
Posted on 6/22/19 at 8:37 am to beebefootballfan
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see to many wasted childhoods in that lifestyle.
What I see is a bunch of dads who dont go fishing on the weekends
Posted on 6/22/19 at 8:39 am to hubreb
Tennis, golf, cross country , swimming...
Posted on 6/22/19 at 8:54 am to GreatLakesTiger24
The club coaches are the ones that are connecting the kids with the colleges. At least that’s the promise. In many cases that’s true.
This is the reason so many parents are involved.
What I found was a group of highly competetive parents with all sorts of issues. At times it was enjoyable but there were some miserable times.
My kids generally enjoyed it. We tried to keep it all in perspective
This is the reason so many parents are involved.
What I found was a group of highly competetive parents with all sorts of issues. At times it was enjoyable but there were some miserable times.
My kids generally enjoyed it. We tried to keep it all in perspective
Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:02 am to whitetiger1234
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What these parents don’t understand is this: If you’re good enough, they will find you.
bingo
Posted on 6/22/19 at 9:12 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Tennis, golf, cross country , swimming
Golf 4.5 scholarship - 10 man roster
Tennis 4.5 school - 8 man roster, mostly foreign players
Swimming 9.9 vs 30+ roster
scholarships available
All partials...more baseball teams than many of these other spots
Maximum Number of Scholarships Available
Official NCAA / NAIA / NJCAA mens
Football. 30,423
Basketball 14,259
Soccer 8,564
Track & Field 6,690
Baseball 15,190
This post was edited on 6/22/19 at 9:26 am
Posted on 6/22/19 at 10:41 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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What I see is a bunch of dads who dont go fishing on the weekends
I'd rather go fishing with my dad than travel ball.
Posted on 6/22/19 at 10:43 am to TigersHuskers
The hot takes are so steamy up in here
Posted on 6/22/19 at 10:44 am to Pandy Fackler
Dude I work with complains about it all the time. He skips most his sons tournaments because he’s not a sports fan.
Posted on 6/22/19 at 11:01 am to whitetiger1234
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What these parents don’t understand is this: If you’re good enough, they will find you. Go play for your school, get invited to camps, get invited to all star games
These kids don’t start playing for their school, go to camps and all star games until they are 14-15 years old.
What are they supposed to do until then?
Travel/tournament ball for 7-12 year olds is the only option they have. 13-14 is a weird year because most kids are either quitting or their teams start breaking up and they aren’t playing on their school summer teams yet.
So, I’m not sure what you mean by if “they’re good enough they’ll find you”. If they don’t play how will “they” find you?
And for the most part it’s not about being “found”. Maybe the kids just enjoy playing baseball?? Is that so bad?
Posted on 6/22/19 at 11:03 am to tgrbaitn08
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Maybe the kids just enjoy playing baseball?
Posted on 6/22/19 at 11:04 am to TigersHuskers
Cool. This has never been discussed on here before.
Posted on 6/22/19 at 11:05 am to YMCA
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How anyone thinks it’s ok for a 9yo to throw that many pitches over 21 games blows my mind.
That’s only 40 pitches a game and 2.2 innings a game.
That’s below average
Sounds like his parents and coach know what they’re doing
This post was edited on 6/22/19 at 11:07 am
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