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Posted on 3/23/16 at 2:36 pm to anc
You can play tons of team sports, without being on a travel team. Great life lessons to be learned, camaraderie, friendships, etc.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:01 pm to anc
Individual goal setting can be accomplished in team sports.
However there is a different feeling of pressure when the clock is ticking and if you don't execute you only let down yourself. As opposed to being up at the plate with two outs and the winning run on third and you need to get on base at a minimum (vice versa if you are the pitcher looking to get the out).
Some kids are not cut out to be team sports oriented and thrive in individual sports such as swimming, golf, tennis, etc
To each his/ her own.
However there is a different feeling of pressure when the clock is ticking and if you don't execute you only let down yourself. As opposed to being up at the plate with two outs and the winning run on third and you need to get on base at a minimum (vice versa if you are the pitcher looking to get the out).
Some kids are not cut out to be team sports oriented and thrive in individual sports such as swimming, golf, tennis, etc
To each his/ her own.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:09 pm to oleyeller
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so much fun to compete with a clock!
one of you never seem to run out of time
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 3:11 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:16 pm to anc
Only sport my future kid will play is golf. Sending him to a pro to get lessons starting at like 5-6. That way I can retire at like 50-55 and be his caddy on the tour
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:21 pm to anc
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She doesnt have the drama of sitting the bench or having the coach play favorites.
That's the difference between REC teams and Travel Teams.
In rec ball the coach usually doesn't know shite. He thinks he knows the game but in reality he is teaching poor mechanics, playing favorites and basically ruining the kids desire to learn the game.
OTOH, travel ball coaches know their shite. They understand that it's the little things that matter. Also parents as well as players understand that playing time is earned and that you earn it during practice.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:33 pm to anc
With the wrong coach any sport (team or individual) can be a bad experience.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:36 pm to anc
OP - GTFO. I bet you're voting for bernie 
You are what is wrong with America. Or this is a very good troll
You are what is wrong with America. Or this is a very good troll
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 3:48 pm to anc
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Now, come spring, Emmett will begin his inevitable decline. The “Fall Ball” kids will be far superior. The coaches will hand them the prime positions. My son will be placed in right field. He’ll hit eighth. Maybe ninth. He’ll grow frustrated, feel inferior, lose interest. It won’t be as bad as 1982, but it’ll seem familiar.
No, thank you. Not interested.
Whew! That was close. His kid almost got put in a position to learn that people that put in more time and work at honing their craft will be more successful than those that don't.
When they hell would he ever use a lesson like that as an adult?
Posted on 3/23/16 at 4:02 pm to partsman103
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In rec ball the coach usually doesn't know shite. He thinks he knows the game but in reality he is teaching poor mechanics, playing favorites and basically ruining the kids desire to learn the game.
OTOH, travel ball coaches know their shite. They understand that it's the little things that matter. Also parents as well as players understand that playing time is earned and that you earn it during practice.
As I have stated before, we play travel so that we are actually around kids who give a shite and are somewhat athletic. Also, the coaching is far better than in rec (we hired a kid who played college ball on scholarship to coach our team, so no daddy ball.) The kids would run through a brick wall for him; because they know if they perform, they will play.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 5:09 pm to CadesCove
It's up to parents to find the sport best suited for their child. Some kids mature very quick and are 10 and under super athletes that a coach is going to play because the majority of the parents demand it. Some kids are happy to be in the background and sitting on a bench eying butterflies. Some kids are ultra competitive and don't want to sit on a bench, but are not as physically developed as other kids. If your kid fits the latter, a team sport at a young age probably is not the best choice. Leave that sport to the 10 year old "superstars". Your kid will eventually catch up if you involve them in an individual sport to help them along while they mature. Swimming, weightlifting and wrestling are great individual sports that help kids become more athletic.
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 5:16 pm to anc
I hate to tell you this but swim coaches play their favorites and the better the team the less your daughter may swim.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 5:36 pm to anc
My daughter has played both - gymnastics (not really a team sport) and basketball. I played exclusively team sports. Team sports are where it's at. The team dynamic is an important learning and growing tool.
Posted on 3/23/16 at 5:49 pm to anc
Let your kids play rugby. Great for learning teamwork, toughness, sportsmanship, 15 players on the field at a time so it's less likely that they'll be on the bench. Your impact on the game is directly related to your work rate. I've never met a player that didn't have fun playing rugby. Touch rugby for young ages is safe, and tackle rugby is still safer than football. The chances of your child playing for a Division 1 college team are much greater than any other sport. The biggest restraint is finding a league to play in at the youth ages.
Eta: Also, all coaches at every level are required to be certified by USARugby.
Eta: Also, all coaches at every level are required to be certified by USARugby.
This post was edited on 3/23/16 at 5:57 pm
Posted on 3/23/16 at 6:12 pm to anc
individual sports where for only children and mamas boys when I was growing up. I let mine do them if they want to but learning to be on a team even if it's riding the pine is a an important lesson. I prefer them involved with team sports
Posted on 3/23/16 at 6:16 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
My son plays football and golf for his high school and both have taught him very important things for being a successful adult.
But my plea here is for those of you with daughters - THEY NEED TO PLAY A TEAM SPORT!
I'm older - 43 - and when I started my career 20 years ago I had a leg up on most of my female contemporaries because I played soccer at a high level in high school and college. SO MANY of the females I worked with had little to no exposure to being part of a team until they hit the workforce and it showed.
Your daughters need to learn all the same stuff from team sports that your sons do.
But my plea here is for those of you with daughters - THEY NEED TO PLAY A TEAM SPORT!
I'm older - 43 - and when I started my career 20 years ago I had a leg up on most of my female contemporaries because I played soccer at a high level in high school and college. SO MANY of the females I worked with had little to no exposure to being part of a team until they hit the workforce and it showed.
Your daughters need to learn all the same stuff from team sports that your sons do.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:31 am to Porter Osborne Jr
"Swim coaches play their favorites"---This is the dumbest post I've ever read, and I've got a facebook account.
Swim coaches want to win. They put the kids with the fastest times on the A relay team, the next fastest on the B team.
If you swim for a "really good team" there will be multiple relay teams to swim on. There are multiple heats to any event and you swim where your cut lands you.
Swim coaches want to win. They put the kids with the fastest times on the A relay team, the next fastest on the B team.
If you swim for a "really good team" there will be multiple relay teams to swim on. There are multiple heats to any event and you swim where your cut lands you.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:36 am to Navajo61490
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In interviews I have had employers tell me they look for people who HAVE played team sports bc it helps in a work environment....all i need to know
What kind of jobs are you applying for? I've never once had that come up in an interview and I work in a "team based" environment.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:49 am to KG6
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So working with others just isn't important? Relying on yourself and pushing you to your own limits is a great thing
Team sports help prepare you to deal with all the assholes you will encounter whenever you enter the workplace as an adult. It also teaches you how to deal with adversity.
Life in general is all about communicating effectively and relationship building. If you can't do that, then it's highly unlikely you'll be successful in life.
You can't walk through life doing everything thing by yourself. You have to be able to interact and communicate with others around you.
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:51 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:58 am to anc
It is true that kids must play year round now in just about any sport to succeed. But the richer kids' parents will also invest in private lessons and most quality coaches hold back on training to garner the extra money they get from privates.
But a kid still won't be as good as the parent who basically beats the living shite out of his kid, makes him go, burns him out, AND has them play year round and can afford private lessons, non stop.
That's what sports has become.
But a kid still won't be as good as the parent who basically beats the living shite out of his kid, makes him go, burns him out, AND has them play year round and can afford private lessons, non stop.
That's what sports has become.
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