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General Comments on Position Specialization - Coach Bob (length=3508)
In theory it sounds good if every youngster could play every position. But I am of the opinion, that when put to the test in game situations, it is not good for the team, for them as individuals, for ...

How do you relax when you play the game? - Splitter (length=1346)
I recently had a conversation with a kid who was going to his first all-star tournament and was nervous about it. Here is what I told him: You will fail. That's baseball. If you were a quarterback and ...

How to increase speed and agility - Splitter (length=2146)
For my son, baseketball was the key. Not only did it improve his movement, he learned a lot about being part of a team, and by watching I learned a lot about coaching. Once his coach and I convinced h ...

Player Attitudes - Coach Terry E (length=3419)
After coaching youth baseball for a number of years and seeing many player's emotions get in the way of playing the game, I decided to write down this advice... The Game of Baseball is Not Perfect and ...

Brothers trying out for High School varsity team - Dee (length=1175)
I have two sons a junior and freshman in high school trying out for the varsity team. My jr. was on j.v. team last year and has already been told he will be on the varsity team this year. My freshman ...

Hey Mickey - Some Dialog about Common Curses for 13U - Bear (length=1192)
The 3rd common curse for 13U is to have extremely slow hands & a slow swing. I understand examining their bat weight, but did not mention what it is. However, where I want to travel to is in that a ...

The Big Race - Scorekeeper (length=8406)
I'm curious as to what we proved with that great thread that went from the LLWS thru pictures of teams. I'm still open for any new revelations, but as far as I can tell, kids who are much bigger in si ...

high school and college scouts - Bear (length=1168)
If there is a kid in the USA that can play at the next level, the pro scouts will find 'em. The art of it all is to correctly project a kids talent and skill for big league prospect. As far as college ...

Baseball Career Musing - Splitter (length=3464)
And you know what? You better have a good 401K or some other investments because your child is not going to play pro ball. Doesn't that sound awful? To say right up front that your child will not be g ...

Baseball Career musings - Learn from the great ones.. - Randy Dykstra (length=4134)
Here's a story I read a few years back... Sometimes you have to fail to know how sweet success is!!!! I think the real lesson is If you want it and will work hard enough for it... the sky is the limit ...

Baseball Career musings - Kenneth Bean (length=3525)
Hi Guys I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about a subject in the back of all your minds. Your kids' future in the game. Its sort of like I told my Own son a while back: "Bud, you know that there ...

Commerce Comet: Oh my Goodness Coach Ron.......BUT, "Best Potential? Yes. Best Actual? No - Bear (length=3164)
Oh my Goodness Coach Ron.......BUT Yes, #7 did have the potential to be the best! Almost threw it all away, too. Sure, I grew up in NY & ya just gotta love #7. 'The Commerce Comet'. And you just want ...

Confront the Coach or let it alone - Seadog (length=1563)
SportsMom, There is so much more to the story that you failed to mention. Is your son getting playing time at any other positions? How many players has the coached used at catcher? Has your son played ...

Could use some advise here...... - Scorekeeper (length=1895)
Ag: Kept it all in his head huh? You need to have this guy meet me sometime. By the time I'm done, he won't even be sure he knows his name! That's nothing short of stupid arrogance! ****************** ...

Does it ever endddd? - ringer (length=1178)
My kid is the only lefty on his team. He's not the best player on the team, but he's easily among the top five. Problem is, he has to prove himself daily three times over. You see, he's not a coaches ...

Draft - Coach Woody (length=1110)
Hopper The only "set" rule for Little League is for the draft in Majors, where the only property players should exist. For minors, most leagues use the serpentine draft method. (1-6, 6-1). There shoul ...

End of season awards - Scorekeeper (length=2464)
Try this. Make a list of all of your players, coaches and maybe even stranger parents. Make an empty folder on your hard drive. Use your web browser to find pictures of cartoon characters. Looking at ...

Going from LL to Seniors - Scorekeeper (length=6530)
I'm going to try to keep my tongue out my cheek for a change because I think yours is a very delicate situation rife with impending disasters. Assuming the "stepdad" is a real situation, I hope your r ...

Help Me Understand - BigWI (length=1569)
My kids are now a HS Junior and a college Freshman. Both are still playing. Oldest(College Fr.) All conference for 3 years, youngest (HS JR.) was all confernece as a Sophomore. The oldest did play on ...

How Much [Baseball] is Too Much [Baseball]? - bear (length=9632)
How Much is Too Much? December 31, 2004 by Cal Ripken, Jr. As we prepare to begin the new year, the time is fast approaching for youth baseball travel teams to get started with their tryouts and pres ...

How do kids become mentally tough? - Old Ag (length=1433)
Mental toughness in sports can be sport specific. It can be position specific. It can be offense or defense specific. E.g., there are some pitchers who have great mental toughness on the mound. But th ...

How much is too much? - Kenneth Bean (length=3405)
Hi You Ole' Geezer Your post brought some thoughts to mind. I grew up in Houston,born in 1945 so became sports active around what? 1952..53? In those days, (baby boomers), there were a LOT of kids in ...

I would let mine... - lefty (length=1271)
We have had several offers. We are in the process of "weighing" them. His mother is currently tied up between contractions with interviewing personal physical trainers. The HS coach called last evenin ...

If your are thinking of getting paid to play a sport after HS.....Why Your Son Should Play Baseball (the % are higher than other Sports) - Bear (length=5763)
Just received this email from a nationally recognized HS baseball Coach. very very interesting, cheers Dear Bear, Why Your Son Should Play HS Baseball (Because the estimated probability of Competin ...

Last regular game of the season - Scorekeeper (length=1878)
Let him go up! If he truly excels in the minors, you know he has the capacity to do the same at the next level. Give him the chance to do it, even if you don't manage him. We let ours go up as a 9 an ...

Leftovers' Talent - Kenneth Bean (length=1158)
Hi Seadog You have asked an honest question of your self, and perhaps you have asked the most important question a coach in a recreational league can ask. The fact that you have asked the question spe ...

Movin' up - Scorekeeper (length=2443)
I sure hope coaches who might want to draft him don't because they know you want to coach him and might take him if you get the chance. I wouldn't blame you a bit if you didn't take a minor team if y ...

Need some advice - Baseball Dad (length=1157)
"Are you underestimating his competetiveness? Don't assume he will not succeed and start at whatever position he desires. There is no question he will improve from competing with and against the best. ...

Need some advice - Baseball Dad (length=1335)
For his age, his mechanics (pitching/hitting) are good, but not perfect (is there such a thing?) - he is getting pro-level coaching on the side though - we're lucky in that we have a Ex Major League p ...

Need some advice - Baseball Dad (length=1362)
It wouldn't be a joke - he might pull off a shut-out during the season, but I don't think it would be that one sided. Even in AAA, there are some good 11 year olds - just not quite good enough for our ...

No all star? - Scorekeeper (length=3236)
I know this isn't what you want to hear, but it sure sounds like your son is getting some very strong praise in being asked to show what he can do in fall ball. If you are thinking that snubbing this ...

OH NO! - Scorekeeper (length=1688)
After dealing with this stuff for so long and at such a high level, I can say with no reservations what-so-ever that gymnasts are the ultimate athletes in the world. Although I love baseball, as far a ...

OH NO! - Scorekeeper (length=3479)
If this were anyplace else and I were anyone else, I'd certainly take that advice because it just makes good sense. But, since right now the decision to quit gymnastics has still to be made, I'm gonna ...

OH NO! - Scorekeeper (length=1449)
Situation: Daughter who will be 13 in November. Played T-ball, every once in a while plays catch or hits a few balls and will be a freshman next year. Has been into gymnastics since age 8, with little ...

Older players info - I forget (length=1233)
Hi Seadog Thanks for the link. Delightful. Working with the older kids,(thirteen to millionaire), I always found that the toughest things are, respectively: A. How to "un-teach" the techniques that ar ...

Playing time at the 8-9 yr old level - AverageKid's Parent (length=1566)
Hopefully someone out there has a solution to my situation. My son is 8yrs old and plays on the 8-9yr old team (he will be 9 in July). He is an average player, he throws good, can catch, and he is a s ...

Playing time at the 8-9 yr old level - Scorekeeper (length=1261)
For lack of any new posts, I decided to look at this thread, which thankfully is about a level my son is well past! In reading through it, I actually almost had tears in my eyes because I could feel t ...

Playing time at the 8-9 yr old level - Scorekeeper (length=3199)
I guess this topic is the only one that rivals all star selections for getting people up in arms! About the only thing I read that got me stirred was finding out that winning is more important to a 9 ...

Playing time at the 8-9 yr old level - Scorekeeper (length=3775)
Thank you for the kind words, but mine isn't really a mindset that most people don't have! If you look at the response this topic gets on any BB, you know most people think the same way otherwise they ...

Size issue revisited--SK - RD (length=1086)
Paul, the truth is that your son is 16 yrs old and is getting looked at by a major league scout(s). Don't sell your son short(no pun). Just about all 16's hit below major league specs. If he is on or ...

Sports Creativity in Your Own Backyard - Marty Schupak (length=5473)
The sporting goods industry is a multi-billion dollar business, and the cost of equipment can be ridiculously expensive. Every family cannot afford the latest and greatest products (and gimmicks). But ...

Startin' the HS summer battle - Scorekeeper (length=3667)
The HS coach has been pressuring my boy to play summer ball for the last 2 months. All of the tricks have been used from appealing to his "team spirit" to threatening to tell prospective scouts that h ...

THE LEGEND - THE COACH (length=3697)
TIPS FROM THE COACH He's the STUD! The LEGEND! 5"7' 160 lbs. He throws 70+ with 4 pitches he can spot. He batted over .600 last year, drops bombs effortlessly and he is yours! He is on your team. Al ...

The Big Race - Scorekeeper (length=2020)
Sorry, sometimes I just can't help myself! The posts this past week have really been thought provoking for me and that's always dangerous! About Sammy and Barry, that ol' word "IF" can really be appli ...

The Big Race - Scorekeeper (length=1296)
The easiest way to destroy something is to throw money at it to make it even better! The politics you describe have always been there, the only difference is that they have filtered down to the very l ...

The Big Race - Scorekeeper (length=3757)
What might be even worse, if not more disheartening, is to have the fields but watch them fall into total disrepair. Here in Sacramento, there are many, many fields in the older neighborhoods like tha ...

Truly Left Over Talent - Kenneth Bean (length=2639)
Hi Guys...Spliiter Out of all the words in the English Language you could have started off with to describe that first practice, "joyful" is the perfect one. Buried in my stuff here in my study somewh ...

Whether or not to play up in youth baseball - Jim J. (length=3702)
You have been reading this board for at least a year now, isn't that right? If you seriously feel the need to ask posters here, then I doubt you think he's ready to move up. For an inexperienced baseb ...

emotional 12 yo - dkmtw (length=1296)
We have a 12yo son who has played baseball since he was about 4 or 5. He LOVES the sport and sports in general. He is a decent player--not the best, but one of the top players. He's played all-stars 2 ...

future MLB player?what should I do? - Randy Dykstra (length=1062)
See above 2000 9U National Champs And then let him be a 9 year old... If he's having fun allow him to play as far as he wants to go. Guide him, talk to him, encourage him, Protect him... Rejoice in hi ...

i need help!!!!!!!!!! - Coach David (length=1163)
AJ, It sounds like you already have the work-ethic to be a good player.... That's half the battle when you're 14! Since you have access to a Tee, then I suggest altering your practice a bit. Moving th ...

players frustrating players, frustrating coach's - Walter K (length=1002)
Just following up to the frustrated coach's son thread. I've had some players who were really very good, but thought they were better than the other players. eg: Pitcher pitching in a 1 run game, yell ...

playing up - roddnet (length=1113)
I am not against t-ball. t-ball has its place. its alot of fun for kids. In our LL kids are able to play up to machine pitch at 6yrs old providing that they have played 1 spring season of t-ball and ...

playing up - roddnet (length=1154)
I can only give you my sons experience as a reference. It goes like this..... At 8yrs old Between the Spring and Fall seasons of LL he was asked to tryout for a 10U AAU team. I let him go to the tryo ...

the Infosports 'Boys' chatting, and such, about the Greatest of the Greatest Baseball Players - Bear (length=2745)
Some of the Infosports 'Boys' have been chatting, and such, about the Greatest of the Greatest Here's results of the the tabulation: First Team 1b Lou Gehrig 2b Joe Morgan 3b Mike Schmidt SS Hon ...