Little League Baseball and Softball. Below are just a few stream of consciousness suggestions as readers consider their views on how they encourage their children in sports. If the ultimate goal is for the kid to get to the pros, then joining a travel baseball program is definitely a better choice. I think "specialization" is killing certain sports in local markets, it depends. While it has completely permeated and overtaken little league baseball, it exists in every sport, football included. I also when I was kid play at lyndon and never traveled and loved it and still played college baseball myself for 4 yrs. Praying we keep the Lord first in all thingsand your insights help!!! If youre exalting baseball over all these other things, areyou serving a false god, an idol, that is going to use you and then throw you away? But if you don't make it into your dream team, the loss is much heavier on people's pockets as well as their minds. Tha KS alot for all your insight!!! Sabathia and the Upton Brothers have become big league players. For decades, NASCAR was a working class, southern sport. I would also ask to establish contact with you for a best practices sharing of information and spreading of the works you are enjoying. I had to pay a sign-up fee of $750. What Is Travel Baseball? Dont get me wrong: I love competition. First some background, my son is in his third season of playing ball. My son excels in travel ball and weve started a bible devotion for the boys before every tournament. 2 were here. Travel ball is expensive but studying for class is free, and an SAT book is like 20 bucks. Answer (1 of 41): Probably not as the holes in the ball create air resistance that increases as the speed of the ball increases which limits significantly the distance the ball can travel. The local community often gathers around a Little League team and takes pride in the kids representing them. Most professional golfers look the same. Not one. Now I know the reasons. The team brings the kids together and provides a common ground upon which they can build lasting friendships. The way its going, all pro players are going to be rich, white kids from the suburbs, or [they will be] Dominican or Venezuelan, one major league front office analyst told me. As a volunteer basketball coach for 18+ years, Ive seen girls spiritually suffer by the same well-intentioned convictions of their parents. Bud Norris, who pitches for the Houston Astros, played in Novato North LL, from Tee Ball through seniors. Steven_Ellis February 21, 2015, 12:46pm #1. Players invest a lot of money and energy into it. Since tournaments and games are. You can argue all you want and say you go to church when you travel, but the first time you skip church because it interferes with game time, you have taught your child that a game is more important than worshipping God. If thats the case, the league they participate in doesnt matter that much. | GWG Clips #2 from GWG episode #1| Daniel Otero and Ty Osborne - YouTube Blessed to have Tyrone on with us for this episode! Our league is like the one you described. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I hope my article could help to answer your questions. BE INVOLVED , VOLUNTEER, ATTEND MEETING AFTER MEETING, FUND RAISE, HOLD ALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR TIME, HONOR, COMMITMENT AND GET ALL THE KIDS TO ENJOY THIS LEAGUE YOU ARE A PART OF. I got an education, got married, we started having children, and now I get to coach my kids. And if I had any skill to make some of that money working in baseball, I wouldnt have a day job. Enjoyment: Help your children enjoy a sport for the simple joy of the sport. For millions of American families, paying private for-profit clubseuphemistically termed travel teamsthousands of dollars a year to organize athletic games for their children is now an unquestioned way of life that shapes family routines, work schedules and commutes. The fear that if children dont specialize in one sport by eighth grade they will miss opportunities is unfounded. Think brands like Mercedes-Benz. And if it means giving up travel ball, by all means give it up. Focusing on winning games is short-sighted and ignorant. The sport came natural to him, and he loved it. Always keep in mind why you have this child involved in sport. I am coaching a 5-6 yr old team and can already feel the pull of private instructors, out of season ball, travel squads, etc. I give you a big Amen! My older brother played sports from t-ball to college, probably would have went pro if he hadnt hurt his shoulder (yes, he was THAT good, Im not just saying it, he had an unhittab,e curve ball), but the decision was made when he first started that God and His church would always come first, and he would not play if there was a conflict between his first priority and the game. My thoughts written here veer away from the focus of recreational versus travel leagues as the original blog talks about, but include some areas to think about whichever route of competition you choose. Nope, the good, serious players in most sports do both in high school. My kid started lessons at five and at almost thirteen, still going strong. Little League wants parents to understand the potential dangers of allowing a child to participate in programs in which limited rules and regulations may exist while recognizing our programs rules that are designed to protect players from injury, such as Pitch Counts and equipment rules. Additionally, every local Little League program in the United States with a team that travels 150 miles or more per one round trip to a section, state, and region level tournament receives a reimbursement from Little League Baseball of $1 per mile for one round trip to each tournament site, to help offset travel expenses. But my friend who suggested that I do this also told me what was going to happen: he said I needed to understand that the other travel ball teams werent going to be low-key, so we would get pummeled at tournaments and probably lose every game. Thanks for sharing them. Families who thought the Sunday game was no big deal slowly dropped out of church because sports came first. More important than that, you and your family dont need a summer long break from the life and fellowship of your local church. After all, theres a reason why the closing scene of Field of Dreams is so poignant. Golf attracts high dollar, high roller sponsors. As a long-term pastor Ive watched parents who were convinced their sons would benefit by travel ball deeply regret their decisions a decade later. This is what we due when we gather for worship. It was something that we passed on to them. It always seems to happen with those families that God is really working with. Rec ball. And given the number of kids playing and the number of available spots, even a partial baseball scholarship is terribly unlikely. I appreciate the article. And I want to provide the best competitive opportunities I can for my own kids. I was sad when the team cut me from the roster, but I was also relieved. If anything, there are more youth sports options for people to pick what works best for them, even though there are. Teams advancing to the regional level in the U.S. receive an additional $200. He was selected and after spending money on uniforms, dues, tournaments, he was cut from the team because he had a slump in his batting. Odysseus. http://kristenanneglover.com/my-kids-dont-play-sports/#comment-6411. I also need it every day of the week. (No wonder God calls us to pray without ceasing!). Once we knew about travel ball there was no going back. No formula exists, but here are a few ideas to think about: Variety: Encourage your children to play a different sport each season until their upper teens. We have made this decision for the past three years and been ridiculed for it and told we are not being fair to our son. Alas, the father refused to make him work on defense, explaining: I am not a fielding dad.). I do not feel we will ever look back on our decision to say no to travel ball. Guess what; we still talk about baseball. 23 I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it. The MCLL Fall season has a developmental focus and is an opportunity for players to try the division they may play next Spring. Its not a coincidence that two of the most iconic golfers of the last thirty years, John Daly and Tiger Woods, were nothing like their peers in their own ways. This is the saddest quote of the entire piece, one I mentioned earlier: Alas, the father refused to make him work on defense, explaining: I am not a fielding dad., Is there a sadder quote? As a pastor, I require my daughter to be in church every Sunday, which means that she misses all Sunday games that interfere with worship. The gods of baseball punished me for my lack of devotion. We invite you take just a few moments to browse our ever expanding list of teams below. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). If his 10-year-old son did not make the team at the $2,500-per-season private baseball club where I coached, the boy would lose friends and the familys routines would be upended, he argued. God makes it pretty clear when Paul says, Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus We represent Him, so we will want to do our best and want our kids to understand why. Once I got to be 13, we left Havenwood Little League to create our own team and I played with that team through age 15, when I stopped playing. Today, that role has been mainly overtaken by travel baseball which has become the basis for young players looking to build a baseball career. On the other hand, if the goal is for the kid to have some fun while learning the fundamentals of baseball, Little League is the way to go. My son loves basketball but I have noticed the small number of high school players that are playing in high school now especially in our town. Its a Jesuit-based publication with a political slant that does not agree with mine. Privacy Policy. It seems to me that time comes in the mid to late teens, but thats going to be a judgment call . Every year, various baseball organizations, including USSA, AAU, or Perfect Game, organize hundreds of these tournaments across the whole country. Often this will vary from league to league and from coach to coach. Registration is quick, easy, and FREE. Obviously, I dont buy into the idea of late-stage capitalism. Jan 25, 9:28am. To make matters worse, I learned his old Little League team did incorporate kid pitch mid-way through the season. What guides me is Paul in 1Cor9:22-23 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some. Is the travel ball opportunity your 714 year old kid has more important than Friday nights and Saturday mornings at home with the family? I never felt that way until I got to college, but looking at the demands of travel ball, I totally understand how the kid feels. General Pitching Topics. Unlike travel baseball, Little League is mostly a local affair and is organized with a lot of effort and goodwill from the locals. Little League now includes a senior division for players age 13 to 15 and a big-league division for age 16 to 18. AAA Evaluations - 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. And there are eight Urban Youth Academies providing year-round instruction in the game. We may be the exception along with the league in which we play. See caveats in opening and closing paragraphs. Ive also heard more than one parent tell me that after a few years of travel ball, in some cases only one year of it, their son decided he didnt want to play baseball anymore. I disagree with the idea that the sport is entirely a white elitist sport. After all, scores of players are of Latin American descent, including some of the games top superstars. I don't have to tell you that millions of Americans just simply can't afford that. While I wasnt thrilled hed be hitting off a tee because he could already hit a pitched ball, I figured we had to start somewhere, and Tee Ball was all that was available. For us, travel has been amazing. Scratch. . Eternity is at stake. Great post. By your argument, we should never have church services because, if were in church and the lost people arent, how are we going to win them? Honestly, in the sport of football, it may be most perpetuated by mothers, though from the . If I show my kids church is optional but reach the other parents, Ive failed. Now, the league has grown a bit but has 190 kids playing travel ball, with multiple teams at 12u, 14u, 16u, and 18u. Be a parent. If your kid is good and loves to play, you wont be able to keep them from it. The Little League embodies traditional youth baseball where children have fun rather than become engulfed in the tough training world of more "serious" youth baseball environments (like travel baseball). They dont need to have baseball practice every week all year long, and you dont need to be their taxi for that every week all year long either. AVONDALE LITTLE LEAGUE 10720 W Indian School Road, #19 PMB-137 Phoenix, Arizona 85037 Email: registerinfo.avll@gmail.com In general, most of the Little League tournaments are organized in the local area and involves teams from the same city or community. Articles like this help. When I walked on and made the Razorbacks, the sport I loved to play became a year-round job. Non-Christians exist because what they worship is false. But they have more similarities than you think there are. Baseball cant raise the dead, but Jesus will do just that when he returns to make this world into the new heavens and new earth. For every 10 players that are forced to play at the highest level for their age, 6-8 will quit by the time they get into high school. Thanks for the great article I can share with the parents of my students. Nor am I categorically condemning their decisions and choices. (on which more below). Gallatin Little League Baseball: T-ball, Coach Pitch & Baseball You can print a registration form (PDF). For those not going into coaching/training or the extremely few that will play professionally the focus needs to not get away from marketable skills once your done with college; which is a challenge in itself as athletes are often steered towards meaningless degrees to accommodate athletics. Your email address will not be published. Please. Christian Smiths Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers This is a straw man argument that has nothing to do with the very valid points the author makes. As expected, my son got limited playing time during the season. Kids are smarter than what we want to give them credit for. Not posting some long winded bs. A dad refusing to help his son become a baseball player because hes not a fielding dad?. Was it really worth it? Travel Baseball vs Little League Which One is Better? He wasnt laughing with his buddies, and the kids on the team who were already part of the travel ball program viewed him as a kind of an outsider. What better way exists. Very few will walk in my church doors on Sunday. Just like my folks did. These reflections grow out of my own experience playing and coaching and watching other families. You need the church, and the church needs you. I think it does need to be approached carefully and prayerfully, especially with the demands on the family and commitments that call us away from the church. He pulls down honor roll at school and is in band. Thanks, To Him Be the Gory (in travel ball and everywhere else in His Creation). Thanks to all who replied. Give MVP, Player of the game, most improved player of the game.. As Little League has declined, travel baseball has grown. Despite not playing travel ball until high school, he got several offers and ended up playing for a highly regarded D1 program. Extend your season, make sure that all teams are drafted equally. But heavens know there has to be a way to save the sport of baseball. Truthfully, we have gotten better instruction and development at a Rec ball/All Star level. The travel ball system is no different. Is it a help or detriment to their character and bodies? Division Descriptions: Teeball is for 5 and 6 year olds not ready for coach pitch baseball. With this comes the COOPERSTOWN TICKET. My husband and I were both very competitive athletes growing up (though we had a wide variety of interests), played travel ball in high school, and won scholarships to a Big 10 university. Dont get me wrong there are alot of rec leagues that are great but if you live in the middle of no where lile wr do that was out only option to make her the best that she could be and to teach her to challenge herself and not settle for just good enough. If I was in the big leagues, my summers (and falls, and springs) would be dominated by an unrelenting schedule leaving no opportunity to coach my kids teams. No. Several thoughts on that: Their chances are greater for continuing their sporting lives, whether at college or recreationally as adults, if they arent burnt out on competition by the time they turn 18or 13, as Ive seen occur far too often. Ive seen a couple of families fall into the travel ball trap. We pretty much know that were not ready to commit to a large amount of travel and that will be a consideration as our daughter gets older. It should be noted that the local Little League programs pay a one-time entry fee for each team to enter Tournament Play ($200), which goes into a restricted fund used exclusively for offsetting local Little League programs expenses accrued during International Tournament play, including the World Series in each division of play. I had worked with him quite a lot prior to that. My son is 11u, and this fall was his first (and possibly final) season of travel ball. I do wonder though as a parent of a child who did play travel ball and also ended up as a D1 athlete if we arent typically just exchanging one pursuit of excellence for another. This question reveals how far our cultural worldview has intermixed with a Christian one. Lesson learned. Sabathia and the Upton Brothers have become big league players. Jan 25, 9:37am. Im betting you would be better off saving your money to help him with college expenses. . The competitive environment, expert guidance, and the quality of available facilities are unmatched by any other youth competition. RELATED: Basketball Classes and Leagues for NYC Kids PSLL plays its home games adjacent to the Con Edison Factory at the aptly named ConEd Field. I had worked with him quite a lot prior to that. When I was playing at Arkansas, none of my teammates had a full ride from the baseball program. Travel ball is being on the right team, knowing the right people, and working on your skill set; not that much different from academic pursuits really and more so I suppose. However, players who do participate in any non-Little League activity, and miss games or practices because of such participation, may be suspended or dismissed from their Little League team by action of the local Little League Board of Directors. Today, participation is seen by many as a near necessity for talented players to develop their skills and hone their game against the best competition they can find. Its not the uniforms, its not bat flips or the lack thereof, its not the shift, its not the pace of play. We all need to be careful that identifying with just one sport and spending most of our time with it can deter a child from gaining skills, interests and appreciation for other activities and knowledge. Little League, international baseball organization for children and teenagers, started in 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by Carl E. Stotz and brothers Bert and George Bebble. This post seems a departure from your normal posting and writing. . Cant keep my almost 13 yr old from it since 5, and 3 yr old hits a large bucket of real balls off the tee by himself at the indoor facility in a cage while his brother hits in another. The guy running the program told me he was going to have a 7/8-year-old team. "Everyone's selling 'the dream gonna happen,' and people are making a. They open/close each practice and game with prayer and are not overwhelming us with lots of games. My arm hurt all the time, and I wasnt a pitcher. You may be betting on the kid getting a scholarship. I thought I had found the answer. He was so upset. As one who has three sons, two of whom played travel ball for part of their youth, and one who didnt, I can affirm everything you say here. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. He is 11, athletic, fast on his feet , 4'9" 75 pounds average size for his age. home. In fact, most experts believe that if your goal is for your child to go pro, the worst thing you can do is overplay them. Participating in travel baseball will likely eat most of your free time. Im coming at this topic from a multi-dimensional approach. Also limiting the distance is striking a ball generates force in proportion to the speed at which the ball i. But if missing church on a Sunday for travel ball is condemning, then missing church for family vacations, work, sickness or any other reason is the same. It will look different for each family and each child. We have expanded our season to now include winter training, a competitive league spring travel schedule, tournament season as well as a competitive league fall schedule. Very good and same principles work for hockey too. In fact, Little League International pays all the expenses of the dozens of teams that reach the World Series level in Little League Baseball and Softball, including travel, meals, and lodging. I was glad he played Tee Ball, and I looked forward to the following year when I assumed there would be some kid pitching. Thanks for posting this. My daughter loves the game more now than ever before. Rookie is for 7 and 8 year olds. Late-stage capitalism is a Marxist construct used by socialists to explain away capitalism and the failures of socialism. I know families whove mortgaged their homes so their kids can play baseball, he said. Applaud effort and celebrate results for both dugouts. Congrats to the 3524663635357 travel ball teams playing in a "World Series" this week or the next couple of weeks. Its a vicious cycle. You explain it t the tee for me and cant thank you enough . There have been times when our kids insisted that the entire family wear Orioles stuff. When we read books about how it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert on anything, it may wrongly motivate us to try to create little experts out of our kids by the time they graduate from high school. The irony is that if you dont value your commitment to church (and Christ) enough to pass on sports to commit to church, you arent likely to step out and preach the gospel at the sports events either. At 12, our son tells us he thinks we have made the right decision. It has been somewhat successful in some respects in that some of its alumni like Carl Crawford, C.C. They need to run and jump and exercise other muscles than the ones required by baseball. Do I think that she will even play on the high school level? (Also, the boy could really hit. Our two kids old enough to know what baseball is love the Orioles. Confused! That ship has sailed and, realistically, there is too much money to be made. Never played fall ball, never took private lessons, and never played on a travel team. Keep him in rec ball, where he wont get burnt out because hes a kid facing the demands of a profession. Michael Hortons Christless Christianity For others, it can wreak havoc. This mentally effects the kids also with so much pressure to do well. The Little League League Finder tool quickly and easily identifies whether a residence or school address is located within the boundaries of an active Little League program. Little League baseball is a program organized by a non-profit organization based in Pennsylvania and it features local youth baseball competitions all over the world. No doubt there are exceptions, but I havent personally witnessed one. After all, theres a reason why the closing scene of. Thank you for writing this. If you forego travel for these right reasons then you should challenge yourself and those in the league to make it the utopia described here (I believe it should be). I agree 100% with your article. And man (probably some do) dont evangelize. Consider D1 baseball: each team is allowed a maximum of 11.7 scholarships, and those scholarships can be divided up between players. Identity: Think about how your child views his or her identity. Our children assume that Sunday morning is time to worship with our church. Of course our children have bents that we want to nurture, encourage and help them develop, but lets make sure we arent pursuing our own agenda. I played two years of major college baseball at the University of Arkansas, and Ive been coaching my sons in baseball and basketball for the last 7 years or so. I learned I would have to stay in a hotel for out-of-town tournaments. So, teaching them the core baseball concepts is more important than competing. You played in some tournament, and then district. These are presented in the order in which I suspect most dads think about them, not in the order of importance I would rank them (#6 would be #1, and #4 would be #2). Copyright 2003-2023 Enfield Little League is happy to continue with the Enfield Warriors travel program. 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