Author Topic: competitive little kid sports (Read 36975 times)

nicname · « **Reply #650 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:23:12 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on June 21, 2023, 05:20:20 PM

Good kids, not here to drag them, obviously. GOING PRO IN SOMETHING OTHER THAN SPORTS.

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Seems odd imo. Most of the studs I know have at least one, and often two college athlete parents

steve dave · « **Reply #651 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:26:10 PM »

Yeah, kind of an ADD thing going on with both. Dads obviously hoping they develops/matures into it. Happy to carry both for their dads and hope they do.

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nicname · « **Reply #652 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:32:29 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on June 21, 2023, 04:59:40 PM

We’ve played 44 games and he has 114 PAs so far, so he takes a walk in 9% of our games and 3.5% of his PAs, lmao.

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That’s a TON of games. Nicname jr’s team played like 50 games in 11u and 12u combined. Granted, they should have played 15 or so more last season.

wetwillie · « **Reply #653 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:33:54 PM »

@stevedave do you plan on cutting a few and doing tryouts going into 11u?

steve dave · « **Reply #654 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:35:25 PM »

We will have 4-5 openings. We don’t officially “cut” anyone but tell parents that we probably aren’t the right coaches for their kid. Most of the time it’s for parent toxicity or kid being a behavioral problem.

So, yes but in different words

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steve dave · « **Reply #655 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:36:59 PM »

We already have two new kids we’ve offered and who accepted. Did individual tryouts with them.

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wetwillie · « **Reply #656 on:** June 21, 2023, 05:48:05 PM »

We have really only forced one kid out, probably should have done a few more. There is a balance between having good parents and winning and we probably went too far to the good parents side.

steve dave · « **Reply #657 on:** June 21, 2023, 06:14:46 PM »

Quote from: wetwillie on June 21, 2023, 05:48:05 PM

We have really only forced one kid out, probably should have done a few more. There is a balance between having good parents and winning and we probably went too far to the good parents side.

I’m worried we are leaning to far that direction this upcoming season but we had a couple pretty bad situations I’m glad to be rid of. We shall see.

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schreds21 · « **Reply #658 on:** June 21, 2023, 06:52:06 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on June 21, 2023, 04:57:01 PM

Has never seen a pitch he didn’t think he could hit, lmao.

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Lmao. My kid is same way. Still Coach pitch so no walks obviously. W/SO Ratio would look the same as it does now regardless. I will say, she does a good job of putting the bat on the ball but like most kids, she likes them in her eyes and that's an automatic ground out to first or second.

steve dave · « **Reply #659 on:** June 21, 2023, 07:58:16 PM »

Quote from: schreds21 on June 21, 2023, 06:52:06 PM

Quote from: steve dave on June 21, 2023, 04:57:01 PM
Has never seen a pitch he didn’t think he could hit, lmao.

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Lmao. My kid is same way. Still Coach pitch so no walks obviously. W/SO Ratio would look the same as it does now regardless. I will say, she does a good job of putting the bat on the ball but like most kids, she likes them in her eyes and that's an automatic ground out to first or second.

yeah, lil sd rolls over or pops out way too much and gets mad about it. "well, that one was a foot above your head so incredible you even got the bat on it bro"

nicname · « **Reply #660 on:** July 02, 2023, 07:15:22 PM »

Always sad to see another season wrapping up.

My baseball chatter game was just rounding into form.

Pulled off a “loadin and stridin, back of the baseball, yes yes no, yes yes yes, do a job whaddya say now 1-9” today.

steve dave · « **Reply #661 on:** July 02, 2023, 07:36:21 PM »

Quote from: nicname on July 02, 2023, 07:15:22 PM

Always sad to see another season wrapping up.

My baseball chatter game was just rounding into form.

Pulled off a “loadin and stridin, back of the baseball, yes yes no, yes yes yes, do a job whaddya say now 1-9” today.

We finished this weekend too. So emotional about it. Obviously I coach too but, man, so much time and emotion invested. So excited for next season.

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nicname · « **Reply #662 on:** July 02, 2023, 07:50:20 PM »

Yep, we have one more tournament next week. Fell just short this weekend.

Highlight of the season is this kid who hasn’t hit over .200 in two seasons I’ve coached him.

Here is his last 15 games …

8-20, 1 2B, 12 R, 11 RBI, 8 BB, 6 K, 4 HBP, 3 ROE

.400 AVG, .450 SLG, .719 OBP, 1.169 OPS

Raised his average from .077 to .217 over that span. And finally got to play third base and was a vacuum

steve dave · « **Reply #663 on:** July 02, 2023, 08:24:51 PM »

Man that kicks so much ass. Proud of you and him nic.

lil sd is a catcher and is legitimately one of the best catchers we’ve played with or against this season. Threw out this many dudes. Threw 5 out in 3 games this tourney.

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steve dave · « **Reply #664 on:** July 02, 2023, 08:28:22 PM »

Actually, technically maybe, he threw out 6 because I think he’ll get credit for piping some poor kid in the melon as he stepped out of the box while his teammate was stealing 3rd. Stay in the box kids. That’s your space.

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nicname · « **Reply #665 on:** July 02, 2023, 08:53:59 PM »

12u teams and below are so used to playing against weak-armed catchers, and the coaches just keep sending guys. Half of the kids on the crappier teams don’t even slide half the time.

What’s your option on snap throws? I think they’re ridiculous for the most part.

steve dave · « **Reply #666 on:** July 02, 2023, 09:35:54 PM »

We don’t do or see them at 10u.

lil sd will do the hand thing like he’s blowing the smoke from his revolver and then holster it when he shoots some kid. It’s so rough ridin' great. Crowd goes wild.

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nicname · « **Reply #667 on:** July 02, 2023, 09:46:09 PM »

A regular shooter mcgavin

wetwillie · « **Reply #668 on:** July 02, 2023, 11:25:58 PM »

14u season ended today for us. Probably last season of travel baseball ever for me. Went out with a bang at the Cornbelt Classic in Dyersville,IA at the Field of Dreams.

steve dave · « **Reply #669 on:** July 03, 2023, 07:15:22 AM »

Quote from: wetwillie on July 02, 2023, 11:25:58 PM

14u season ended today for us. Probably last season of travel baseball ever for me. Went out with a bang at the Cornbelt Classic in Dyersville,IA at the Field of Dreams.

I bet that was a cool event.

michigancat · « **Reply #670 on:** July 03, 2023, 08:43:45 AM »

Wrapped up a hot ass weekend of high level water polo in California, at a tourney where a bunch of college coaches go to and our club was the only participant in the age group from outside of California. Water polo on the east coast is sparse so my daughter's club is kind of an all star team of players from across the northeast. A few girls couldn't make it this weekend, so the coach somehow convinced 4 girls from Florida that he had never met to come join us. Then we had 3 of our regular starters from the Baltimore area get their flight cancelled and they couldn't make it out so played day 1 with one sub against possibly the best team in the country. In the second game against a pretty good club we were up 1-0 after a quarter and during the second quarter sprint, a girl on our team got elbowed in the head and sat out the rest of the game, then lost 15-3.

So I connected our coach with my daughter's old Bay Area club coach and recruited 2 more players who joined us and helped a ton. Went 1-3 the rest of the way but all games were fairly competitive and considering no one on the team had ever met half the team before this weekend, it was pretty much a success.

steve dave · « **Reply #671 on:** July 03, 2023, 09:38:18 AM »

Thats scrapping it together right there

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steve dave · « **Reply #672 on:** July 03, 2023, 09:39:28 AM »

I regret to inform the fans that my kid was forced to take his fifth and final walk of the season this tournament. So he ended with 5 walks in 125 PAs (lmao)

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8manpick · « **Reply #673 on:** July 03, 2023, 10:31:25 AM »

Sounds more like a kid who grew up idolizing the Royals not the Astros

michigancat · « **Reply #674 on:** July 03, 2023, 11:58:33 AM »

Quote from: 8manpick on July 03, 2023, 10:31:25 AM

Sounds more like a kid who grew up idolizing the Royals not the Astros

Lol