Two sports travel soccer and rec baseball? (1 Viewer)

[belljr]

All my kids do one sport at a time, their choice. We don't miss any games or practices, no BS "I don't feel like going to practice" I see other parents allow. If they sign up they are 100% committed and will be there to support the team. There were a few times one of my daughters refused to stay home from basketball practice when she was sick, she wanted to go and watch and learn. I don't push my kids by any means, I do stress that playing a sport and being part of a team comes with commitment and dedication. I coach too and there are way to many kids that blow off practice and are over committed. 

I agree with this.   The only time we have overlap which started last year was when my daughter made the travel team. When she was not travel we would pick one sport and play it.

I still coach and nothing is worse than kids that just don't show up with out notice, and they are usually the kids that need the most practice

 

[dino259]

Why do you eventually have to choose?  Why can't you play multiple sports through high school if you are talented enough?  The percentage of kids that go on beyond high school to play college or sports is so miniscule why force them to choose.  Let them play any and all that they want if they are good enough to do so.

There are a lot of places were playing in High School is no longer the goal.  It is falling by the wayside because of the club and travel teams being there.  I also hear of enough players choosing not to play high school because of the coach.  Either the coach is a jerk or not qualified.  There is more thought that some of the club/travel teams have the better coaches.

 

[Todem]

We are playing in the usssa world series this year and had kids miss time in the fall.  So I'll just disagree

Good luck!!!

All my kids do one sport at a time, their choice. We don't miss any games or practices, no BS "I don't feel like going to practice" I see other parents allow. If they sign up they are 100% committed and will be there to support the team. There were a few times one of my daughters refused to stay home from basketball practice when she was sick, she wanted to go and watch and learn. I don't push my kids by any means, I do stress that playing a sport and being part of a team comes with commitment and dedication. I coach too and there are way to many kids that blow off practice and are over committed. 

Agreed 100%

 

[Gally]

There are a lot of places were playing in High School is no longer the goal.  It is falling by the wayside because of the club and travel teams being there.  I also hear of enough players choosing not to play high school because of the coach.  Either the coach is a jerk or not qualified.  There is more thought that some of the club/travel teams have the better coaches.

Many of those travel coaches are strictly in it for the money and are not their to coach the kids in a total well rounded manner.  Many of the travel ball players think they are far superior than anyone else and when a high school coach doesn't put up with their crap the player then thinks the coach is a jerk.  Just because a coach is a travel ball coach does not mean they are a better coach or will do what is best for the athlete.  Many are in it for themselves and the athlete is just another tool to earn them more money or recognition and they will turn on the athlete as soon as that athlete is no longer useful to them.  It is very important to really research any travel ball organization you want to send your kid to.  Many are not there for the athlete.

In many cases travel ball mentality is ruining the experience of playing a sport.  It is a selfish, all about me, screw the team because I am all that matters, attitude.  Many of the travel ball players I coached in high school were uncoachable, selfish, and didn't care about the team or winning.  That is a terrible way to approach a team sport and it is becoming more the norm because of the "goal" being to play D1 or make it to the bigs.  There are very few of these travel ball players that will reach that goal and the things being taught are detrimental to them in real life.  It is a shame that sports has gone in this direction in many cases instead of being a place to learn life skills as well as the skills needed for the sport itself. 

 

[belljr]

People get paid to coach travel?

 

[Gally]

People get paid to coach travel?

There are organizations that prey on the hope of making it to the "next level" and charge tons of money to play on these teams to get "elite" coaching to ensure your kids best chance of getting a scholarship etc.  Parents see their kids as the best and this marketing ploy is huge.  It is a big money business.

That is why it's important as a parent to investigate each organization to see what their principles and purpose are before signing up.  Don't get blinded by the miniscule hope that little Johnny is gonna make it to the professional level.

 

[acarey50]

People get paid to coach travel?

Not just that, many get paid fairly well. Between coaching teams, running summer camps, etc. is the other big moneymaker in youth sports.

 

[belljr]

Cripes - I'm doing it wrong

 

[roadkill1292]

And camps. Football scammers are getting big time into "camps" designed to "provide specialized advanced training and exposure to major college football programs" to the "Super-Regional Elite 100 Prospects." All for the low low price of $250.

 

[Kraft...]

Many of those travel coaches are strictly in it for the money and are not their to coach the kids in a total well rounded manner.  Many of the travel ball players think they are far superior than anyone else and when a high school coach doesn't put up with their crap the player then thinks the coach is a jerk.  Just because a coach is a travel ball coach does not mean they are a better coach or will do what is best for the athlete.  Many are in it for themselves and the athlete is just another tool to earn them more money or recognition and they will turn on the athlete as soon as that athlete is no longer useful to them.  It is very important to really research any travel ball organization you want to send your kid to.  Many are not there for the athlete.

In many cases travel ball mentality is ruining the experience of playing a sport.  It is a selfish, all about me, screw the team because I am all that matters, attitude.  Many of the travel ball players I coached in high school were uncoachable, selfish, and didn't care about the team or winning.  That is a terrible way to approach a team sport and it is becoming more the norm because of the "goal" being to play D1 or make it to the bigs.  There are very few of these travel ball players that will reach that goal and the things being taught are detrimental to them in real life.  It is a shame that sports has gone in this direction in many cases instead of being a place to learn life skills as well as the skills needed for the sport itself. 

Some good points here. My daughter played one year of club lacrosse and it came off exactly as you describe.Run and gun, selfish play etc. seemed to be emphasized. I think we looked like this to the coaches and organizers. She didn't get anything out of it and we didn't go back for a second year. 

 

[Buttonhook]

People get paid to coach travel?

It's very prevalent all over the Front Range in CO, particularly baseball and soccer.  I've been told guys will coach 2-3 traveling teams at a time and can make a decent part-time wage out of it.  And the more kids they get through their program and onto a D-1 scholarship the more they can demand in pay.  I've been told it's not uncommon for kids to pay $3k-$4k in league fees for a year of traveling baseball, and the coach(es) get a good cut from that.  And these fees are for kids only 8-11 years old.  Definitely makes you wonder about these coaches motives, but it's probably not your own kids health, well-being, and positive learning experience.