The fact is less than 3% of kids go on to play college baseball out of high school. That number is getting even lower with the transfer portal. This is definitely a money grab. 9 times out of 10 there aren't any college coaches at these travel tournaments. This is simply a status thing for the parents. Listen to the woman in this interview and her pompous attitude, " oh we went here and there and oh I can't really remember oh maybe South Carolina maybe." It's all a flex for parents to flash their wealth. I'll pass and just take my kid right to the source and go to college camps where they actually get to play in front of college coaches. If he's good enough they will call you right after the camp is over.
Sounds like a rich kid sport and you have to travel to get comp because other able body athletes of the same age can't afford it. If half the football and basketball players in town took up baseball I'd bet the demographic would be a whole lot different.
True but also misleading. The majority of potential talent at a local level is squandered because high schools are forced to play a short season for no good reason. Treating all high school sports like football is hurting athletics on so many levels. If high schools could play 6-9 months out of the year the need for travel ball would disappear. High schools can sell tickets. Travel ball relies on a few rich parents. It’s an insane ass-backwards system
you don't need to travel across the country though. a lot of pros played football in the fall and baseball in the spring. aaron judge was a high school star in football, basketball, baseball. playing other sports builts athleticism. just playing baseball year round won't do that.
DR kids don't do travel ball and burning out though. They spend their time on development and fundamentals. Plus it ain't nothing to buy a machine that throws harder than all these kids and do grounders and pop ups to in and outfield
Ridiculous well private schools in pa. Cost 66k a year x 12 and then go to college and pay that . Maybe these parents are onto something. I don't know. it's better then them being in a bar every day there with their family what's wrong with that. 😊
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The fact is less than 3% of kids go on to play college baseball out of high school. That number is getting even lower with the transfer portal. This is definitely a money grab. 9 times out of 10 there aren't any college coaches at these travel tournaments. This is simply a status thing for the parents. Listen to the woman in this interview and her pompous attitude, " oh we went here and there and oh I can't really remember oh maybe South Carolina maybe." It's all a flex for parents to flash their wealth. I'll pass and just take my kid right to the source and go to college camps where they actually get to play in front of college coaches. If he's good enough they will call you right after the camp is over.
3:16 this is a politician. Shameless lying with a smile. It’s impressive
Any parent who thinks that cost is worth the investment is an idiot…with all do respect
Rec ball doesn’t offer the same level of competition. Bottom line.
Sounds like a rich kid sport and you have to travel to get comp because other able body athletes of the same age can't afford it. If half the football and basketball players in town took up baseball I'd bet the demographic would be a whole lot different.
True but also misleading. The majority of potential talent at a local level is squandered because high schools are forced to play a short season for no good reason. Treating all high school sports like football is hurting athletics on so many levels. If high schools could play 6-9 months out of the year the need for travel ball would disappear. High schools can sell tickets. Travel ball relies on a few rich parents. It’s an insane ass-backwards system
you don't need to travel across the country though. a lot of pros played football in the fall and baseball in the spring.
aaron judge was a high school star in football, basketball, baseball.
playing other sports builts athleticism. just playing baseball year round won't do that.
DR kids don't do travel ball and burning out though. They spend their time on development and fundamentals. Plus it ain't nothing to buy a machine that throws harder than all these kids and do grounders and pop ups to in and outfield
This is SO 2024 new age parenting....MY kids, MY kids....!
Ridiculous well private schools in pa. Cost 66k a year x 12 and then go to college and pay that . Maybe these parents are onto something. I don't know. it's better then them being in a bar every day there with their family what's wrong with that. 😊
Sounds so ridiculous