klinder
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Just an observation but there seems to be a lot more try outs for travel teams before kids are able to finish their seasons with this summer's team. Plus I have heard about a lot of coaches asking kids to make decisions about next year's teams before this year's team is even done with their schedule. It is causing way too much stress for the athletes and their parents, it creates drama among parents and coaches, and kids aren't able to stay focused on the enjoyment of the game. Their focus of playing is being taken away by having to focus on tryouts and where they are going to play next season when they still have tournaments to finish this summer.
Why can't teams wait until at least August 1st before they start hosting their try outs? Let the kids finish their seasons. It is especially hard for the 10U players who play and pitch with a small ball, then have go participate in tryouts for 12U with a big ball, and then go back playing with a small ball. May not be a big deal for hitters but it is difficult for the pitchers.
What is the motivation for teams to have the earlier try outs and wanting early decisions? Just like the college recruiting process we are putting way too much pressure on families who should not be having to make rushed decisions on where to play when they haven't had time to make educated decisions.
I wish there was some way to slow the process down. For the HS kids, it starts with college coaches not making offers and forcing early decisions and for the travel ball kids it starts with travel coaches using some common sense and wait until the season is over to talk about decisions for the next season. There is no need to offer 9th graders scholarships and there is no need to make a 10 year old go through try outs until she is done playing 10u tournaments. Why not allow kids 2 or 3 weeks to go through try outs after their season is over and keep some integrity in the system?
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Why can't teams wait until at least August 1st before they start hosting their try outs? Let the kids finish their seasons. It is especially hard for the 10U players who play and pitch with a small ball, then have go participate in tryouts for 12U with a big ball, and then go back playing with a small ball. May not be a big deal for hitters but it is difficult for the pitchers.
What is the motivation for teams to have the earlier try outs and wanting early decisions? Just like the college recruiting process we are putting way too much pressure on families who should not be having to make rushed decisions on where to play when they haven't had time to make educated decisions.
I wish there was some way to slow the process down. For the HS kids, it starts with college coaches not making offers and forcing early decisions and for the travel ball kids it starts with travel coaches using some common sense and wait until the season is over to talk about decisions for the next season. There is no need to offer 9th graders scholarships and there is no need to make a 10 year old go through try outs until she is done playing 10u tournaments. Why not allow kids 2 or 3 weeks to go through try outs after their season is over and keep some integrity in the system?
www.aspirehighersports.com
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