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I agree with that, the only exception would be in tearing down a swing or pitching motion and rebuilding it. But there arent a lot of travel ball coaches out there that have that kind of time either, so I think its a wash. I think you see parents act a little bit like snobs towards high school ball...travel snobs lol...their attitude is ________ is lucky my DD is going there, and when coach trys to change something they take it personal and cant believe the coach isnt jumping up and down like they won the lottery when their DD showed up. Many Freshman parents undervalue the age difference in maturity both mentally and physically of high school Juniors/Seniors and their DD's, they've only really been around ball players their kids age. I think the travel snobs carry their attitude over until around the DD's Junior or senior year...IMO that is why year in and year out we see so many negative high school posts from parents of Frosh/Sophs and quite a bit fewer negative posts about high school from parents of Juniors/seniors.
Just IMO, but this topic regarding high school and travel has always kind of bothered me, just enjoy watching your kid play both in high school and travel, it goes by fast and they are not performing life saving or life improving work. Way to many ways to enjoy being parents to let a very small portion of their lives cause as much stress as softball seems to cause many people.
What a great post! We lose perspective sometimes in regards to our children. When we lose perspective, we forget to enjoy the moment. My kids played travel baseball and softball. I loved watching them( my son is now a freshman in college and no longer plays). The best times however, weren't on the field. It was the time spent in the car, having fun with the team on Saturday night, or spending time with your child who would have otherwise been out with friends rather than spending time with you, in a hotel, in the middle of nowhere. Don't stress, have fun. When it is all over--or almost in my case--you will realize that you really worried for nothing.