Pitching and Pitchers Discussion Pitcher's Parents - A poll

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I am not sure what you even typed there...

I know you don't. But Oilers get's it.

 

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Apparently, I need to go back to school to brush up on expressing my thoughts clearly.

This thread is not about me. My daughter doesn't take pitching lessons any more. I'm unaffected by the results.

Someone started a post saying that their daughter would catch during pitching lessons - for a fee. My thoughts were, and remain; "Do people do that?" That's all.

 

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Well judging by the results some do or would. But you have the satisfaction of knowing the overwhelming majority agree with you Louuuu which is obviously very important to you.

 

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'Not important at all. What's important to me is not being mis-interpreted.

 

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Apparently, I need to go back to school to brush up on expressing my thoughts clearly.

This thread is not about me. My daughter doesn't take pitching lessons any more. I'm unaffected by the results.

Someone started a post saying that their daughter would catch during pitching lessons - for a fee. My thoughts were, and remain; "Do people do that?" That's all.

It would have been nice if you had just wondered "do they do that" but you threw in the you be better off doing your own catching and ten bucks is too much money and went on to ridicule the idea. Even better would have been if the "do they do that" was just in your head and not several posts on the original thread and then the whole new thread with a poll and several more posts. A LOT of effort for "Do they do that? That's all". lol

My DD, a catcher has caught friends and teammates at lessons and has been offered money several times to catch more but doesn't do it. Doesn't have the time so I know the need is there. And catching a pitching lesson is not helping an experienced catcher. Maybe a new or newer catcher but not an experienced one. It's just work.

I hope your done cause I think we beat this to death. A couple times. ha

 

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Many people took this much differently than I did. Lou was not trying to take money away from anyone. Lou was looking at it from a feasability point of view. He in essence was saying' "Do not be upset if you do not get many takers." In the same post he states that he likes the young ladie's assertiveness, and repeatedly he says that if you believe there's a market for it, then go for it.

Lou's post, while not popular in opinion, was certainly not an attack. Relax and take a deep breath everyone.......lol.



Serenity Now!

Len​

 

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Well judging by the results some do or would. But you have the satisfaction of knowing the overwhelming majority agree with you Louuuu which is obviously bery important to you.

I expected the majority wouldn't. The majority of people with kids wouldn't pay a babysitter. You still have babysitters getting paid. The majority of people with dogs wouldn't pay a dog sitter or a kennel. But some would and that's all you need.

 

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I am just happy because it increased my number of posts exponentially...thanks guys!;&

 

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Both my DD's who are now playing in college have caught pitching lessons for pocket money in the past.. The 10.00 a lesson sounds about right. As someone stated above...its hard work catching potential future college pitchers.

 

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Many people took this much differently than I did. Lou was not trying to take money away from anyone. Lou was looking at it from a feasability point of view. He in essence was saying' "Do not be upset if you do not get many takers." In the same post he states that he likes the young ladie's assertiveness, and repeatedly he says that if you believe there's a market for it, then go for it.

Lou's post, while not popular in opinion, was certainly not an attack. Relax and take a deep breath everyone.......lol.



Serenity Now!

Len​

That's because you are not in marketing. Questioning the feasibility of an offer is going against what they are trying to do. If you as a lawyer were to be soliciting for your services to incorporate a business and I posted that you don't need a lawyer you can do it yourself with forms from Staples or Legal Zoom. AM I not trying to take money away from you? AM I not attacking what you are trying to do? Questioning the feasibility of paying for your services or saying your fees are too high is going against you, is attacking you. In this case it was against a child. Why?

 

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If your Daughter is a Pitcher, you understand one thing for sure. Pitching Coaches do not like it when you cancel lessons. I have caught my Daughter when I had a 103 degree temperature. A $10 option sure would have been nice at the time. My Wife said she would try, but I am not a dentist, nor do I like to pay dentists. Although I am certainly not anti-dentite.

 

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I know you don't. But Oilers get's it.

She said, "Guns" is the best... and I bet she'd do it for ice cream!!!! Ha ha!!!

 

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That's because you are not in marketing. Questioning the feasibility of an offer is going against what they are trying to do. If you as a lawyer were to be soliciting for your services to incorporate a business and I posted that you don't need a lawyer you can do it yourself with forms from Staples or Legal Zoom. AM I not trying to take money away from you? AM I not attacking what you are trying to do? Questioning the feasibility of paying for your services or saying your fees are too high is going against you, is attacking you. In this case it was against a child. Why?

Not quite the same. Your post gives a viable option. Lou was not giving pitchers parents a viable option, he simply pondered if there would be a demand. By the way, marketers perform feasability studies for products to see if there is a demand for their product in a certain demographic region all the time. Lou also never said the fee for the service was too high, he (again) pondered if people would be able to afford the additional amount. I honestly believe people are reading way too much into Lou's post. I do not know Lou personally but I know what I read.

Serenity Now!
Len

 

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I think everyone got their panties in a bunch over nothing....

 

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I think everyone got their panties in a bunch over nothing....

Yup.....

Serenity Now!
Len

 

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Not quite the same. Your post gives a viable option. Lou was not giving pitchers parents a viable option, he simply pondered if there would be a demand. By the way, marketers perform feasability studies for products to see if there is a demand for their product in a certain demographic region all the time. Lou also never said the fee for the service was too high, he (again) pondered if people would be able to afford the additional amount. I honestly believe people are reading way too much into Lou's post. I do not know Lou personally but I know what I read.

Serenity Now!
Len

Option is irrelevant. She posted an offer for a service. He posted why, they could do the service themselves and that the cost was too high. Take the Staples and Legal Zoom out of my example. It said you could incorporate on your own. You seriously can't see that as hindering her offer???

Don't know how you missed that he thought the fee was too high. Here is what he said:

A.) I have machine operators working for me with 5 years experience who don't make $10/hour.
- and B.) Pitching lessons are what? $35-$40 per hour (and more) So instead of spending $160-ish a month, you're now at $200 a month, + gas, etc... In my part of Ohio, that's substantial.

 

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we're up to 21% :yahoo:

 

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I caught for my DD, but if I was out of town and needed someone to fill in, I would pay them the equivalent of minimum wage for the 4 hours they would spend filling in for me (1 hour drive to practice, 2 hours at practice, and 1 hour drive home). So, about $30.

 

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Dad usually catches, untill he broke his leg this summer. I did it once! Out of a 40min lesson I caught15 pitches, got just as many bruises. One down the middle hit me 3 times! I should of had twins and one be a catcher.

 

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Dad usually catches, untill he broke his leg this summer. I did it once! Out of a 40min lesson I caught15 pitches, got just as many bruises. One down the middle hit me 3 times! I should of had twins and one be a catcher.

So it is safe to say you would pay the 5 or 10 dollars for a win win?