Coach May is from Stem, NC. I guess he didn't take your question seriously given it's origins in your other post.
Do you really want your son playing competitive baseball year round? Do you understand wear and tear? Repetitive Stress Syndrome? Injuries to growth plates?
After this weekend my son (sixteen) puts the baseball equipment away for two months. The next two months will be nothing but physical training he maintains through February (except for playing in a rec basketball league twice a week). In January he'll pick up the bat and glove. In February he'll pick up the ball. In March his baseball schedule starts through October.
When my son was your son's age he put the baseball equipment away about August first. He picked it up again in March. In between he played football, s0ccer, basketball, skied, skateboarded and surfed.
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Posts: 3686 | Location: Mid-Atlantic | Registered: October 29, 2007
OCB - Are you truly curious about what cities are best for year round baseball? You're in Florida.
IMO you are going to push your son to retirement at age 16. Believe me, it happens - those boys that loved the game when they were 10 are burnt by 16 because their Dad's thought they were helping their son chase an elusive dream that few attain.
Don't do it. Encourage your boys to play basketball. If they are older, they condition off season.
If you really want your boy to quit - Move to Cobb County, GA give up your life and encourage your son play 12 months... guaranteed he will hang up his cleats at 16 or have tommy john surgery.
Posts: 76 | Location: va | Registered: July 10, 2009
This is so silly, a florida resident asking what cities are good for year round baseball. I am wondering why OP location says south florida but living in central florida, have you moved, have you burned too many bridges to stay in the state.
Read up on the dangers of playing year round baseball, especially for younger players.
Forget the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey instead...anonymous
Posts: 12757 | Location: South Florida | Registered: July 28, 2003
Originally posted by TPM: This is so silly, a florida resident asking what cities are good for year round baseball. I am wondering why OP location says south florida but living in central florida, have you moved, have you burned too many bridges to stay in the state.
Read up on the dangers of playing year round baseball, especially for younger players.
If its silly to you then you have the god given right to not participate in the discussion.
However you seem like that kid in school who was always the one that started the fights between others but never got in to one yourself.
So again this thread topic is Best Cities For Year Round Baseball.
It is not about injuries, burnout, moving or wonder whys. So again I appreciate thoses who can read and responded to the posted question.
Posts: 127 | Location: South Florida | Registered: April 06, 2009
So again this thread topic is Best Cities For Year Round Baseball.
Phoenix plays baseball year around...Spring, Summer, Fall leagues...lots of tournaments put on by different organizations....Spring Training....Camps and showcases...Nationals...
However, like others have pointed out, year round play is not a good thing. If I had it to do over, I would have my son play less, not more, baseball at 10, 11, 12...
He played a lot of baseball those three years and then he came down hurt (although his problem wasn't caused by playing baseball, it prevented him from playing baseball)....limited play at 13, 14...Played hurt as a freshman and had elbow surgery last November and was able to play as a soph but not 100% and obviously behind in conditioning...
My point is that I wouldn't take a chance on hurting him at 10, 11, 12 playing year round...take a break....why risk not playing more important baseball later(and looking back, 10u was not important and I know HS will seem trivial if he plays college and so on....)
And we moved between 10 and 11 (I was transferred). It was never the same. He was the 'outsider' in LL and the 'new guy' in travel....Stay and play with his friends....Make peace and stay quiet and play Majors/AAA only...the wear and tear of playing more baseball at the AA level isn't worth it...Fighting with the TD isn't worth it...Who cares what others are doing in the quest for a trophy at the AA level?? Enjoy the ride, it will be over too soon...
Posts: 169 | Location: Arizona | Registered: April 30, 2008
So again this thread topic is Best Cities For Year Round Baseball.
Phoenix plays baseball year around...Spring, Summer, Fall leagues...lots of tournaments put on by different organizations....Spring Training....Camps and showcases...Nationals...
However, like others have pointed out, year round play is not a good thing. If I had it to do over, I would have my son play less, not more, baseball at 10, 11, 12...
He played a lot of baseball those three years and then he came down hurt (although his problem wasn't caused by playing baseball, it prevented him from playing baseball)....limited play at 13, 14...Played hurt as a freshman and had elbow surgery last November and was able to play as a soph but not 100% and obviously behind in conditioning...
My point is that I wouldn't take a chance on hurting him at 10, 11, 12 playing year round...take a break....why risk not playing more important baseball later(and looking back, 10u was not important and I know HS will seem trivial if he plays college and so on....)
And we moved between 10 and 11 (I was transferred). It was never the same. He was the 'outsider' in LL and the 'new guy' in travel....Stay and play with his friends....Make peace and stay quiet and play Majors/AAA only...the wear and tear of playing more baseball at the AA level isn't worth it...Fighting with the TD isn't worth it...Who cares what others are doing in the quest for a trophy at the AA level?? Enjoy the ride, it will be over too soon...
When I say year round baseball I am not saying he will play 12 months straight. We do take time off. LIke this year he took 6 to 8 weeks off.
You mentioned being the new guy in an area. We are new here so to speak. We have only lived here for about 14 months. We are also not trophy chasing parents. I could care less about the trophies.
If I want my son to have trophies I can go buy as many as I want for him. We have however been fortunate in that our Major teams last year were very good and both won about 75% of the tournaments they entered.
As for arm injuries my wife and I do monitor this. Most kids you see with arm injuries in travel ball or rec ball are pitchers. I dont allow him to pitch so we do take precautions with how much he is throwing.
A good stretching program along with a good workout program and good mechanics help prevent a lot of arm injuries.
Thanks for giving me your input on baseball in Phoenix and the other advice.
Posts: 127 | Location: South Florida | Registered: April 06, 2009
You went to college, you know what cities you can play ball in year round. I bet an 8 yr old can tell you what states stay warm year round.
I took a look at some of your previous posts. You are the Daddy ball coach who cannot control the Usssa Tourney.
Your son will be the one parents and players alike are pointing at saying "Poor Johnny, nice kid, but jeeez that Dad" Too bad he never had to earn his way on a team. And then, when he gets older, he will be cut from a team that you have no control over (which is what I suspect happened to begin with) and you will look for revenge instead of reflection.
So move, move to GA, AZ, TX, CA (see even I can come up with the warm states!) or somewhere else in FL, but I guarantee you, it will be the same no matter where you end up.
Posts: 76 | Location: va | Registered: July 10, 2009
We have however been fortunate in that our Major teams last year were very good and both won about 75% of the tournaments they entered.
Both? He plays on multiple major teams? Then why give a rat's behind about being a guest player on a AA team....
It's hard to not play year around here in AZ....too many opportunities that seem too good to pass up...And its fun....requires discipline to just say 'no'...
This is the first week of HS basketball practice but we're playing baseball this weekend and Thanksgiving and again Christmas week....we don't have any discipline...
Posts: 169 | Location: Arizona | Registered: April 30, 2008
Originally posted by Hawk19: [QUOTE] Both? He plays on multiple major teams? Then why give a rat's behind about being a guest player on a AA team....
I don't think this has anything to do with being a guest player on a AA team. I suspect this kid is not getting PT and Dad is P.O.'d.
It has nothing to do with Play time. He starts at SS and is either leadoff batter or hits in the 2 hole for every team he plays on. It has nothing to do with me coaching since I dont coach any of his teams.
As for why give a rats *** about a AA team. Let me explain since some of you who still have trouble reading what the thread is about understand.
The team he was asked to guest play for, the coach is a friend of mine. The kids on the team my son is friends with. So in short this team only had 8 players because 2 of the players got sick the night before the tournament. We agreed to play just to help a friend out.
Now I know that might be hard for some of you to understand since in your mind its always my kid against yours type attitude or its my kid is too good to play for such a team.
Now again maybe where you come from or the way you were raised you dont help friends when they need it but the way I was raised if you are able to help a friend you do it.
As for the old post about the daddyball well shortly after all that happen the team broke up. The coach that had that team cant put another one together and has tried. Why because others saw what I was able to see shortly there after quit.
I know this for a fact because some of those kids and parents play on my sons current team.
Again lets try to stay on topic or if you dont habla maybe I can translate the post in to another language for you.
Posts: 127 | Location: South Florida | Registered: April 06, 2009
