Travel soccer and travel baseball?

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Anonymous wrote:We did travel socccer and travel lax.

Just be ready for coaches/parents to give you the side eye when you are late.

We told each coach Fall Soccer takes precedence, Spring lax did. We stuck to the rule and it was a bit bumpy. Summer was complicated.

I said in many occasions… he’s 10, or 11, or 12.

I mean really they are little children, lighten up.

My son was very good so no fear of getting cut.

We committed to one Sophomore year of HS but continued to play HS for both.

You should understand that you're committing to a team regardless of the age. The other teammates are counting on your player to help them improve as a Team. When you miss practice or a game it hurts everyone. Your using a roster spot that you committed to. A team sport is about the team not just whats good for your kid. Look at it if the shoe were on the other foot.

The shoe was often in the other foot. Other kids wrestled, basketball, played football and hockey.

They also had family vacations, some traditionally did all summer summer camps, has bar/bat mizvahs, synagogue/mass, etc.

You are committed, not owned. Coaches need to understand they are not #1 all the time. You can’t expect 100% from somebody 12 months a year.

Sports are about learning, sometimes the star doesn’t show up and you need to step up, maybe it’s a good opportunity for growth. Who in the world has not had to kiss work gor family/other obligations… kids learn they can’t and shouldn’t put work/sports above everything else.

Simple answer to not just you but all the other two sport families. If it interferes dont commit to the 2nd team period. Choose another activity or non competitive team. But if you know the commitment the team requires before you accept the spot on the team. Your a real jerk to screw over the team. That goes for other teammates too. Either you're with us or you're not. And no the coach shouldn't be ok with it. It teaches other teammates that its ok to not hold up your end of the bargain.

Your attitude is way more destructive to youth sports than hey sometimes you miss something.

Kids should not be "specializing" at a young age it's unhealthy.

They are little kids FFS. So what if they miss a game, it's not world cup.

have those non committal kids play recreational FFS

No. He played for the best team he coukd make which was a top team in both sports. Now he (and many friends) plays in college, 2 friends play in the semi pros.

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Anonymous wrote:Club soccer can be balanced with other sports but baseball is hard to balance because of the length of games, especially if your child plays on a league with doubleheaders on Sundays.

Baseball with travel soccer is tough to balance even with baseball isn't travel. Kids have to show up an hour before the baseball game and the games themselves can go almost 3 hours. Then factor in two practices a week of 90-120 minutes apiece just for rec baseball plus mid-week games that conflict with soccer. And that's just our experience with rec baseball for kids the same age as OP's. Fortunately baseball games weren't on Sundays while soccer games were.

If your kids didn't already try rec baseball plus travel soccer at the same time then travel baseball plus travel soccer could crush your soul from a logistics standpoint. I can't imagine what travel baseball time commitments are like but assume they are worse than rec, which is already terrible.

I agree you have no idea how long a baseball game is going to take. Boring as shit and one inning could take 5 minutes or an hour.

Ha. Yes. The first time my kids in the youngest grades made a comment about not wanting to go to a baseball practice---I jumped on that common and suggested giving it up. They were both natural hitters (according to our former D1 coach who begged us to stay), but there ain't anyway in hell we were going to be baseball parents. Hot, long and oh-so boring and not enough expenditure of energy.

Basketball and soccer and Futsal....so much more exciting. I prefer the indoor/Futsal games because they are high-scoring and fast like basketball and you can be down by many goals(points) and take all back in the last minutes of a game until the buzzer.

Most kids I know that played soccer, lacrosse and basketball maintain lifelong fitness because the cardio requirements are so high. Many I know ended up runners/triathletes, etc post-colllege.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We did travel socccer and travel lax.

Just be ready for coaches/parents to give you the side eye when you are late.

We told each coach Fall Soccer takes precedence, Spring lax did. We stuck to the rule and it was a bit bumpy. Summer was complicated.

I said in many occasions… he’s 10, or 11, or 12.

I mean really they are little children, lighten up.

My son was very good so no fear of getting cut.

We committed to one Sophomore year of HS but continued to play HS for both.

You should understand that you're committing to a team regardless of the age. The other teammates are counting on your player to help them improve as a Team. When you miss practice or a game it hurts everyone. Your using a roster spot that you committed to. A team sport is about the team not just whats good for your kid. Look at it if the shoe were on the other foot.

The shoe was often in the other foot. Other kids wrestled, basketball, played football and hockey.

They also had family vacations, some traditionally did all summer summer camps, has bar/bat mizvahs, synagogue/mass, etc.

You are committed, not owned. Coaches need to understand they are not #1 all the time. You can’t expect 100% from somebody 12 months a year.

Sports are about learning, sometimes the star doesn’t show up and you need to step up, maybe it’s a good opportunity for growth. Who in the world has not had to kiss work gor family/other obligations… kids learn they can’t and shouldn’t put work/sports above everything else.

Simple answer to not just you but all the other two sport families. If it interferes dont commit to the 2nd team period. Choose another activity or non competitive team. But if you know the commitment the team requires before you accept the spot on the team. Your a real jerk to screw over the team. That goes for other teammates too. Either you're with us or you're not. And no the coach shouldn't be ok with it. It teaches other teammates that its ok to not hold up your end of the bargain.

Your attitude is way more destructive to youth sports than hey sometimes you miss something.

Kids should not be "specializing" at a young age it's unhealthy.

They are little kids FFS. So what if they miss a game, it's not world cup.

have those non committal kids play recreational FFS

No. He played for the best team he coukd make which was a top team in both sports. Now he (and many friends) plays in college, 2 friends play in the semi pros.

The problem with this is ANY kid can make a Travel team in ANY sport. There are just too many travel teams willing to take your $$. It's a business. So 'the highest team' is all relative in 2021. And the time and travel commitments have grown so much greater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did travel socccer and travel lax.

Just be ready for coaches/parents to give you the side eye when you are late.

We told each coach Fall Soccer takes precedence, Spring lax did. We stuck to the rule and it was a bit bumpy. Summer was complicated.

I said in many occasions… he’s 10, or 11, or 12.

I mean really they are little children, lighten up.

My son was very good so no fear of getting cut.

We committed to one Sophomore year of HS but continued to play HS for both.

You should understand that you're committing to a team regardless of the age. The other teammates are counting on your player to help them improve as a Team. When you miss practice or a game it hurts everyone. Your using a roster spot that you committed to. A team sport is about the team not just whats good for your kid. Look at it if the shoe were on the other foot.

The shoe was often in the other foot. Other kids wrestled, basketball, played football and hockey.

They also had family vacations, some traditionally did all summer summer camps, has bar/bat mizvahs, synagogue/mass, etc.

You are committed, not owned. Coaches need to understand they are not #1 all the time. You can’t expect 100% from somebody 12 months a year.

Sports are about learning, sometimes the star doesn’t show up and you need to step up, maybe it’s a good opportunity for growth. Who in the world has not had to kiss work gor family/other obligations… kids learn they can’t and shouldn’t put work/sports above everything else.

Simple answer to not just you but all the other two sport families. If it interferes dont commit to the 2nd team period. Choose another activity or non competitive team. But if you know the commitment the team requires before you accept the spot on the team. Your a real jerk to screw over the team. That goes for other teammates too. Either you're with us or you're not. And no the coach shouldn't be ok with it. It teaches other teammates that its ok to not hold up your end of the bargain.

Your attitude is way more destructive to youth sports than hey sometimes you miss something.

Kids should not be "specializing" at a young age it's unhealthy.

They are little kids FFS. So what if they miss a game, it's not world cup.

have those non committal kids play recreational FFS

No. He played for the best team he coukd make which was a top team in both sports. Now he (and many friends) plays in college, 2 friends play in the semi pros.

Just because your talented doesn't exempt you from commitment to your team. Either do it correctly or dont do it at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Club soccer can be balanced with other sports but baseball is hard to balance because of the length of games, especially if your child plays on a league with doubleheaders on Sundays.

Baseball with travel soccer is tough to balance even with baseball isn't travel. Kids have to show up an hour before the baseball game and the games themselves can go almost 3 hours. Then factor in two practices a week of 90-120 minutes apiece just for rec baseball plus mid-week games that conflict with soccer. And that's just our experience with rec baseball for kids the same age as OP's. Fortunately baseball games weren't on Sundays while soccer games were.

If your kids didn't already try rec baseball plus travel soccer at the same time then travel baseball plus travel soccer could crush your soul from a logistics standpoint. I can't imagine what travel baseball time commitments are like but assume they are worse than rec, which is already terrible.

I agree you have no idea how long a baseball game is going to take. Boring as shit and one inning could take 5 minutes or an hour.

Ha. Yes. The first time my kids in the youngest grades made a comment about not wanting to go to a baseball practice---I jumped on that common and suggested giving it up. They were both natural hitters (according to our former D1 coach who begged us to stay), but there ain't anyway in hell we were going to be baseball parents. Hot, long and oh-so boring and not enough expenditure of energy.

this post should be deleted for pure ignorance. i'm sure your kids were naturals. the games have 2 hours time limits. you have no clue what you are talking about.

Basketball and soccer and Futsal....so much more exciting. I prefer the indoor/Futsal games because they are high-scoring and fast like basketball and you can be down by many goals(points) and take all back in the last minutes of a game until the buzzer.

Most kids I know that played soccer, lacrosse and basketball maintain lifelong fitness because the cardio requirements are so high. Many I know ended up runners/triathletes, etc post-colllege.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is so boring. Do many kids even play anymore? I always thought it was for the less athletic kids. I understand it gets tougher in HS and above. Especially to hit. But it takes less of an athlete to play overall.

The kids I coached who came over from baseball were generally the best players. In first grade, one kid scored four goals in a quarter a few times.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:do not do both. The schedules are incompatible and each weekend you are likely to screw over one team. The travel soccer coaches do a good job of of intimidating their players and telling them that they will not get any playing time if they don't make soccer their number #1 priority. Travel baseball coaches tend to be more flexible, but then often the team will not have enough players to play their best (i.e., have enough pitchers, catchers) because the squads tend to be leaner in an effort to make sure no kids spend too much time on the beach. My kids have been on teams where some players tried to do both and everyone was unhappy about it.

BS. DD's team does well (plays EDP and has always finished in the top 3 of their division) and has multiple girls playing two or more travel sports. The coach is reasonable - he wants one practice a week at minimum and advanced notice if a kid has to miss a game or tournament. They normally have 5 subs, so two or three kids missing a game just means more playing time

Girls travel soccer is totally different from boys travel soccer. The boys travel soccer coaches are jerks and will regularly tell your kid that they will get kicked off the team if he gets wind that they are prioritizing another sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is so boring. Do many kids even play anymore? I always thought it was for the less athletic kids. I understand it gets tougher in HS and above. Especially to hit. But it takes less of an athlete to play overall.

The kids I coached who came over from baseball were generally the best players. In first grade, one kid scored four goals in a quarter a few times.

They are probably like 'thank g*d, I can finally tackle someone and run around wherever I want instead of standing under the sun in the f--king outfield

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is so boring. Do many kids even play anymore? I always thought it was for the less athletic kids. I understand it gets tougher in HS and above. Especially to hit. But it takes less of an athlete to play overall.

The kids I coached who came over from baseball were generally the best players. In first grade, one kid scored four goals in a quarter a few times.

They are probably like 'thank g*d, I can finally tackle someone and run around wherever I want instead of standing under the sun in the f--king outfield

My kids routinely scored double digits in goals in first grade. Dude, they don't even have goalies at that age

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is so boring. Do many kids even play anymore? I always thought it was for the less athletic kids. I understand it gets tougher in HS and above. Especially to hit. But it takes less of an athlete to play overall.

The kids I coached who came over from baseball were generally the best players. In first grade, one kid scored four goals in a quarter a few times.

They are probably like 'thank g*d, I can finally tackle someone and run around wherever I want instead of standing under the sun in the f--king outfield

My kids routinely scored double digits in goals in first grade. Dude, they don't even have goalies at that age

Lol, Who knew 6 months of T ball could produce such well rounded athletes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not baseball but AAU spring basketball... impossible due to overlapping "mandatory" week night practices and weekend basketball tournaments every few weeks, across DMV area on Sat and Sun. DS picked basketball over travel soccer. Fortunately DS's REC coach allows him to skip most practices and just show up to play when he doesn't have a basketball tournament.

When DS plays Rec soccer (aggressive and dominant), parents from opposing team occasionally ask us after the game if DS plays travel and why not.

LOL! I've had three kids play rec soccer in two different leagues. This did NOT happen. No rec parents are chasing down parents from the other team to inquire about their kid. LMAO.

[Anonymous]

Why not just sign up for rec soccer and rec baseball and hope the schedule works out?

[Anonymous]

So much fear and hate about Multisport athletes? Agree on transparency with coaches for all the logistical and emotional reasons. Other parents will and can throw shade on your player's commitment but that is their own insecurity and fear (and a weak way to promote their own player). So much power intellectually and physically for players that truly master two sports or sport and music, etc. It's not for everyone but if your player can identify their top sport by High School but be excited to still pursue multiple passions, you are lucky, they are blessed and Go for it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is so boring. Do many kids even play anymore? I always thought it was for the less athletic kids. I understand it gets tougher in HS and above. Especially to hit. But it takes less of an athlete to play overall.

The kids I coached who came over from baseball were generally the best players. In first grade, one kid scored four goals in a quarter a few times.

Youre a rec coach and not sure about baseball but soccer your basically the adult in charge nothing more. The bad habits kids have in rec may make them look good in rec but they quickly are behind if they come to travel.

[Anonymous]

I have one playing travel baseball (13u) and one playing travel soccer (U11). The oldest is all about baseball and gave up other sports by 11 or so. The younger is more multi-sport, but we stick to just one travel sport. As others have said, baseball is incredibly time consuming—40+ games since April for his 13u team. So the youngest plays travel soccer and still plays Little League (and All Stars) baseball, and CYO and county basketball. He had one teammate at U9 who did both travel soccer and basketball. They gave it up after a year and just committed to travel baseball.

The travel coaches we’ve had have tried to keep teams lean so there aren’t a bunch of complaints about playing time, which means that a kid who is regularly absent can mess things up in terms of numbers. It’s all very situation specific though in terms of knowing your club, team, coaches, etc. and what will fly and what won’t. One option may be to play for a B team for one of the travel sports as they sometimes make those teams bigger knowing that some kids aren’t as committed, do other things, etc. That’s just been my experience in watching B teams in both baseball and soccer over the years where my kids play—they’re always looking for fill-ins from the A team because of vacations or other sports/activities or whatever while the A team kids don’t seem to miss practices/games unless absolutely necessary.