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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a former collegiate baseball player, with a talented 11yo baseball playing son, this is one of the many reasons I have a hard "no travel teams" at this age.

In my experience, they do more harm than good[/quote]

Agreed. Dh was D1 for a sport and even played in the minors before an injury ended his hopes for beyond. And doesn't want DS to do any travel leagues until he's older. He thinks the whole culture can be toxic[/quote]

Exactly right. For the most part, they don't get that much better instruction, especially the ones run by "glory days" dads. But it creates a toxic culture.

It also forces specialization at far too young an age. The best athletes are the ones that play a different sport every season and don't specialize until they have to

But the worst is that it takes the fun out of it. If all the boys from OPs story had been in a rec league, they'd all be together having fun, making memories and loving baseball.

And lets be real, none of these boys are making MLB. So keep it fun for as long as possible[/quote]

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