One of my pet peeves is little league coaches telling 11 year olds to

Watch Mlb on tv to see how to play. Yes, you can learn the basics watching a sport on tv. But there is nothing an 11 year old can pick up watching Stephen Strasbourg pitch that will convert to him throwing 90 mph one day. Same with hitters. Eyesight, bat speed, strength, hand eye coordination. You could watch Bryce Harper vat 500 times. The reality is regardless how much you pay, 99.9% of kids will never be that level of hitter. They don’t have the physical characteristics to be that level of player.

In response to this post by turkeywinghokie

Posted: 02/23/2020 at 4:56PM

MORNING...Any Baseball Players on Here 🤔 -- accfootballrules 02/23/2020 07:37AM

Not me. Basketball was my game ** -- 133743Hokie 02/23/2020 4:12PM

Through HS. But 2x Intramural softball champ! ** -- 48zip 02/23/2020 12:48PM

I played thru Jr. College. ** -- Major Kong 02/23/2020 12:48PM

... Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical. ** -- chumley 02/23/2020 10:52AM

But travel coaches or overzealous baseball dads have -- Hokie1992 02/23/2020 4:41PM

One of my phys-eds in college, but I hit a homer every time! :) -- TechMomof2 02/23/2020 10:42AM

I played AA ball ** -- Betabeachbum 02/23/2020 08:57AM

What was that like..... ** -- accfootballrules 02/23/2020 09:21AM

It was great. I tore my rotator cuff and that was that. -- Betabeachbum 02/23/2020 09:28AM

I'm always amazed by how difficult it is to get to the majors in baseball. -- Late 80s Hokie 02/23/2020 09:19AM

Baseball, basketball, football, hockey...... -- turkeywinghokie 02/23/2020 10:49AM

One of my pet peeves is little league coaches telling 11 year olds to -- Hokie1992 02/23/2020 4:56PM

Also you HAVE to be able to hit a breaking ball. I saw a lot of guys get -- Betabeachbum 02/23/2020 09:35AM

Chris Davis cant and he is in the Majors -- TheNuke 02/23/2020 11:56AM

A lot of players can’t make the change to wooden bats. It’s almost like -- Betabeachbum 02/23/2020 09:31AM

Son that played little league, now playing club ball at jmu -- Hokie1992 02/23/2020 08:25AM

Oh and youth baseball is heavily influenced by travel ball these days ** -- Hokie1992 02/23/2020 08:29AM

I know I’m an old fart but -- HOKIEVET 02/23/2020 08:43AM

A big conflict of interest has taken over baseball too. -- GreenvilleVT 02/23/2020 10:36AM

Old fart#2 here...not all parents have time/money to support travel. Some -- HokieDiver 02/23/2020 09:37AM

(refuses "old fart" designation) One of my nephew's sons is in travel ball. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/23/2020 10:28AM

I will go old fart number 4 -- VaTechie 02/23/2020 7:18PM

I guess I'll be old guy #5, because I agree. -- MP4VT2004 02/23/2020 10:15PM

I played through high school. I pitched and didn't take care of my arm... -- MP4VT2004 02/23/2020 08:20AM

Yeah I played little league until I was 13..Then switched to Basketball -- accfootballrules 02/23/2020 08:36AM

I retired right after little league - amazing talent -- bigbadbird 02/23/2020 08:07AM

One of my pet peeves is little league coaches telling 11 year olds to

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