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May 7, 2021
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RdF3
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No & wanting to try to do something about it is crazy IMO. Who cares, it's a little league rec league.
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I suspect another coach in my little league had his players throw the tryout
thecave
5/7/21 10:11am
There is really nothing you can do at this point, except motivate you to
777
5/7/21 10:14am
Maybe when you play them just have your kids bunt every at bat, and
Ojiisan
5/7/21 10:14am
The best reaction is to improve and beat them. I do not put any level of
thecthdox
5/7/21 10:15am
I’d leave it alone and try your best to beat them.. if a coach planned to do
Cougar86
5/7/21 10:15am
Thank you world for ruining youth sports.
cougfanblue
5/7/21 10:16am
I do not miss that part of youth sports. We honored parents requests
bald man
5/7/21 10:16am
This is how to draft players in a rec league.
jvquarterback
5/7/21 10:43am
Next year spoil their plan by drafting many of them, this year just get your
4mack
5/7/21 10:17am
Control what you can control.
d-coug
5/7/21 10:18am
No & wanting to try to do something about it is crazy IMO. Who cares, it's a little league rec league.
RdF3
5/7/21 10:20am
You're probably right. The only things I've thought of doing is calling out the
thecave
5/7/21 10:25am
Why does it really matter? Don’t stress so much about something that really
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 10:32am
Dont do that. Coach could be completely innocent. It's more likely the kids
Orem58thBall
5/7/21 11:12am
No way the coach is completely innocent, they know these kids and the good
1CougFan
5/7/21 1:08pm
I suppose if the coach has been involved for years in the league...
Orem58thBall
5/7/21 6:45pm
I don't see anything wrong with being frustrated about it. It can be very
Tricky
5/7/21 10:42am
I assume you live in Houston?
Mister P
5/7/21 10:20am
If they are willing to go to those efforts for rec sports, let them enjoy their
BYU Fan
5/7/21 10:20am
Just worry about your team and your boys. But when you play this team make sure
JAGA97
5/7/21 10:23am
Your last sentence is so true. Those coaches are almost always the
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 10:33am
My son was on a basketball team with 8 kids. The coach would play 4 kids the
JAGA97
5/7/21 10:39am
My claim to fame - I was the best at little league in my town
newbie
5/7/21 10:23am
This has happened more than once in our city league. After 3-4 years
neboutefan
5/7/21 10:23am
Last have an all star team that goes to regionals and state though.
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 10:34am
What ever happened to league all star teams?
Bumpus Hound
5/7/21 10:38am
Same here, but they don't do all-star teams in this league. The top two
neboutefan
5/7/21 10:49am
That seems like a huge incentive for coaches to cheat in try outs. Much better
JAGA97
5/7/21 11:47am
The league should be doing all-stars...
Cthack1
5/7/21 1:13pm
Messed up system. Corrupt. Set up to encourage that kind of cheating.
Orem58thBall
5/7/21 6:57pm
How big is the community? I would think that you aren't the only one who noticed
TomPetty
5/7/21 10:24am
Exactly. The league already knows. And the coach is not innocent in it.
DiamondMo
5/7/21 2:07pm
I would report it. Anyone who works that hard to stack a LL team either deserves
BYUBandfan
5/7/21 10:26am
I would report it from the standpoint of "for future reference..."
KingDave
5/7/21 11:27am
Get your team together to watch the Mighty Ducks. Then you’ll beat them.
Kugmo
5/7/21 10:26am
It happens every year in our city league. They have them skip tryouts
Charles Darwin
5/7/21 10:29am
These coaches are losers. Need to win at little league to make them feel
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 10:35am
I've done something similar. It was, IMO, in the kid's best interest. It doing
fattycoug
5/7/21 12:25pm
I am sure that is the answer they would all give. In some cases it is probably
Charles Darwin
5/7/21 12:31pm
An adult in a position of trust and leadership is teaching kids to cheat.
shoganai
5/7/21 10:29am
Watch the movie "Benched". It shows how some little league coaches really are.
Kilgruman
5/7/21 11:50am
I think that happened in my sons league this year. And of course,
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 10:30am
Another vote for the whole cares. Focus on development and have fun
cougfanz
5/7/21 10:30am
Is there a log of the draft? Did those coaches go straight after these "bad"
BYUFootballisBack
5/7/21 10:32am
I made a few notes. He drafted the backwards-hands kid in the first round
thecave
5/7/21 10:38am
here is the truth about kids in little league
bald man
5/7/21 10:37am
here's another truth about youth sports. the coaches are terrible.
bald man
5/7/21 10:50am
This is truth. Playing and coaching require completely different skill sets.
shoganai
5/7/21 10:54am
Such truth to your communication point.
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 11:40am
When I was a kid they had the "President's Physical Fitness Award." It involved
deljdc
5/7/21 1:26pm
First thing to teach. Hold the ball with your fingers. Harder with a softball.
jvquarterback
5/7/21 3:12pm
You never know. My first year in little league we got killed our first game. W
oldrugger
5/7/21 11:02am
I personally would go to the league, it could promote change that
1CougFan
5/7/21 12:32pm
Depends on the league and traditions. Some leagues are corrupt!
Kilgruman
5/7/21 12:51pm
This. Our experience was they were very cliquey. Just tough it out.
Orem58thBall
5/7/21 6:47pm
The fact his league had a draft for regular season teams. A REQ league....
Orem58thBall
5/7/21 6:55pm
I am also in the camp of focusing on developing your players....not winning.
Cthack1
5/7/21 1:08pm
That is what youth sports should be about!
Kilgruman
5/7/21 1:12pm
RE: I suspect another coach in my little league had his players throw the tryout
kbufcoug
5/7/21 1:10pm
If you have strong league leadership, it shouldn't be
jsaskew
5/7/21 1:30pm
RE: I suspect another coach in my little league had his players throw the tryout
Osmos
5/7/21 1:32pm
Just report it and then forget about it.
doctorthunderpants
5/7/21 1:41pm
H.S. talent playing on a rec team? Do you not have travel ball
ordinary tri guy
5/7/21 1:50pm
There are plenty of kids I know who are good enough to make high school in rec
Slomojoe
5/7/21 3:27pm
There's plenty of kids as well with not enough time or money to commit either.
J-Rod
5/7/21 5:02pm
Travel doesn't need to be expensive here in the south. So many good tournaments
ordinary tri guy
5/7/21 5:37pm
I would call Tanya Harding and ask her what she would do.
reezonablecoug
5/7/21 4:00pm
“There’s no crying in baseball”
Swishfromdeep3
5/7/21 5:03pm
That would be my approach as well.
OmahaThunderCoug
5/7/21 6:35pm
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