I have a 7 year old and twins that are 5. All in baseball and they love it. Mainly because rule at our house is you have to go to bed at 8:00 unless watching baseball then you can stay up till end of game
My 7 year old has been asked to be on two separate "academy" teams. Here in KC it's "Mac/Sietz" (Mike Macfarland and Kevin Sietzer) or "Building Champions". One of them is a 9U team that saw him play when he subbed on an 8U team.
I find this all rather ridiculous and when I asked my son if he wanted to play, all he said is if all his friends were on the team. Needless to say, we said no.
My question and potential concern is about the future. If these "competitive/super" teams are being formed now (which they clearly are), will my kids be at a disadvantage for not jumping on now? If we try to jump on at say 10-12 years old, will my kids be the outcast or relegated to outfield because the teams core group is set?
When can we expect a non Dad to coach? I have lots of friends who coach and in very candid conversations, they coach in order to put their kids in best positions.
I try to assistant coach on each kids team...o don't want to commit to a particular team because I want to give all three kids equal time.
Just looking for thoughts based on experience from you guys...especially a "non Dad" coach like Brauny.
My 7 year old has been asked to be on two separate "academy" teams. Here in KC it's "Mac/Sietz" (Mike Macfarland and Kevin Sietzer) or "Building Champions". One of them is a 9U team that saw him play when he subbed on an 8U team.
I find this all rather ridiculous and when I asked my son if he wanted to play, all he said is if all his friends were on the team. Needless to say, we said no.
My question and potential concern is about the future. If these "competitive/super" teams are being formed now (which they clearly are), will my kids be at a disadvantage for not jumping on now? If we try to jump on at say 10-12 years old, will my kids be the outcast or relegated to outfield because the teams core group is set?
When can we expect a non Dad to coach? I have lots of friends who coach and in very candid conversations, they coach in order to put their kids in best positions.
I try to assistant coach on each kids team...o don't want to commit to a particular team because I want to give all three kids equal time.
Just looking for thoughts based on experience from you guys...especially a "non Dad" coach like Brauny.