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Old Wed Sep 13, 2006, 08:40pm
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Originally Posted by CoachJM

While I've never coached an "official" LL team, the highest level team I've ever coached is 15U Travel ball. While it's been quite a while since I've coached on a 60' diamond, I've never coached a team that played on a 90' diamond. (The last four years, my teams have played on an 80' diamond.) So, for all intents and purposes (or is that "intensive porpoises"?), I am a "LL coach".


JM
I find it curious, coach, that 15U travel teams, in your area, plays on 80' bases. I have worked several 15U travel tournaments and have never seen them play on anything less that 90' bases.

Here, 15 is the age of JV and some Frosh players. During the summer, they either play on Legion teams or select travel. The last time any of them stepped foot on a 80' basepath was when they were 13.

Is it common elsewhere for 15 year olds to play on 80' diamonds?
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