Select baseball

[andrewm]

I don't believe you can lump all "select" teams into one category. Sure you're going to have the over the top, win at all co$t$ team. And there are plenty of them. But there are plenty that have been created to offer just a little bit more than rec ball.

My son started playing in the local rec league at 6 (t-ball). Within a few years, it was apparent that he was one of the better players in his age group in the league. Once he got to 9-10, the gap between the good players and bad players was getting bigger. He got tired of busting his arse when half the team (players and parents) could care less. We wanted just a little bit more.

Last fall we formed a team of players who go to school together and are friends. The parents are also good friends. Our #1 goal was to have fun as a team. We knew we weren't the most talented team, but we had good kids and good parents. We had a small budget and played in a local select league. We also played in a few local tournaments and went on one out of town road trip.

We've turned down more talented players just because of their over the top parents. Hopefully this team can stay together until high school. That way, the few from this team that play high school ball will already have some chemistry.