Originally Posted by mutantducky (Post 608827)

yeah, I don't like the whole all year long basketball thing and coaches/businesses trying to get into teams and players. Kids need coaching but just as important is getting to the park or the gym and playing without the coaches and distractions. Otherwise it takes out the fun and just becomes too competitive which leads to kids getting worn out and tired of playing.

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper (Post 608860)

Mark,
This is a very sad but true article! Bob Hurley in his book "The Miracle of St.Anthony" refers to AAU basketball as "Garbage Ball" and this article proves it.

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 609022)

My lab supervisor is an assistant coach for his son's tee ball team. Last weekend he told my about a player on his team, not his son, who made an unassisted triple play. They only had four kids show up for a game, and this five year old was playing a combination first/second base, in the hole between the two bases. With runners on first and third, and no outs, the batter teed up the ball and hit a little pop-up right to this kid, who caught it, a one in a million catch in a tee ball game, according to my supervisor. The runners are taught to start running on contact, so this kid just stepped on second base, and then ran over and stepped on first base. He had an unassisted double play the next inning. Today my supervisor told me that this kid made another unassisted triple play this past weekend. This kid in the only one on the team that wears cleats instead of sneakers, and he is the only one on the team that has his own bat, that he carries in his own bat bag, again, the only one on the team with a bat bag. Give him a contract.

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap (Post 609045)

They keep track of outs? When my son played, everyone had one at bat each inning. Didn't matter how many were on each team. I gotta give this one a thumbs down.

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 609022)

With runners on first and third, the batter teed up the ball and hit a little pop-up right to this kid, who caught it, kids seldom catch batted balls in tee ball, according to my supervisor. The runners are taught to start running on contact, so this kid just stepped on second base, and then ran over and stepped on first base.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 609038)

Isn't he a dookie? He can write?

Originally Posted by bob jenkins (Post 609147)

That sounds like only two outs, to me. The touch of second means nothing.

The kid, though, sounds like he will be a handful when he gets older. Cleats and own bat for tee ball. Lah me.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 609202)

There were runners on 1st AND 2nd who had both left for the next base on the hit and had not yet returned since the ball was caught.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust (Post 609202)

There were runners on 1st AND 2nd who had both left for the next base on the hit and had not yet returned since the ball was caught.

Originally Posted by M&M Guy (Post 609210)

Although I have seen some t-ball games where there is enough confusion that the fielder could have had enough time to run to both third and first for the unassisted triple play.

Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 609215)

Young boy hit a ball in the left-center gap and the coach told him to "keep going." So, he ran down the first base line.....and kept going. Right down the first base line onto the other field and down the third base line! Coach a runnin after him and trying to get him to stop! Absolutely hysterical!!! :p

Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 609209)

Camron, Unfortunately in his write-up, BillyMac said the runners were on first AND third. Hence Bob correctly points out that the fielder stepping on second after catching the ball is of no consequence.

An oopsy in typing which I have experienced many a time myself and I'm sure I will in the future..... ;)

Originally Posted by stratref (Post 609116)

Even if they didn't keep track of outs there could still be an unassisted triple play, it just wouldn't end the inning, I have to give the play by the kid a big thumb up, however having all the gear sounds like a little much.

Jasper

Originally Posted by bob jenkins (Post 609147)

That sounds like only two outs, to me. The touch of second means nothing.

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett (Post 608798)

Great article on corporate sponsor involvement in competitive kids basketball programs. Notice - it's a little long.

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