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Why do travel ball players and coaches feel they need to interact with rec? Is it practice? Yes.Is it because they really aren't that good to win travel? Yes.

I don't get what's wrong with a kid wanting to play travel and rec? When I was that age I was playing baseball any chance I got. If I'm of legal age and I'm playing by the same rules as everyone else, what's the problem? I can't play because I'm too good? That doesn't make sense.

I think most people think this because it prevents them from winning the championship. But do you really get satisfaction from winning a championship when the better competition is barred from playing? I wouldn't.

Now obviously I understand that a lot of these travel teams break some rules to be able to stick together but the problem there isn't that they play travel. It's that they unfairly created an advantage for themselves.

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Why do travel ball players and coaches feel they need to interact with rec?

There could be many reasons. For example, I grew up at my local park. I was there pretty much 24/7 in the summer. I had always played there. Eventually i started travel ball but it didn't stop me from wanting to play at the local park.

This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 2:44 am