Reply to "How does your team lower the axe?"

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Originally posted by wvmtner:
It's funny to me that every year it seems like we coddle our kids more and more

You sound like the kind of guy who REALLY liked running fraternity Hell Week when you were in college.
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Am I right in assuming that 80% of cutting is done by the kids themselves...before tryouts. If the process is too humiliating, some good players won't even try.

Almost every kid I see tryout is pretty talented. Virtually all had played YEARS of baseball. Every one of them could have made the team at a smaller, less competitive school.

Smart coaches, parents and successful players understand that a few of the cut kids may be better than the ones who made the team.

2/27/051:25 PM

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