quote:Originally posted by 08Dad:
Regardless, baseball should be all about fun at 10 or 12 and not about success...
Exactly.
Your percentage was pretty good, even here in florida, you won't find many who were involved in LL playing at a higher level (college or beyond). Though FL is a state with many draft picks, I think the fallout rate has alot to do with year round baseball, year round sports in general and too much emphasis on youth travel ball and all it encompases too early for youngsters (which causes injuries later).
It's just my opinion that most push their young players too hard too soon, the whole object in this game, no matter HS, college, or beyond is remaining healthy, because injuries cause lost oppoortunities.
For those that have had players with serious injuries with long recovery time (when it counted the most), they understand.
Those that think that they are doing what they should (things meant for older more mature players to keep bodies healthy), really don't.