Dream Facility

A brick wall around the dugout to keep parents away or perhaps some type of taser system that zaps them if they get too close to the dugout during a game. And possibly a soundproof barrier around the field or some type of penalty box where you can send the horrible parents.

@TerribleBPthrower posted:

A brick wall around the dugout to keep parents away or perhaps some type of taser system that zaps them if they get too close to the dugout during a game. And possibly a soundproof barrier around the field or some type of penalty box where you can send the horrible parents.

One of the smartest things about Cooperstown Dreams Park was that the parents sat down each foul line.  It was blocked off behind the plate so parents couldn't complain about the zone and were a field away from the other parents.

Are you going to push kids into chapel and force Christianity on them?

@RJM posted:

Are you going to push kids into chapel and force Christianity on them?

No forcing anything, I just believe there are a lot of families out there that are forced to make a decision to attend chapel or not. The chapel would provide an opportunity for families to worship if they chose to. BTW a non-denominational chapel capable of supporting multiple religions.

@Master P posted:

One of the smartest things about Cooperstown Dreams Park was that the parents sat down each foul line.  It was blocked off behind the plate so parents couldn't complain about the zone and were a field away from the other parents.

I had a thought of building an umpire room with AC at the base of a scorers tower. The tower would be the width of the backstop area. Excellent idea. As for the parent issue I would employ liaison's at each field to handle unruly parents.

@TerribleBPthrower posted:

A brick wall around the dugout to keep parents away or perhaps some type of taser system that zaps them if they get too close to the dugout during a game. And possibly a soundproof barrier around the field or some type of penalty box where you can send the horrible parents.

Terrific plan, Concrete block dugouts fenced off from the parents. One of the high school fields around us is set up like that. Players, Coaches, and Admin only allowed beyond the fence.

@Tim S. posted:

Team Dorms for the players and coaches to stay on site with laundry

I'm all in for this - it means the players and coaches will be DOING the laundry!

Add a gym with personal trainers and a top-notch dining facility to help kids build good workout and eating habits.

If we are dreaming, I'd add a Chick-fil-a that is open on Sunday's...haha

I would include all facets of training nutrition, sleep, SC/prehab/rehab and have an innovation center/area for assessing new technologies, training strategies and enrolling study participants. This could easily wipe out my lottery winnings, so I would also add divorce attorneys

@anotherparent posted:

I'm all in for this - it means the players and coaches will be DOING the laundry!

...and not the moms when they get back to the hotel!  Might as well add a free  "Iron Out" and laundry detergent dispenser.

A study hall with full internet access and laptops for everyone. Include fully funded tutors, for math, science, english, and  philosophy...None of  these players are going to go beyond college. Please prepare them for life!!!

Use baseball to get you into a school you would not be able to get into and develop discipline through sports!!

@RJM posted:

Are you going to push kids into chapel and force Christianity on them?

Team dorms & chapel.  What could go wrong?  LOL

Weekly life skills coaches. Team them how to create and adhere to a budget, set goals with steps to achieving them, change their oil/tire/etc. Also, a community service component. You've given them so much, they should give back.

For the hitters, someone with a positive attitude who can throw a great BP. Machines are great but there's something about live BP.

I Know a dad who loved baseball has three boys (men now) and was in a position to build whatever he wanted for their sports journey. It looks like this now:

My son played some 13U at the facility. In those days it was only the field in the back of the photo with the trees lining the outfield. It was beyond nice, the dugouts and backstop brickwork were all limestone, there were stands, but also a gas grill and picnic tables and along the foul line closest the field-house. The field-house had tunnels, a fully stocked sit-down bar that could have been in any pub (maybe seating 10) with AC and big screen TVs.

It looks like he's made it a business now that his boys are grown, but certainly one man's version of this thread topic. Really good guy BTW.  

I've been really lucky to have shared the youth baseball journey with some amazing parents (still do on this board). The ones that were in our lives during youth sports have certainly been the village that has helped raise my sons.

@JucoDad posted:

I Know a dad who loved baseball has three boys (men now) and was in a position to build whatever he wanted for their sports journey. It looks like this now:

My son played some 13U at the facility. In those days it was only the field in the back of the photo with the trees lining the outfield. It was beyond nice, the dugouts and backstop brickwork was all limestone, there were stands, but also a gas grill and picnic tables and along the fouling closest the field-house. The field-house had tunnels, a fully stocked sit-down bar that could have been in any pub (maybe seating 10) with AC and big screen TVs.

It looks like he's made it a business now that his boys are grown, but certainly one man's version of this thread topic. Really good guy BTW.  

I've been really lucky to have shared the youth baseball journey with some amazing parents (still do on this board). The ones that were in our lives during youth sports have certainly been the village that has helped raise my sons.

Nice, I love it

@Colorado Catcher posted:

Add a gym with personal trainers and a top-notch dining facility to help kids build good workout and eating habits.

If we are dreaming, I'd add a Chick-fil-a that is open on Sunday's...haha

For sure gym with Baseball minded personal trainers with individual training programs for each athlete, I actually thought of two gyms one with a more corporate feel and one with a Dog mentality. Different athletes need different environments and I'm not messing with Chick-fil-a, but we could hire a chef to copy their recipe's

@PTWood posted:

Weekly life skills coaches. Team them how to create and adhere to a budget, set goals with steps to achieving them, change their oil/tire/etc. Also, a community service component. You've given them so much, they should give back.

For the hitters, someone with a positive attitude who can throw a great BP. Machines are great but there's something about live BP.

So maybe two practices a week with a third (Classroom, life skills) session a week with basic life skills, but also mental resiliency.

Community service: Perhaps 1 or 2 events a quarter planned out by the older athletes but available to the entire program. I like that, we do that as part of leadership schools in the Army, at least we did.

Hitting, Virtual Reality  Rooms, Standard Machine hitting with tunnels and all that, and Live BP sessions thrown by the pitchers in the program. I envision the pitchers throwing two bullpens a week one with live hitting.

Excellent input

@keewart posted:

...and not the moms when they get back to the hotel!  Might as well add a free  "Iron Out" and laundry detergent dispenser.

The boys can do their own laundry, life skill and time management. Would probably need some mentors (not coaches) for that part.

@Tim S. posted:

The boys can do their own laundry, life skill and time management. Would probably need some mentors (not coaches) for that part.

In Juco, they take turns washing the team laundry... lol!

My son started doing his own laundry when he was about 9. One weekend he wore wet socks for the first games because he forgot to put them in the dryer. I don't think he's ever forgotten again.

A wiffle ball field for the younger siblings,  TV's in the sitting areas that show live feeds from homeplate. Beer garden. 

@Tim S. posted:

The boys can do their own laundry, life skill and time management. Would probably need some mentors (not coaches) for that part.

Or teach them how to search the closest wash and fold service. Time management… most wash and folds will pick it up and drop it off. No standing by the washing machines waiting for one to open.

When I found this service while I was in college it was a game changer. Senior year I lived in a condo with its own w/d and we went back to doing it ourselves.

@Tim S. posted:

The boys can do their own laundry, life skill and time management. Would probably need some mentors (not coaches) for that part.

My boys started doing their own laundry while in middle school.  When I heard the whining..."this isn't my t-shirt!  These aren't my boxers!" I told them that one day they would have to do their own laundry and TODAY IS THE DAY! 

However, I did the uniforms.  Soaking white pants in Iron Out is not for the faint of heart.   One of son's coaches wanted them to do their own uniforms.  I decided that me doing the uniforms was a fair trade-off for all their other laundry! 

Life skill they had to teach some in college.