Protest with IHSA re coaches "forcing" kids to play with them in summer.

beenthere...Talk to just about every HS coach and they will tell you that summer ball is a chance to see next season's juniors and also allows next season's seniors an opportunity to get some playing time if they didn't get it in the spring. So what happens to the premiere players if the coaches want to see everyone else? They sit or see limited action. I was following around a two year Varsity starter last summer season who was playing for his HS team because coach would not let him play with travel team. He ended the summer season with 17 at bats! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! The exposure this player lost was devastating!

Something has to be done and e-mailing the IHSA is a start, however, massive e-mails coming from HS players themselves might hold more weight. After all, they are suppose to protect the best interest of the student athlete.

beenthere thanks for that email to hickman.he has one coming from me.also,i am not giving you a hard time, rather i am overprotective of my ballplayers.you have provided alot of help for kids and parents that are not aware of the process.ryan is a good one that can have a bright,bright future if he continues to work hard.butting heads is lil fun from time to time but we always keep the big picture in focus.

what if i am a family that wants to go on vacation to say marietta,ga. and we have this family event planned and say i want to go take in a game say like playing in one.people use travel ball as their vacations and to be told what they can do on their family vacations is kukoo!!!!

Let the emails and letters begin. Don't forget to send them to Anthony Holman, the baseball administrator at the IHSA too. He's even a Lockport alum.

It's a shame when a coach wants such complete and total control that the players don't and won't get the exposure they need to play at the next level.

You people just make me sick!

Why do you say that, Jake?

jake, if you say something like that you should have the nuts to tell us why?

come on soxnole.. nuts? grow up..its testicular fortitude now...