@adbono posted:I will reply with the best advice that was ever given to me about this site. When you read a post that creates an urge to respond (either positively or negatively) read the bio of the poster before you hit send.
That is great advice!
@RJM posted:I remember that group. I think it was a little bit longer ago. I don’t offer as much as advice as in the past. COVID changed the recruiting dynamic. I’m more about just sharing the experience. It will always be about the player, the team, the coach, talent, health and academics.
I want to say 2021-2022? When programs and then high schoolers started feeling the impact of covid, so maybe it is more 3-5. It's pretty bizarre to think covid was 5 years ago and we are still feeling the effect of it.
A collegiate wrestler will be going for his 5th National Title this weekend. Make that make sense
@PABaseball posted:I want to say 2021-2022? When programs and then high schoolers started feeling the impact of covid, so maybe it is more 3-5. It's pretty bizarre to think covid was 5 years ago and we are still feeling the effect of it.
A collegiate wrestler will be going for his 5th National Title this weekend. Make that make sense
I watched a Wisconsin shooter crush UCLA in the Big Ten tournament. I figured the guy would be a great three point shooting role player prospect. Then I found out he was twenty-five. If he was good he would already be in the NBA.
He graduated high school at nineteen, redshirted, a COVID year and a medical redshirt.
He was close to Bluto (Jon Belushi) … Seven years of college down the drain!
This place was happening about 15ish years ago. Now I check in every few months but I think that's fairly standard as people's lives change. When I became Athletic Director 13 years ago and became stupid busy I didn't have the time to check in like I used to. I stepped away from AD 3 years ago and in my 7th season (maybe 8th - it all runs together now) in my second head coaching stint I still think back to some of the great things I learned years ago just from here. I do miss this place but it doesn't seem the same as back then. Probably more because I'm older with a different life now. I don't see as many familiar people posting as much but I'm glad this place is still rolling along giving the valuable advice like it always does. As long as we have someone paying the bills this place will always exist and be great although even after we are all gone. We have lost several quality people over the years and I do miss them - even the cantankerous TRHit.
To paraphrase Abe Lincoln slightly - This place is dedicated to a proposition which was true in my time, just as it's true today. Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!"
I joined in '13 cant believe it has been that long. I would have had boys at u13 and u11 at the time. I may just be getting old and forgetful but i believe this site is way softer and gentler then back in the day. I can remember arguments on hitting theory that would rage for days, people were angry. There is so much knowledge to be gained here if you have the time or interest.
I know having been through the process of the game and the successes and failures that come with it I have certainly been softened. Fortunately, i have 2 adult boys with degrees doing well, I sold my business interests and retired, my golf game is sharper than ever, I still check in occasionally but rare.
I did spend 2 days watching my nephew play D3 down in Florida recently. One of the schools that recruited my son pretty hard was there. I kinda hung out and got in the way of the coach as they were leaving. He looked at me, did a double take and asked what the hell i was doing there! was quite nice seeing him, I thought he would remember me but not sure. Was just kind of neat conversation, he actually stayed for 10 minutes or more asking about the boy and updating me on some of his stuff.
@old_school posted:I joined in '13 cant believe it has been that long. I would have had boys at u13 and u11 at the time. I may just be getting old and forgetful but i believe this site is way softer and gentler then back in the day. I can remember arguments on hitting theory that would rage for days, people were angry. There is so much knowledge to be gained here if you have the time or interest.
I know having been through the process of the game and the successes and failures that come with it I have certainly been softened. Fortunately, i have 2 adult boys with degrees doing well, I sold my business interests and retired, my golf game is sharper than ever, I still check in occasionally but rare.
I did spend 2 days watching my nephew play D3 down in Florida recently. One of the schools that recruited my son pretty hard was there. I kinda hung out and got in the way of the coach as they were leaving. He looked at me, did a double take and asked what the hell i was doing there! was quite nice seeing him, I thought he would remember me but not sure. Was just kind of neat conversation, he actually stayed for 10 minutes or more asking about the boy and updating me on some of his stuff.
It’s amazing what coaches remember. My youngest brother was a good enough football player to play D1 as an undersized OG. He was recruited by Lou Holtz when he was at Arkansas in the late 70’s but he didn’t play there. So he met Holtz one time. Over 30 years later my brother is living in Columbia, SC and is in the media business. When Lou Holtz takes the South Carolina job my brother eventually runs into him at a luncheon. The conversation went something like this.
“Hello Coach, welcome to Columbia. You probably won’t remember this but you recruited me back in 1977 when I was in HS in Texas.”
”Yes, I remember that, You went to Humble HS, along with Mike Mosley. And he went on to play QB at A&M. And you had a LB that I really liked. Whatever happened to him?”
@Dadof3 posted:One of the best pieces of advice I got was just recently (thanks @TPM) son was 15 (now 16) and I was asked if he had a trainer? I’m thinking to myself , he’s a bit young, but was told he should get one. We found one and it has completely changed his life. Not only is he bigger faster stronger, but he changed his eating habits. So many people have taken notice. A number of his friends are now going as well. I’ve learned a lot from this website and am enjoying the ride.
I had the same experience with my son, same age. In my day, we only did curls, bench and ate peanut butter sandwiches. He's doing serious, full body workout, counting his macros, and making sure he gets plenty of sleep. Sometimes I can't even believe he's a teenager, lol.
@greenjb posted:I had the same experience with my son, same age. In my day, we only did curls, bench and ate peanut butter sandwiches. He's doing serious, full body workout, counting his macros, and making sure he gets plenty of sleep. Sometimes I can't even believe he's a teenager, lol.
Unbelievable how far nutrition, strength & conditioning technology have come in our lifetime. Its' definitely a result of when you grew up, and what sport you played that determined how much time and effort was required. My oldest son was emailed a 26 tab Excel spreadsheet with a college baseball workout routine and nutrition guide the summer BEFORE his freshman year. Contrast that with my college coach (not baseball...40+ years ago) who I talked to on the phone for 5 mins before my freshman year. My coach was big into stretching, quickness, reflexes, and short sprints because the sport was played by a series of shots not one shot. No bench, no curls, definitely some peanut butter sandwiches. I didn't even know where the weight room was on my campus.
Another significant difference today is the equipment and technology (all facets of nutrition, biomechanics, etc...). The ideal build for my college sport at the time was 5'10 to 6'0", and fast as a jack rabbit. These days, guys are 6'5", fit, mobile and can crack the ball from anywhere....and this is a non-revenue sport. I do give credit to my college coach for video taping practices and matches so we could see ourselves and evaluate our own mechanics.
What has amazed me is seeing professional golfers jacked up and doing full body workouts and specialized stretches on Instagram and YouTube. Even golfers are doing it!
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Coming to HSBBW so long ago, I had to look at my profile to remember how I found this amazing and exceptional place. Back in ought-six I found a link on my son's summer team's website. For me, it was a godsend.
A few years earlier, son's mom and I divorced and he eventually didn't want to see me. I was crushed. I had always been there to satisfy his immense baseball desires. In '04 I took a job that took me overseas for the next eight years. I found HSBBW and I could vicariously live the experiences of parents of serious and not-so-serious baseball players. About a year in, I was able to meet a couple of HSBBW parents and the incredible PGSTAFF at a major event. It was great fun for all.
Then after one of a group of HSBBW ladies mistook my alter-ID, Infidel08 for a legitimate ID, Infield08, I was invited to join TPM, MN-Mom, the recently resurrected PlayBaseball, a couple others and FutureBackMom. I was in a rather austere environment and this group and this site filled many many hours with baseball and life. Sadly, FutureBackMom succumbed to a quickly developing cancer in the middle of this.
To me this site is so much more than just a forum.