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When was the last time .....

RJMRJMHSBaseballWeb member since 2007
... you heard the National Anthem at a youth (pre college) baseball game?

Last week while killing time waiting for umpires, one of our coaches started talking in the dugout about what a priviledge and pleasure it is to play baseball. He asked the kids if they ever just stop to think about it. He said when the national anthem was playing was when he was a player, he thought about it. I was the same way.

Then it dawned on me. With all the coaching and watching I've done in softball from 7/8's through 18U and baseball from 7/8's through 16U so far, the only time I've heard the national anthem is at LL games and the opening ceremonies of nationals in softball. When I was a kid it was played before every game.

When was the last time you heard the national anthem at a youth (pre college) baseball game?

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B baseballmom
Son's High School either had an individual or ensemble from choir come to sing, or played an instrumental recording. The boys would face the flag in outfield, left arm behind their back, right hand holding their cap over their hearts. Beautiful!
When his 14U summer team played at Okla Univ. (first time on a college field (), someone in the press box played our National Anthem...I recall a couple showcases at JUCO's...I think LL All Stars game, too, as I recall.
Not often enough, certainly...
biggerpapibiggerpapi5,000+ posts
Last July 4 we played at one of those parks where there are four diamonds that all radiate out from the center.

We had the National Anthem before our game. Every time one of the other fields played the Anthem, our umpire stopped our game so we could honor that moment. Probably happened two more times.

Then, in the 6th inning, just after our team took a one run lead...the umpire called the game due to time limit!

The other team threw a fit!!!
S sunshinesmom10+ posts
We are in the Memphis/Germantown, TN area and 9 out of 10 places we played school spring ballthey played the National Anthem. My son played in the TBCA showcase a couple weekends ago at Lipscomb University in Nashville and it was played then. But this summer's club team we have not heard it as much at the same schools we played in the Spring. If they play at tournaments at a college field it is played..

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