Which Teams Will Get Your Kid Better??

ProSource A's

D-Bat

15u Highland Village Storm

I am sure by the time this post grows old you will have received many responses from parents/players because in the DFW and in other areas of Texas we are blessed that our children have many opportunities to "get better" such as great coaching, competitive travel teams and superior levels of competition. Having previously lived in an area outside of Texas where there were not as many opporrtunities to "get better" I have been particulary thankful for the amount of choices my son has had to "get better."

However, I do have a few questions to you which is what is the purpose of your question and second when you ask "which teams will get your kids better", my question to you is what do you mean by this phrase. For example, better at playing baseball and/or better opportunities to be seen(exposure) so as to play college ball?

Gerald,
Any, and/or all of them. It really depends on the kid. Playing quality competition, with quality reps, the kid can't help but get better. Some organizations are better at the process than others. Even the ones that are trying to make a living with huge fees, outrageous number of teams per age group, etc., have success. It pays to play.... Just sayin'

I would add:

ABA-Texas
ABA-New Mexico

GED10DaD

I agree. That's why I was asking to see what other teams were out here.

Every club does a good job in one way or another and others have different motives than others. I like seeing positive people with positive intentions to help the kids grow not only on the field but in life.

A true coach is a good mentor.

God bless and thank you for the names of other good organizations out here.

This helps me with recruiting for college to watch your organizations you listed.

Enjoy your guys' weekend.

To the Golden Rule:

My purpose was specifically to find out other teams I have not heard of that the baseball community on here could educate me in this forum so I can go find out for myself and make sure we are not missing anyone.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or information on a kid that you know I should take a look at for the college level.

God Bless

Pro Source A's:

Who is your 18U Coach?

Check out Texas Sports Red Baseball

This program teaches the game and helps the kids excel in the classroom.

Over 10 players in the top 15% of their class in 3 three graduating groups, with over 30 moving on to play college ball.

www.texassportsredbaseball.com

Arlington A's

North Texas Titans

Amen, thank you. I will look into it.

I don't need to play on a select team to get better. All I need is a couple of Big League Prep camps and 3 mental skills clinics.

You can call me someone from the "old school".

I have coached in the Dallas area for many years and have seen many changes. Many programs seem to put money in front of developing players to move on to the college level. Just because a program is bigger does not mean it is better. There should be enough time for individual instruction to help a players ability.

www.claysmithbaseball.com

The only perspective I can offer is what baseball club has offered the most for my sophomore son and that's the Arlington A's. His coach has influenced him greatly. Taught him how to be a much better hitter. Put him on the hill against quality opponents.
The A's organization puts their boys in front of college coaches. Each year a large majority of seniors move on the play college ball.
They offer various levels within a particular age range which allows for development and achieving a higher level. If the player stays with them regardless of the assigned team and works hard and remains coachable, they have a great chance at achieving colligate baseball.

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Originally posted by Big League Prep:
Pro Source A's:

Who is your 18U Coach?

The A's 18U coach is Frank Chumbley former HC at Flower Mound Marcus HS.

http://prosourceathletics.com/team.php?ID=45

Heroes Baseball

The real question is what teams will not get your kid better. Any team that has knowlegeable coaches that play tough competition will make your kid better.

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Originally posted by Aleebaba:
The real question is what teams will not get your kid better. Any team that has knowlegeable coaches that play tough competition will make your kid better.

Actually...

The real question is which kids make their teams better.

I'd think you'd pretty much get a universal answer, <insert my son's team name here>.

I don't give a rip abou the organization's name. For me, its all about the coach for your team.

We've sure been happy with ours (Barry Hoffpauir - now Dallas Rookies). Mine has really developed under his tutelage. 3 years ago, mine was a sub-.300 hitter with eggshell thin confidence. Now he's consistently around .400 that doesn't fade against the better competition (batted .477 in 5 playoff games as a soph, MSL18U HOG twice in 4 games with a couple of HRs, etc).

Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's grown from 5-5 and about 100# to 6-3 and 185 in that span.

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Originally posted by Ken Guthrie:

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Originally posted by Aleebaba:
The real question is what teams will not get your kid better. Any team that has knowlegeable coaches that play tough competition will make your kid better.

Actually...

The real question is which kids make their teams better.

One of my favorite Yogi quotes is the response to What does it take to be a good manager?:
"good players"

Too many look at this as organizationally specific. There are most certainly certain organizations with a much higher % of better coaches within the organization but each coach within each organization I would pay a different sum of money for him to coach my kid. Value is different.

I.e:

Organization A Coach A worth X
Organization A Coach B worth X(2)
Organization B Coach A worth X(4)
Organization B Coach B worth X - (X)

North Dallas Chamber Bears. Buttercrud is an awesome coach. The team snacks are great. And the mommies, well

Guthrie hit the nail on the head.

Quote from the winningest coach in college baseball: "We've got players who came here to do what they could for Texas. Those are the guys we want here. Guys who want to do for Texas. Not guys who want Texas to do for them."

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Originally posted by Ken Guthrie:

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Originally posted by Aleebaba:
The real question is what teams will not get your kid better. Any team that has knowlegeable coaches that play tough competition will make your kid better.

Actually...

The real question is which kids make their teams better.

From the coaches perspective to be sure. But original question is what select programs will get kids to be better ball players. It is true that playing with higher-level players is oftentimes a great motivator for a kid as noone wants to be left behind. I have always found that--if your son is a competitor--that he will do whatever he can to be one of the best in his group. If group has top talent, then he will have to work harder to stay on top.

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But original question is what select programs will get kids to be better ball players.

Sign little Johnny up with one of these: ABA, Texas Sun Devils, Marucci Elite, Midland Redskins.

Dallas Patriots. The just opened a new $300,000 facility in North Richland Hills and are having 30+ NCAA Div. 1 coaches attend their players workouts over the next month. If you are looking for the best exposure this is definitely the team to play for

Ken, I am 50% in agreement with you. The player must contribute to team goals, making the team better. In return, it is incumbent upon the coaching staff of the team to also do everything they can to help the player improve. This is true at all levels of the game, otherwise there would be no need for coaching in the professional levels.

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Originally posted by Ken Guthrie:

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Originally posted by Aleebaba:
The real question is what teams will not get your kid better. Any team that has knowlegeable coaches that play tough competition will make your kid better.

Actually...

The real question is which kids make their teams better.

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... The real question is which kids make their teams better.

I disagree, this is true if the focus is on the coach(es) or the program. If the focus is where it should be, on the player, the rest takes care of itself. You can have a loaded team without really needing to coach 'em up much. And, those players are few and far between.

Just sayin'. GED10DaD

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Originally posted by GunEmDown10:

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... The real question is which kids make their teams better.

I disagree, this is true if the focus is on the coach(es) or the program. If the focus is where it should be, on the player, the rest takes care of itself. You can have a loaded team without really needing to coach 'em up much. And, those players are few and far between.

Just sayin'. GED10DaD

You, and others, missed the point.

Carry on.

I pop in here from time to time and don't really know about the Tx teams, but I can say that when my son was playing 16U ball we ran into the 2009 16U Dallas Yankees and they were one of the best looking teams we saw all year. Amazing group of talented kids FWIW.

Alot of north Texas teams mentioned. What about in the Houston area?

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Originally posted by astrosfan1964:
Alot of north Texas teams mentioned. What about in the Houston area?

Go ahead Astrofan sound Off!

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Originally posted by Out in LF:

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Originally posted by astrosfan1964:
Alot of north Texas teams mentioned. What about in the Houston area?

Go ahead Astrofan sound Off!

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Originally posted by Ken Guthrie:
You, and others, missed the point.

Actually, I got your point. I just have a different perspective on it. But, thanks for the enlightenment.

GED10DaD

A very true statement Ken. Players make the program what it is, the coaches just help the players grow. It's about the game, and everyone's growth within it.