My viewpoint as a parent of a HS player
Very little teaching of fundamentals at any level. My son gets to play at this level because he has a coach at 11 and 12 who was old school tough and taught them stuff. But almost everyone in town hated this coach. But he can do things mentally most kids his age have no idea. Unfortunately he gets overlooked because he's not a physical monster.
Starting really early, the coaches just get the biggest strongest kids they can. Travel teams maybe practice once a week, and it is mostly hitting and how they can maximize exit velocity.
Not how the game was taught to me. I still believe in fundamentals and basebally things. But the machine does not teach it.
Thread Replies (11)
Yep, that clinched it again. We are the DUMBEST team in D1…no doubt now
-- Irish Hokie
Apr 11, 2026 at 05:19 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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04/11/26 05:19 PM ET
As he walks with his back to the baseball GINGERLY….😂😂😂. Practice?
-- Irish Hokie
Apr 11, 2026 at 05:24 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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04/11/26 05:24 PM ET
Just a poorly coached program in all aspects, really bad.
-- vtfin91
Apr 11, 2026 at 05:23 PM ET
vtfin91
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04/11/26 05:23 PM ET
There’s that continuing theme again, COACHING…it matters but Cooke’s
-- Irish Hokie
Apr 11, 2026 at 05:26 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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04/11/26 05:26 PM ET
At this point in a college baseball player's career ....
-- Will Stewart
Apr 11, 2026 at 07:28 PM ET
Will Stewart
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04/11/26 07:28 PM ET
My viewpoint as a parent of a HS player
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-- Hokie Chris
Apr 12, 2026 at 11:57 AM ET
Hokie Chris
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04/12/26 11:57 AM ET
Thanks for the answers.
-- Will Stewart
Apr 12, 2026 at 08:57 AM ET
Will Stewart
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04/12/26 08:57 AM ET
Of course not - it is all about leadership and accountability
-- vtfin91
Apr 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM ET
vtfin91
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04/11/26 11:30 PM ET
Great, fair points Will….but this stuff keeps occurring. During the Duke
-- Irish Hokie
Apr 11, 2026 at 08:25 PM ET
Irish Hokie
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04/11/26 08:25 PM ET
You ask a fair and logical......
-- 2hhoop3
Apr 11, 2026 at 07:44 PM ET
2hhoop3
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04/11/26 07:44 PM ET
In the basic Box Score, there should be a column for bonehead plays
-- HokieNL
Apr 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM ET
HokieNL
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04/12/26 12:23 AM ET