16's & 18's...does anyone care in NorCal?

[ICMTM]

Just curious to know how many on Heybucket actually care about the older kids?

[LadyMagic83]

[ICMTM]

Well I hope you would LM83. It just seems we don't like to talk about the older kids. Just the younger kids. Sometimes the schedule dictates what you're going to do. I already started a thread on 16 Nationals. I know ALL 16 teams will be on deck this year to qualify for something.

Do we need to do 16U/18U rankings? It seems like that gets the discussion going.

[6to4to3]

Seems like a baited Question bruh! By care do you mean keep the checkbook handy and sit back and enjoy the ride our almost adult daughters are involved in? If so then yeah, I care! hahahaha

I think the older players parents have just figured it out. there is so much negative involvement here on the bucket with the younger parents it is just sad. Everyone has their kid being the next Ricketts sister but in reality we all just want our daughters to be able to do what they want in life and in this sport. There is enough crap in the way of their dreams, us parents shouldn't be yet another speed bump. At the older ages I think we just relax and encourage rather than being all a&&ed up over every at bat and error our little babies make.

Remember when they first got on the scooter or bike and ate it? We didn't run out and start a new scooter team and find a forum to complain about how no one else can see that our kid is the next X games scooter champ in the making. We just walked over, smiled, made sure she was ok then hugged her, explained the risks and how practice will make it better, and encouraged her to get back on the thing and have some fun, even though we all knew she was going to eat it again and again and again. We knew the risks of failure and injury and disappointment and yet we just watched and smiled and were on the ready with the ice and band-aids!

Maybe everyone should try to get back to that frame of mind? Happy Holidays all you bucket-ers!

[ICMTM]

Seems like a baited Question bruh! By care do you mean keep the checkbook handy and sit back and enjoy the ride our almost adult daughters are involved in? If so then yeah, I care! hahahaha

I think the older players parents have just figured it out. there is so much negative involvement here on the bucket with the younger parents it is just sad. Everyone has their kid being the next Ricketts sister but in reality we all just want our daughters to be able to do what they want in life and in this sport. There is enough crap in the way of their dreams, us parents shouldn't be yet another speed bump. At the older ages I think we just relax and encourage rather than being all a&&ed up over every at bat and error our little babies make.

Remember when they first got on the scooter or bike and ate it? We didn't run out and start a new scooter team and find a forum to complain about how no one else can see that our kid is the next X games scooter champ in the making. We just walked over, smiled, made sure she was ok then hugged her, explained the risks and how practice will make it better, and encouraged her to get back on the thing and have some fun, even though we all knew she was going to eat it again and again and again. We knew the risks of failure and injury and disappointment and yet we just watched and smiled and were on the ready with the ice and band-aids!

Maybe everyone should try to get back to that frame of mind? Happy Holidays all you bucket-ers!

J I keep it too real for baited questions. I'd rather talk the game versus kids/parents trying to figure it out. Speaking of keepin' it real...I found a few good uses for Coors/Miller light in a can. I made the best beer can turkey for Thanksgiving!

Back on track...

I have no interest in bashing anyone. You guys have three girls my kid is fond of. I'll be rooting for you this summer whenever possible. I'd just rather talk about what I'm seeing versus the young kids.

[6to4to3]

For sure bruh, I was speaking of the younger parents on the bucket not directly at you. My bad if it seemed that way. I know you are straight up! It's just too bad more folks aren't.

[ICMTM]

I was about to say...don't let me grow to 6'5" behind this keyboard and monitor...

[cccomet5]

If you need help ICMTM with 6-4-3 let me know.....you know where to reach me. I hit em high and you hit em low. haha I hope BOTH your new adventures have continued success...two great kids with parents that "get it" is a deadly combo.

Answer to your question......I care as you know. LM kid I coached and know well just verballed to Utah State....it brought a tear to my eye. Thats the bottom line!!!!!


A wise man once said "Jealously is an ugly emotion"

Happy Holidays to all

[CheckWriter]

I think the older players parents have just figured it out.

Bingo.

16s, 18s and even college parents love reading this stuff (some of us any way) because we know we were NEVER this ridiculous! I think you have to acquire some clue by the time you get to 16s where your DD fits in, so even if the coach spews some BS, the detector is working pretty good by then and you might leave after the season a bit disappointed, but not foaming at the mouth mad mid season.

Fortunately, had some parents when we were in 12s that got into HB pissing matches when it first started. Coaches set a rule - anybody that posts anything about the team or replied to smack about the team, their kid would be invited to leave the team.

I like to think I wouldn't have done it anyway, but it made it easier to not get started in the first place.

[NumeroUno]

The majority of the softball people I talk to are 16 and 18u parents and they are all always on the bucket. They just read more than they post