Legion Right move or not?

I guess that people looked into the title to much and responded without fully reading the post. In my original post and those after. I have never taken a shot at the legion program. I have always stated that this was about pushing players into it by coaches that want to take the for their summer programs. I will agree that if one read just the title, one may jump the gun. In school if you read a book, you do just that read it. Remember that "Gone with the Wind" is about a wind storm, you read more than the title. I have never in this post brought showcase into it. I have only responded to what others have posted. I have only questioned the motives of (some) coaches. I think that if I can piss off both sides, I may need to go into the very politics that we all question from time to time. Being more clear (GOVERMENT). Agree with me or not, this in an open forum.

 

There are positives and negatives to each. You have to look at what is best for your son at the time. What is a negative to one person may be a positive to another and vice versa. We can debate it all day but in the end you have to do what is best for you. Fortunately this site keeps the conversations civil.

 

legion baseball is the best period. Showcase, travel ball is for the rich and wealthy,and the one's that think they are better than everyone else.

 

I know the kids in our legion program have to pay money to play, so that statement is not true.

 

Not rich here. Agree that it is about a lot of $$. Be there, done that.

 

Wow!!

What a post. Homeplate that was brilliant!

 

Lets talk about the money

since so many are concerned about the way others spend their money. I choose to drive an old truck. I choose to not go on vacations. I choose to wear the same clothes untill they wear out. I choose to spend my hard earned money any way a see fit. Since it is my money and not yours. I choose to feel free to allow others to spend their money any way they seem fit since it is not my money. My son chooses to not go on vacations. My son chooses to work with me in the summer in the lawn business. He chooses to spend his hard earned money helping to pay for his motel room and his food on baseball trips. He chooses to work during the week and then play baseball on the weekends. He has the right to spend his money the way he sees fit since it is his money and not yours. He chooses to play with a team that travels because he feels it offers him an opportunity to play with some very good players and against some very good players. And he feels it will only make him a better player to get challenged in the off season. Am I offended by the comments that showcase and travel baseball is for the rich and wealthy? Am I offended by the comment that showcase and travel baseball is for people who think their kids are better than everyone else? What do you think? How much money do some people spend on family vacations each year? ATV's , jet skis, boats, fancy clothes, stereo systems in cars, fancy rims for cars, the list goes on and on. Maybe there are some people who do without and their kids are willing to do without (certain things that other kids will not do without) in order to play showcase or travel baseball. Are all the kids playing legion the poor and disadvantaged? Are they all the kids that have parents that dont feel they are better than everyone else? My son plays with some great young men. And the parents are some of the nicest and down to earth people anyone would ever want to meet. They make alot of sacrifices as well. The cost up front to play with Impact is minimal. The cost of the motel rooms and food can be expensive over the course of a summer and fall season. But no more expensive than what I would be spending going to the beach or mountains for vacations or spending on other activities if we were not playing baseball. But that is my decision to make right? Just like it is your decision to make what you do with your time and your money. Maybe I could say that you are too cheap to sacrifice what you like to do or your son doesnt love the game enough to sacrifice what he loves to do to play showcase or travel baseball. Or maybe he was just not good enough to make one of these teams so you are pissed off at the showcase and travel baseball world. I dont know and frankly I could careless. It is your time and your money so do with it what you want.

 

Exactly...great insight Coach. It's what is right for you and one's own situation.

 

Take cover. That should get a few riled up.

 

Platedad,,,,,,,, if you ain't taking a shot at legion, and if your merely questioning certain coachs' motives, then it would be nice if you would take a little more time thinking about the title of your next thread. Thank you.

I'm sure the showcase folks wouldn't appreciate my next thread entitled "showcase, wasted money or not",,, and all I was merely talking about was the balk rule.