A Transfer Portal For Youth Players?!?! - Academy Youth Baseball Podcast EP 75 | Driveline Baseball
Вставка
- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- A Transfer Portal For Youth Baseball Players?!?!
In this episode of the Driveline Academy podcast, hosts Deven Morgan and Jeremy Tectiel discuss various aspects of youth baseball, including skill development, the impact of travel baseball, and the introduction of the Pickup Portal. They express concerns about the implications of guest players on youth sports and critique the current state of coaching practices. The conversation also touches on the importance of training tools and the role of social media in youth baseball discussions, culminating in personal anecdotes that highlight the historical context of these issues. In this conversation, Deven Morgan discusses the complexities of youth baseball, focusing on tournament participation, the significance of experiences like the Cooperstown tournament, and the emotional journey of young athletes. He emphasizes the importance of love for the game, the dangers of misleading narratives in youth sports, and the need for supportive environments that foster growth and resilience. The discussion also touches on the correlation versus causation debate regarding youth experiences and professional success, ultimately advocating for a more holistic approach to youth sports development.
Learn more about Driveline Academy Flex here:
www.drivelineb...
Develop bat speed with our Youth Power Bat for just $99!
www.drivelineb...
Skills That Scale: The Complete Youth Baseball Training Manual is out now!
www.drivelineb...
Train bat speed and barrel accuracy with our Youth Underload Smash bat - just $79!
www.drivelineb...
⬇️ Hosts ⬇️
Deven Morgan / devenmorgan
Jeremy Tecktiel / jeremytecktiel
🚨 Follow Driveline Academy on Social Media 🚨 / drivelineyouth / drivelineyouth / drivelineyouth
🔽 Follow Driveline Baseball on Social Media 🔽 / drivelinebb / drivelinebaseball
/ drivelinebaseball
As the father of a 16U pitcher only, I like the idea of a player portal. We had discussed something similar after we finished our summer season. If he was only going to play 1 game a weekend, why not be a "super sub" or "mercenary" and pick and choose your spots? It cuts down on unnecessary travel and expenses, we don't have to waste time on out-of-town tournaments and we can spend our summer weekends doing other things when my son isn't pitching.
Now, could we find a team that would be willing to agree to a lesser obligation and be just fine with us showing up for only one game? Absolutely. And ultimately, that's what we decided to do because there were special circumstances around this particular team.
But I can certainly understand if other pitcher only players and parents wanted to embrace this system. I definitely wouldn't criticize a coach for using it. You guys act like these coaches are entering tournaments at the last minute. Our 2025 summer schedule is already booked. Injuries happen. Vacations happen. Life events happen. There are any number of reasons why a coach would need to use this system to find a replacement.
Fall ball is a perfect example, especially for high school age players. We subbed for our old team for a few weeks because half the roster was JV/Varsity football players who were not available to play. The coach signed up for the league knowing that there were other players available.
And this was the case for every team in the league. They were all using subs from other teams who weren't playing fall ball. Having a system like this in place would certainly make it easier to navigate the weeks when a player is busy with football, or a homecoming dance. Why eliminate a tool that can make it easier for kids to play a game if they're available and want to play?
It seems like you guys willingly defaulted to the worst case scenarios of why not to be apart of this system. What difference does it make if it's a players regular team vs a team they're subbing for when it concerns pitcher workload? I've seen kids arms get abused more by the coaches who are around them every week more than I have when subbing for another team.
Anytime my son has subbed with another coach that isn't familiar with him, we always discuss his workload for a given day, and I never put him into a compromising situation where he can be overworked. Instead of shitting all over what the guy has created, maybe try to see the positives of what it can offer. Not every player, parent and family has the approach that you guys do. It's not your kid, it's not your money, it's not your time.
I've listened to every podcast from the start, and I've had some philosophical differences with some topics, but you guys missed the mark big time with this one.
Audio check