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[quote name="PhatMack19" post="1168328" timestamp="1327962184"] I don't really know what unresponsible means, but I have heard of kids as young as 13 getting the surgery.  The rise is high school age kids having Tommy John has increased exponentially.  Some of that has to do with the success rate of the surgery now and the rest is from overuse.  Here is an article that is a few years old that sites sources such as Dr. James Andrews(aka one of the best orthopedic surgeons in the world).  I value their opinions way more than yours. [Hidden Content] [/quote] Hold on, you said it is [b]common place[/b].  That is way different than "I have [i]heard [/i] of kids as young as 13 getting the surgery"  (how many have you heard of?  Do you personally know any?).    I agree that it is on the rise but what you said in your earlier post in just not true and [i]irresponsible[/i].

[quote name="JWB" post="1167664" timestamp="1327839830"] Wrong...thats not always the case...alot of coaches kids may pitch,but alot catch too,including mine....as far as select ruining baseball, IMO it makes "some" little leagues stronger,and the competition better if the scheduling is set up, so the kids can play both, my kids currently play at BCLL,and play select baseball,and softball. BCLL does a great job of scheduling games during the week,so that it doesn't clash with weekend tourneys...we did play at another LL in Orange County that didn't care to make it work,and have lost alot of good players because of it. Select or league?....IMO it boils down to the kid,and how serious they are about the game,and at the end of the day its our job as parents to recognize if we're putting them in a position to be successful,or burning them out....But in some cases, I think Little league is ruining Little league [/quote] ???  This will be the second year that OYBS will have no Saturday games. [quote author=PhatMack19 link=topic=93312.msg1166860#msg1166860 date=1327686921] [quote author=falconfanatic link=topic=93312.msg1166797#msg1166797 date=1327682658] [quote author=westend1 link=topic=93312.msg1166786#msg1166786 date=1327681690] [b]I don't know what is causing it, but go ask the orthopedic docs around here and they will tell you that they are seeing more serious arm injuries in young kids than ever before[/b]. [/quote] Pitching is an unnatural act. You are going to have injuries regardless of what you do. Almost everyone who has played baseball for a significant amount of time is going to have shoulder damage. Now I would say the increase of army injures among children is due to a couple of different things. One is they simply don't rest or recover properly. Its fine if you want to play 80+ games a year, but you can't have your star pitcher start a game and then go out and play a position. You have to give your arm time to recover. Two would be throwing breaking pitches wrong. If you don't throw sliders or curveballs properly you are going to get injured. Third would be the pitchers body is just not conditioned enough. Core and leg work are important, but by strengthening the small muscles in the shoulder with workouts you can do at home you will greatly reduce the risk of injury. [/quote] When I played, the only people having Tommy John surgery were professional players.  [u][b]Now its common place for kids as young as 13 to get the surgery.[/b][/u]  The amount of arm injuries now is ridiculous compared to just 10 or 15 years ago.  I guess that has nothing to do with increased workload.  ::) I was a catcher my whole life and have had 3 knee surgeries because of it.  I also have a problem with a kid catching 6 or 7 games in a weekend.  That happens a lot in select especially at younger ages.  Everyone counts pitches but most don't realize the wear and tear on a catchers knees.  I'm not trying to bash select or say it is bad to play that many games at a young age.  My whole point is to protect your kids.  Your kids future isn't worth some trophy.  Hopefully, your kids coaches are great and are concerned with their health first and foremost.  Just be careful. [/quote] I have been around alot of youth baseball for the last 7 years and I have not heard of 1 case of a 13 year old having Tommy John surgery.  To say that it is common is just plain unresponsible and untrue.

12u Elite Prospects will have open workouts August 28th and September 11 (tentatively).  Keep checking this board for updates.

12u for the upcomming 2012 season?

Congrats from the 11U GTB Prostpects.

Congrats to Anthony and the Babino family.  You set a great example of how to play the game.  Not sure I have ever seen anyone play with as much effort. Chad

Congrats guys.  Nothing like winning one in the bottom half of the inning.  Those are fun games to be in...especially if you win. ...Chad

[IMG][Hidden Content]] The 11U Elite GTB Prospects won the 12 Open Tournament at Ford Park by going 4-0 and only giving up 8 runs throughout the weekend.  The players are, bottom (L to R):  Case Babino (Ned), Caleb Dubois (BC), Chandler Lancon (Ned), Luc Hollier (BC), Schuyler Thibodaux (BC).  Top (L to R):  Ryan Snell (Hardin), Brandon Cluck (Ned), Justyn Romero (BC), Brett Fregia (OF), Blade Broussard (LCM).

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="999678" timestamp="1303251629"] I'll find out what happened BBDad as the last thing I want is for this thread to be marred by some sort of funny business by the staff if that is the case. Also, in the last day or so, there have been a couple of folks who posted and then deleted their accounts. One being "LC-M Coach" and the other being "Kelly Football."  Both of these were the same person on the site falsely passing himself off as Coach Randy Crouch of LC-M and Coach Mike Long of Kelly.  For the moment they will remain up as I need to preserve some evidence from those posts, but they will be coming down shortly. SETXsports.com extends its deepest of apologies to Coach Crouch, and the staff and the administration of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD, as well as Coach Long, the staff and administration at Kelly High School and the Catholic Diocese for Beaumont for this incident.  I'd like to also apologize to all of the SETX members who were subject of this hoax as well. [/quote] Forget about it...it is not relevant to the topic of this thread. 

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="999665" timestamp="1303249100"] [quote author=BBDad link=topic=82860.msg999662#msg999662 date=1303248677] [quote author=AggiesAreWe link=topic=82860.msg999455#msg999455 date=1303227688] [quote author=BBDad link=topic=82860.msg999448#msg999448 date=1303227276] [quote author=KFDM KERRY COOPER link=topic=82860.msg999422#msg999422 date=1303224462] We'll see how far they go if Coach T isnt hired. Wont be far! [/quote] I bet most WO-S supporters cring when you post. [/quote] LOL!!! Love it!! [/quote] Who erased my post...and why? [/quote] I'll check, but are you sure it has just not been a page farther or less than you thought?  I have had that problem as well. [/quote] Nope...it's gone

[quote name="AggiesAreWe" post="999455" timestamp="1303227688"] [quote author=BBDad link=topic=82860.msg999448#msg999448 date=1303227276] [quote author=KFDM KERRY COOPER link=topic=82860.msg999422#msg999422 date=1303224462] We'll see how far they go if Coach T isnt hired. Wont be far! [/quote] I bet most WO-S supporters cring when you post. [/quote] LOL!!! Love it!! [/quote] Who erased my post...and why?

Funny thing is...It's Thib's bucket...I have him carry it for me. :D  I do sit on it...it was pretty windy last weekend and I didn't want it to blow away.

Thanks...but I would never accept any type of credit for what these boys have accomplished.  They work their tails off.

I do my best ;D

Thanks T,  they are a fun group to coach.  Well, I am not sure how much "coaching" i do...but they are fun to be on the field with.