Priority equipment list for 14u travel team

moe · Jun 22, 2015

Hey all, really need your help.

Helping with a startup travel team here in NY. Funds are very tight, but I understand equipment is key to development. If you could give me your top 5 necessary purchases. I am not a bad coach...but I have limited advanced teaching.

my list:
1) 3 dozen leather covered balls
2) qty 2 bownets or equivalent
3) 2 tees

What else? I need to use my own money (will be my equipment), but it will always be useable for my girls/son.

Coaching aids? DVDs?

Thanks all.

quincy · Jun 22, 2015

It would be nice to have some other balls to be able to setup another couple hitting sessions. Like TCB, whiffle balls, mojo, your pick as far as I am concerned.

JAD · Jun 22, 2015

I would get a couple of buckets to put the 3 dozen softballs in. Prefer a cushioned lid (you will spend a lot of time sitting on it), but if money is tight, a Home Depot bucket and lid will do. I would also look into some TCB whiffle balls and a dozen heavy balls if you can swing it.

If you have any local tournament where the TD provides the softballs, ask him/her if you can buy the used balls after the tournament. Great way to get a bucket of balls for BP for @ $1 each vs. buying new balls for $5 and making them practice ball.

marriard · Jun 22, 2015

moe said:
my list:
1) 3 dozen leather covered balls
2) qty 2 bownets or equivalent
3) 2 tees

Honesty that is about all. Maybe some cheap cones to set up areas you work in.Keep your money for other things rather than gadgets.

Oh yeah - buckets for balls. Buckets are good.

Go to Play It Again Sports or Craigslist for practice balls. No need to buy new balls for practice use if you can all avoid it.
Reserve any new balls for your pitchers/catchers.

Tanner tees if you can afford them - if not get the McGregor/Dicks/OEM heavy rubber ones and then duct tape around where the balls sit (which will stop them splitting).

Don't cheap out on the bow-nets. Quality wise they are far beyond the others which are fine for a season - but sometimes not beyond that.

quincy · Jun 22, 2015

A set of relatively heavy bases that do not slide all over place is nice. And 3 or 4 cheap home plates are nice too.

A Suburban and a nice wagon for all the crap you are going to buy.

marriard · Jun 22, 2015

Oh yeah, this helps...

http://www.amazon.com/FR110-2-400-P...=1434981072&sr=8-1&keywords=green+garden+cart

Strong, industrial cart to move all the stuff around. Mine is going on 4 years.

Amy in AZ. · Jun 22, 2015

Since it is your own money and you are just getting started, I would go with one net, two dozen balls and a Hitting Stick. I do like the better whiffles and TCB balls, but many teams dissolve in the first 6 months. if you follow Craig's List etc. you might be able to pick up some stuff, cheap.

You have already mentioned $600 worth of supplies and I think that is a lot, out of pocket.

Play it again Sports is a good place to get dead balls, to hit off of the tee.

moe · Jun 22, 2015

Ok...current inventory from my previous coaching endeavor 1) Tahoe 2) heavy wagon 3) 4 paint buckets 4) 15 or so balls 5) 15 or so 11" balls for bunting 6) crap net 7) crap tee 8) bases 9) 2 tcb balls 10) quick stick and wiffle golf balls

Glad I paid attention to this forum in past. So, upgrade tee, upgrade net, New balls. Better shape than I thought.

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mothgirl · Jun 24, 2015

Chuck it dog toy big one and little one, and tennis balls

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WARRIORMIKE · Jun 24, 2015

WAL-MART has golf whiffle balls for like 2 bucks, Get yourself a few dozen of those.

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