It seems as if SOCalSoftballdad tends to witness the same stuff i see here in the SD area.
Pretty unfortunate to see so much bashing going on for something that is the norm here in SoCal. It's not like i'm coming on here saying that this is how it's going to be. I came on here asking for help and any other pointers. The stuff i mentioned in my first post was simply what i've encountered in various leagues in SoCal. You call it crazy, hell, it's the norm and not only around these parts of towns but all across SoCal.
Chinamigarden came on here asking if it was a joke. I'll admit i'm ignorant to other parts of the country (obviously) and how they handle their leagues but yes Chinamigarden, there are 8u all stars and and 8u pitchers and yes they do go through conditioning. How else would they handle weekend tournaments and according to my schedule, it's 6 weekends in a row.
Our #1 pitcher is good. I wouldn't go as far as to say really good but she's being clocked at 45-46 easily. Our number one all star pitcher last year was clocked by various guns at 49 over and over again, getting as high as 51!! The crazy thing is that she was in the eights and moved into the 10's even though she could have stayed in the 8's one more season.
As SoCalSoftballdad mentioned, the small percentage that make all stars genuinely love it. They will sit and actually watch film, sounds crazy right?!?! This is their typical year. They play Spring, get a week off and then prepare for all stars. Right after that they get another week or two off and start with winter ball. Right after winter ball, most of the players get together for a generic TB team and participate in numerous tournaments throughout SoCal. After that is done, they get another two weeks off and they are right back at it for Spring.
Pretty unfortunate to see so much bashing going on for something that is the norm here in SoCal. It's not like i'm coming on here saying that this is how it's going to be. I came on here asking for help and any other pointers. The stuff i mentioned in my first post was simply what i've encountered in various leagues in SoCal. You call it crazy, hell, it's the norm and not only around these parts of towns but all across SoCal.
Chinamigarden came on here asking if it was a joke. I'll admit i'm ignorant to other parts of the country (obviously) and how they handle their leagues but yes Chinamigarden, there are 8u all stars and and 8u pitchers and yes they do go through conditioning. How else would they handle weekend tournaments and according to my schedule, it's 6 weekends in a row.
Our #1 pitcher is good. I wouldn't go as far as to say really good but she's being clocked at 45-46 easily. Our number one all star pitcher last year was clocked by various guns at 49 over and over again, getting as high as 51!! The crazy thing is that she was in the eights and moved into the 10's even though she could have stayed in the 8's one more season.
As SoCalSoftballdad mentioned, the small percentage that make all stars genuinely love it. They will sit and actually watch film, sounds crazy right?!?! This is their typical year. They play Spring, get a week off and then prepare for all stars. Right after that they get another week or two off and start with winter ball. Right after winter ball, most of the players get together for a generic TB team and participate in numerous tournaments throughout SoCal. After that is done, they get another two weeks off and they are right back at it for Spring.
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You came in, withstood the initial flames, laid out your position, and then came back receptive to what you saw was well-intended feedback. 
