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Lloyd is a very, very young team. Talked in-depth with Coach Phil Stewart at the Pete Noll tourney last week about the low number of kids coming out and not having enough to even field a JV team this year. Feel bad for Phil, he's a great guy who puts a lot of hard work into his program.

Lloyd is a very, very young team. Talked in-depth with Coach Phil Stewart at the Pete Noll tourney last week about the low number of kids coming out and not having enough to even field a JV team this year. Feel bad for Phil, he's a great guy who puts a lot of hard work into his program.

 

Correction they had enough come out but they weren't of high enough quality. That was a mistake to not have had a jv team. Coach Phil is a good guy for Lloyd and softball, but the team just isn't competitive right now.

Correction they had enough come out but they weren't of high enough quality. That was a mistake to not have had a jv team. Coach Phil is a good guy for Lloyd and softball, but the team just isn't competitive right now.

 

Now that you mention it, I do remember him saying something to this effect. It's a tough spot to put a coach in when you have kids that don't have even the slightest knowledge of the game. At a minimum they should already have the basics down. If you are starting from scratch with kids on the HS level it can make for one hell of a long season. I understand you have to start somewhere, but I think it needs to start well before HS. This is the reason at Newcath we started a frosh team with 6th & 7th graders from our feeder schools 3 years, so they are prepared when they get to the HS level.

Now that you mention it, I do remember him saying something to this effect. It's a tough spot to put a coach in when you have kids that don't have even the slightest knowledge of the game. At a minimum they should already have the basics down. If you are starting from scratch with kids on the HS level it can make for one hell of a long season. I understand you have to start somewhere, but I think it needs to start well before HS. This is the reason at Newcath we started a frosh team with 6th & 7th graders from our feeder schools 3 years, so they are prepared when they get to the HS level.

We have to figure out a way to get kids involved at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade level. There should be hundreds of t-ball/coach pitch teams in this area and it just isn't happening. It is definitely interesting when 9th grade girls show up to tryouts and ask "Where's the gloves?"

We have to figure out a way to get kids involved at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade level. There should be hundreds of t-ball/coach pitch teams in this area and it just isn't happening. It is definitely interesting when 9th grade girls show up to tryouts and ask "Where's the gloves?"

 

This game is next to impossible to learn if you are not starting at a young age..no matter how athletic you are

We have to figure out a way to get kids involved at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade level. There should be hundreds of t-ball/coach pitch teams in this area and it just isn't happening. It is definitely interesting when 9th grade girls show up to tryouts and ask "Where's the gloves?"

My favorite is the kids with "pancake" gloves. Looks like the glove has been in the closet under an anvil for 9 months.

My favorite is the kids with "pancake" gloves. Looks like the glove has been in the closet under an anvil for 9 months.

Probably more discouraging than the kids that haven't learned the game by high school.

My favorite is the kids with "pancake" gloves. Looks like the glove has been in the closet under an anvil for 9 months.

 

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