Locally we call these “town leagues” as opposed to “travel leagues.” Anyone who makes the varsity team in virtually any team sport will have played travel since the age of 10-12.
Most kids have no intention of going pro. It’s their parents who mostly believe that they’re going to the Bigs. Coached kid sports for over a decade and that is one of my learned takeaways.In that time I coached hundreds of grade schoolers, and ONE made it to the “pro” level. Played for the Washington Generals!True story.
In kart racing we always had a problem luring new racers. Like most motorized racing karting can be expensive, and requires quite a bit of team support. And like most motorized racing – especially at the local level – money can buy wins more than talent, which can drive participants out due to frustration and budget.
A couple tracks had what they called a “hobby” class. There were restrictions on what you could do to the equipment, which would hopefully tamp down the costs somewhat. If you won too many races in the hobby class they would move you up to the regular classes. The idea was newbies could get a taste for racing without breaking the bank… overall it worked okay, although some people got quite creative in cheating… if caught, cheating moved you into the regular classes or out the door if too egregious.
The dude from FL Premium Member 1 day ago
I like it, they play for the fun of it!
markkahler52 1 day ago
You’ll automatically be suspect if you show up for practice too many times!
bluecat 1 day ago
“Where did you get that fancy uniform!”
“Costume store had a sale!”
kenjlong Premium Member about 23 hours ago
Sounds perfect for us losers! (Not implying that other readers are losers.)
DiminishedFirst about 22 hours ago
Locally we call these “town leagues” as opposed to “travel leagues.” Anyone who makes the varsity team in virtually any team sport will have played travel since the age of 10-12.
jango about 22 hours ago
Most kids have no intention of going pro. It’s their parents who mostly believe that they’re going to the Bigs. Coached kid sports for over a decade and that is one of my learned takeaways.In that time I coached hundreds of grade schoolers, and ONE made it to the “pro” level. Played for the Washington Generals!True story.
ferddo about 17 hours ago
In kart racing we always had a problem luring new racers. Like most motorized racing karting can be expensive, and requires quite a bit of team support. And like most motorized racing – especially at the local level – money can buy wins more than talent, which can drive participants out due to frustration and budget.
A couple tracks had what they called a “hobby” class. There were restrictions on what you could do to the equipment, which would hopefully tamp down the costs somewhat. If you won too many races in the hobby class they would move you up to the regular classes. The idea was newbies could get a taste for racing without breaking the bank… overall it worked okay, although some people got quite creative in cheating… if caught, cheating moved you into the regular classes or out the door if too egregious.
sincavage05 about 16 hours ago
Any time spent chasing a ball, running, gymnastics, is better than sitting on the couch surfing the web or playing games.
ComicLover2 Premium Member about 14 hours ago
Intermural sports when I was growing up were about fun and playing.