Ben Joyce didn’t throw 80mph until he was a junior in high school. He is currently the hardest thrower in the world at 105mph. Great reminder to stop chasing velo at 13u & play the long game. Build a foundation. Lift Heavy. He started lifting young. Currently DL’s 645. Bench 345.
When your “unranked” 13u team takes down the
@PerfectGameUSA
#1
ranked team in the country on the way to winning these belts. Did it w our own dudes too. Batting all 11 dudes the entire tournament. Everyone else flying in dudes from all over. 😂
#BoltBaseball
#KeepBarkingBro
@CoachLacey24
Tell college coaches to actually recruit multi sport kids instead of just talk about doing it. 90% of offers are given to kids that specialize.
@DeAngelisCorey
Some of us saw this coming. Don’t get me started on the depression & suicide this has caused. All for a virus that isn’t even a risk to kids. CDC scared all their parents into keeping them inside.
@StealthQE4
Worst take I’ve ever read on Twitter. Most of those people that bought the last 2 years have 20-30% equity and an interest rate under 3%. If market drops 30%… so what… it’s back to what they paid for it & they still have that 2.75% interest rate. You have to live somewhere
@sweatystartup
Yeah. The real winners in life are the guys that spend their entire life trying to create clever content for their social media to get “likes” from people they’ve never met. 😂 👍
@mrs_melevans
I talk about this often. If you are doing it for scholarships, you are way behind in $. If you are doing it all for fun, teaching life lessons, creating opportunities to fail & learn to work harder, to create great healthy habits then all the travel ball $ is worth it.
@ashleykewish
Have a hard time believing your kids were shamed. I live in a 90% LDS neighborhood & all the moms made a conscious effort on GroupMe to talk about making sure any Sunday Trick or Treaters would feel welcomed, greeted, & given candy. I’m guessing most areas did the same.
I hate that there is a sentiment in the youth sports world that it is wrong for young kids to work hard because they might burnout & that adolescent sport should only be about fun. You know what is fun? Being the best & knowing you worked hard for it… Thread…
#YouthBaseball
So many parents will read stuff like this and think… not my kid, he doesn’t know my kid. I’ve tried everything w my kid. That’s the damn problem. You keep “trying” things instead of sticking to the original expectations. Your kid isn’t the problem. You are the problem.
When the last kid on your 12u team finally hits his first Homerun... and your team goes nuts!!! Been coaching this kid since he was 6 years old. These are the moments.
It’s
#NationalCatchersDay
This dude is inching closer to that sub 2.0 pop. His 2024 14u season starts today in St George. Proud of the work he has put in & who he has become through that work. Good luck today
@Rex1James
@PBR_Utah
I tell my kids this all the time. Be so good that they can’t keep you off the field. Politics are for kids who don’t work hard & their parents that enable them. I always laugh when I see a dad working the system. Doing his own kid a dis-service.
Parents...If your boy is good enough you won't ever have to worry about politics/playing time in baseball. Politics is reserved for the average and below average.
#truthtellingtime
My 13yo son had a bone spur removed from his right throwing elbow in January. Hasn’t played since. He will be back better than ever but today he had his left handed pitching debut. 2 innings, 0 hits, 2k’s left handed on 60’ mound. I cried. He is a determined kid.
#BoltBaseball
Best of the West 12u champs. Beat some of the best teams in the country & we were the only team that...
1. Didn’t bring guest players. 2. Batted the entire lineup the entire tournament. 3. Pitched all 11 kids & didn’t abuse any arms in the process.
#development
#chemistry
@Papa_Ostler
@TuckerCarlson
You used to be a good follow as someone in the middle ground on this issue. Now you just bow to the woke mob for social media likes. Congrats on all your “likes”.
Larry Krystowiak vs Randy Bennett coaching battle tonight. Never on a basketball court has there been a coaching matchup as douchey as this one.
#NIT
#Utah
#SaintMarys
@RyanMau25
@nextlevelbb
That’s terrible but know that not all travel teams are like that. The other day I made my boys spend 10 of our paid for 90 minutes cleaning a facility that isn’t ours and a mess that we didn’t make. Sometimes the off field teaching is more important than the baseball stuff.
@xanbarksdale
I had to lose weight every year growing up for football weighins. I dont have an eating disorder as an adult. It was always my choice and actually taught me how to work hard towards a goal. This is more a gray area than black & white. There is a right & wrong way to approach this
@nextlevelbb
Fear. People get scared they are throwing too much so arms are not properly conditioned. Kids go out and max effort every 5 days and then shut it down for the next 5 days then max effort again. Arms don’t get the build up & recovery it needs. It max effort then shutdown. Repeat.
Scary times when police officers can’t save other humans from being stabbed & superstars/athletes are the judges for society. What a bizarre world we live in.
Attention Youth Baseball Coaches: my annual reminder to stop calling pitches from your bucket. Let your pitcher & catcher do it. Creates a ton of learning opportunities & I promise none of your games are really that important.
#YouthBaseball
@nextlevelbb
This is insane! If a college coach reached out to my 8th grader, here is what I would tell him… “Hey man, thanks for reaching out, we are interested but for the sake of my kid & his work ethic, let’s touch base in about 3 years. Thanks for reaching out” It’s that easy.
@hankrsmith
People usually find what they are looking for. There is plenty of proof to prove Joseph Smith was what he claims. Also plenty of proof to prove he was an imperfect man. Faith is the most powerful decision we have each day. Your tweets were awesome yesterday.
@PatBurkeNY
I’m introducing a bill that says Pat Burke gets no medical care until he loses 30 lbs, stops drinking and smoking. Do your part Pat. Doctors & hospitals can’t waste time, energy, & resources on your poor health decisions.
@nextlevelbb
Let’s hope that trend carries over into the draft and finding guys that can actually play the game over guys with the impressive metrics. Showcase Hero’s that can’t play a lick.
11 Dudes, 11 games, 2 championships, only 9 total runs given up. Insane week for these guys. Back to back
@TCS_BB
AZ Spring Training Tourneys was ambitious but we pulled it off. Session 3 & 4 Champions. 11 healthy arms.
#BoltBaseball
@NewEmergingKing
This might be the worst advice I’ve ever read on Twitter. It’s now wrong to use sport as a vehicle for teaching life lessons? So much more to sports than going pro. Teaching hard work, competitiveness, dealing with failure, being part of a team.
@coach_j_lima
“Junk Volume”. Love that term. It’s so overused by coaches that don’t know where else to spend the time at practice. Endless jogging and up downs. Drives me crazy. It’s nothing but junk volume. Faux hard work.
@nextlevelbb
Everyone has been scared into “not throwing”. So they go out once a week and max effort, max pitch count then shut it down for a week until they do it again. Not enough pre and post work plus conditioning the arm during the week.
Imagine being Zack Wheeler this morning. Dude was absolutely shoving all to have it ruined by some analytics nerd in the front office that didn’t give you a chance to work through a couple hits.
#WorldSeries
Youth Baseball is interesting. In Utah there is a coach that had what is likely the all time best youth team in the state. Everyone told me how arrogant that coach is… then I got to know him. Had conversations w him. Truly one of the best dudes in the game. Dont listen to haters
All of the best hitters I know have a batting cage at their house or very easy access to one close by. Do with that info what you will….
#HittingTwitter
#YouthBaseball
Super proud of my son. Advancing to the semifinal of the toughest bracket in all of Utah High School wrestling. 6A 126. A bunch of kids that have been wrestling since they were babies and my son that started in 8th grade. Let’s get it son!
The amount of dirt on these dudes is very representative of how hard they play. Special group of kids.
#BoltBaseball
@TCS_BB
Best of the West 3peat Champions. 👌
This dude had an insane weekend. 11 for 19 with 5 doubles. 3 rally starting bunt singles in tight games, and caught several games behind the plate. I’m not sure how, but somehow, he gets better with a wood bat in his hands. He flat out rakes.
My 13yo son can sit here & call about 75% of the pitches these guys are throwing. His knowledge of hitting/calling games is insane. Calling pitches as a catcher since he was 7 years old has really paid off. Let your youth catchers call games.
We won over 70 games last year. Won 9 different tourneys, including some of the best tourneys in the country. Beat the PG
#1
team in the country… but the true sign of success is that all 12 kids are coming back next year. Pumped to have this group for 1 more year.
#BoltBaseball
@JimmyRex
It was very obvious to me as a very casual fan that Donovan didn’t want to be here and Rudy did. I don’t know how this will shake out but seems like they got rid of the wrong guy.
@BadGuacamoleTV
@CoachLacey24
I agree. I just think it’s funny that coaches always talking about how much they love multi sport kids but very rarely favor those kids.
Insane pitching performance from these 12 dudes this weekend. Yes… all 12 of them pitch. Over 6 games:
31 innings pitched
16 hits allowed
10 earned runs
25 walks
2.25 ERA
.147 BAA
40 strikeouts
#BoltBaseball
Thank you
@tylerallgeier17
for hooking up my son last night. You made his night when you gave him your gloves. He is also a RB & loves the contact. Awesome having role models like you for our kids.
@tomhouse
Baseball isn’t fun unless you are good at it. It’s almost impossible to be good at it if the skills are not acquired & practiced from a very young age. It’s kind of what make baseball so beautiful. Not any athlete can step on a field & instantly compete like other sports.
That’s a wrap on the 2022
#BoltBaseball
season. Didn’t play our best ball this week at
#13uPGWS
but we learned a lot. Just glad to have 12 healthy kids. Only team in the tourney that batted the entire lineup every game. I think we got better this week. Time off to get stronger.
@DeanAbbott
Starts as enlightenment, when what they are looking for is right in front of them. Quickly turns into completely frying the part of the brain where the ego, conscience, reasoning are located. It’s why those looking for God on those drugs quickly turn into thinking they are God.
@nextlevelbb
I wonder how many times during the game the catcher rolled his eyes after getting the pitch from the dugout and knew it was the wrong pitch bc he saw something behind the plate that his coach couldn’t see sitting on a bucket.
Drugs are all band-aids. Marijuana, nicotine, alcohol, psychedelics, caffeine, etc… None of them will solve your deep rooted issues. You have to do the work without the drugs. Most drugs will throw you deeper into crisis. Jesus, sunshine, exercise, & relationships are the way!
Hit this one right at me. Halfway up the hill. 5 for 10 so far on the week with 4 bombs. 8 for 10 on hard hit balls. I’d say he has good intent this week. We’ll get back to that line drive approach when we leave Cooperstown. 🚀 💣
#Dingers
I feel like so many kids are on a crash course for UCL tears/Tommy John. You are not too young to start building a body that protects your arm. Start slow & build daily habits that compound over time.
Wearing safety belts increases your odds of survival by 50-80%
We have data that shows an increase of 480% of not having a UCL surgery in baseball players if you can deadlift 2x bw, reverse lunge 1.5x bw, & 13 chin-ups.
We can’t stop these injuries but we can impact the odds.
First in state tournament our own age this year. 5-0 outscoring opponents 56-2. Sometimes you gotta let the boys have fun. 13u been swinging BBCOR most of the year. Scary when you put the -5’s back in their hands.
#BoltBaseball
#BeehiveClassic
I love this book. Had a strong impression when setting goals for 2020 to read this book again. Had been almost 19 years since I last read it cover to cover. I forgot how much daily comfort & protection it can bring. Only missed a handful of days this year & it has blessed my life
“And he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God” (2 Nephi 26:33).
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@baseballifer11
Devils advocate here. System isnt broken. In fact its more fun than it’s ever been. Millions of kids enjoying their time playing travel ball. Hanging at hotel pools w their teammates & families. PG tournaments are really fun & PG provides a great service to motivate kids. My $.02
@HSprauge
@joewheat27
Sure is nice to finally be on an even playing field. I mean I knew… NIL would help BYU but I didn’t think it would happen this fast. This is amazing & watching fans of the other in state team cry about it all over Twitter is freaking hilarious.
@PitchingNinja
Thank you
@BauerOutage
for sharing your knowledge. It really helps dads & youth coaches like myself. Please don’t stop sharing because of the trolls & haters.
Best part of having my own basement gym is leaving dumbbells wherever I want. Also adding a TV was the life hack I didn’t know I needed. Spent a few hours this week adding motivational, real estate, religious, & baseball videos to a playlist. Have hundreds of hours of content.
Finally reached 200 lbs!!! LFG!!! Haven’t been 200 since sophomore year of high school. I’m not the type to post a gym selfie so you get a pic of my scale and feet.
Despite the parents or players you might upset, there is nothing wrong with disciplining players when they mess up. In fact, there is something very wrong when you don’t. According to today's
#FUNdamentalSkills
, what you allow is what you encourage.
📝:
Rumor has it the LDS Church might modify the Word of Wisdom to allow coffee & tea. Please let this be true. I’ve been craving coffee my entire life. Always loved the smell & it would be way healthier than the soda I drink. What coffee maker do I buy?
#ArnoldPalmersForDays
#LDS
My weight has been hovering between 201-205lbs for about a month. It’s been 25 years since I was under 200lbs. Down 30lbs since May. Time to work extra hard & get it done this week.
Pretty cool when you send your son to guest play with another team for the weekend & several of the parents go out of their way to compliment us on what a good kid he is. At the end of the day that is way more important than how good of a ball player he becomes.