Mitchell Woulf

@JermaineCurtis @TerryBattenberg DMs are open. I’d be interested to hear what was expected out of you. Would like to share with players. Thank you!

@TerryBattenberg Not right away But it changed my understanding of what “serious preparation” actually looked like The biggest jump wasn’t just physically It was realizing everybody there was talented so your habits, discipline, recovery, mindset, and consistency started mattering a lot more

My high school coach worked us hard. But nothing compared to college baseball. That first week on campus, I was so sore I could barely take a step longer than 6 inches. That’s when I realized: There are levels to this game.

@MatthewMKE98 It is much more important that he gets regular at bats. He wouldn’t get that in Milwaukee and we have players coming back from injury. You also have to factor in service time and options too.

These two get regular starts in the outfield Good grief man You can’t tell me Luis Lara is worse than this

@ASnyder0913 @wshwildcat @barstoolsports It is a playoff game, so not the AD who set the game. Wisconsin has their playoff dates out three years in advance

@wshwildcat @barstoolsports Not true. Spring sports schedules are official until mid-winter. It’s also a simple switch for an AD to make.

A Florida High School Baseball Team's Season Ended Because the Seniors Chose To Go to Prom Instead of a Playoff Game s.barstool.link/c/article-3568…

@FCBanter_ @barstoolsports Most states have playoff dates out 3 years in advance

@barstoolsports I mean that’s the athletic directors and associations fault. Prom dates are set like 9 months in advance

@natmcdermott2 lol we are one month into the season. His stuff is elite and he has a lot of team control yet. He is going to be a very good reliever Major League Baseball

was about to say this is proof that we never lose a trade but then I remembered Angel Zerpa

@marcie_comtois @FixingEducation Athletics is 1% of the budget for schools and plays a major role in attendance, graduation, and community support for the school. That sounds like a pretty good investment to me.

Sure, communities can take over some arts programs, but making communities take over afterschool sports is not the same as cutting gym, music, art, band, chorus, and orchestra. Cutting music, art, band, chorus, and orchestra—which are classes offered during the school day, especially for students who want to go into those fields—is not a good solution. These classes are part of the school curriculum and provide structured learning, trained teachers, and equal access for all students. Fine Arts classes in school help students build creativity, discipline, teamwork, and career skills, and removing them takes away opportunities for students who rely on school to learn and grow in these areas. Therefore, communities can support the arts, but they should not replace arts education in schools.

Should schools in America run sports programs, or should local communities take them over like in parts of Europe? This wouldn’t eliminate sports, just shift them to club systems and free up school resources for academics. Would this be better for students?

@marcie_comtois @FixingEducation Why can’t communities take over the arts?

@FixingEducation With budget cuts they don't cut sports but cut the arts. What about those kids who will never be athletes they deserve to have something in school they can excel at. Yeah have the communities take over sports.

@Hoopss 84-79 UConn

Predict the score of UConn vs Michigan NCAA Championship game to win $1000. Go.

@CoachSwit We have a giant marsh behind the 3rd base dugout, woods with a river down the LF line, woods about 40 feet behind home plate, and woods just past the OF fence. Lose a lot of baseballs

Losing baseballs during a game might be the most underrated frustration in H.S. baseball. Not cheap. Adds up fast. Foul ball… gone. Warm-up ball… gone. Start with a bucket— finish half empty. Can anyone relate?

@ButchBaseball29 I’m all for what is best for the player. I encouraged a talented catcher to try out for a quality travel team. I also have seen kids play for “B” travel teams and not develop at the rate as what we do in our community program.

That’s sad, but like a lot of families whose children travel… you did what you thought was best for your child. In a perfect world, high level baseball would be free.

@BrewPack8 I think it is silly that both Brewers and Cubs fans continue to argue about it. It must drive engagement tho.

But on top of this, the fact my timeline is filled with brewer fans and that other fanbase arguing and we don’t play each other for a month and is a half is great. One of the best rivalries in the sport right now

@tracebrowning @andyinsix Actually a pretty cool story (the Federal League that is) Walter Johnson was very close to going to the Federal League because they got paid more and the reserve clause in his contract was used to legally keep him from playing.

@andyinsix Me too. It’s the only sport where something like that can really happen because there are so many teams that only existed for like a season or two

The WHO of WHAT LEAGUE?!

@TeachHoopsBBall If kid believe that basketball, or any sport for that matter, is more fun and rewarding than their other options or that it is the “cool” and “social” thing to do, you get and keep numbers.

@TeachHoopsBBall There are so many things that are fighting for kids attention these days that the program system wide needs to focus on recruiting kids from the district and keeping them. A lot of times, that means the head coach being very active in youth programs.

High school basketball numbers are shrinking, and it scares me. We talk about basketball as a builder of discipline, teamwork, and grit. But what happens when fewer kids get the chance? Coaches, players, parents, are we doing enough to keep the game alive?

@CoachSwit @CoachMarcusHill Each situation is different. I encouraged one of our 16 year olds to try out for a very good travel team as he needs the competition in the summer if he wants to reach his potential. I’ve also seen players get passed up who opted to play for a “B or C” team.

@CoachMarcusHill 🤣🤣🤣

Most Parents won’t admit it but their kid is on a travel team because they get along with the other parents. Don’t care about winning or development or facilities or college placement they literally just pay thousands for their own sideline social club so they can post pictures on social media to keep up their public social status.

@ChuckSmith414 Easily top 5 coach in CBB.

He put Coop and Kon outta their misery last year lol Sampson is a legend.

@JohnnyVanBee School ball teams have a lot more hustle and higher standards than your average B or C level travel ball team.

From a travel ball coach watching school ball….. Can we just get the kids to hustle out to their position? Standards are way too low. It’s gross to watch.

@CoachHPrice Wisconsin would have been better off using the Bound Power index. The formula they use now is very flawed.

This is fascinating. Illinois is using MaxPreps RPI rankings to seed for the high school playoffs. Not sure which I trust more. A generic model that you have insight into the ranking regularly or In Wisconsin a group of basketball people creating a specific formula but the makings remain unknown.

@jrmxjrm @AJBayatpour Tribes are sovereign entities not races so not a violation of the 14th amendment.

@AJBayatpour So #racist that only a few tribal races can operate this business. So anti 14th Amendment. So #unconstitutional.

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Indoor practice for a while still in the Northwoods as still a considerable amount of snow on the ground.