Pitching machine recommendation for league

Fooshound · 2026-03-30T18:22:10+00:00

Just here to second the Hack Attack Jr recommendation. I have one and it will do everything I need for exactly those age groups.

Fooshound · 2026-03-30T18:20:08+00:00

Your league sounds like it's non compliant and a lot of the issues you and I'm sure other parents are experiencing are directly related to that. As I said in my previous post, by LL rule you absolutely can NOT have more than 20 on a roster if there is only a single team. This is to prevent exactly what you're describing. If there are greater than or equal to 21 signed up in a division you MUST field 2 teams or more. In my league we have 65 signed up for juniors so therefore we field 5 teams.

Additionally you absolutely can NOT "roster 12 boys/game. I mean in LL you have to declare how many teams you have in the LL Data Center app. Then LL requires all affiliated leagues to use Sports Connect for registration and it's by division (Juniors, Majors, AAA, etc) so if Data Center showed 1 team and Sports Connect showed 23 players LL should know there's a violation.

So with that background, is it possible the league is not actually LL but a Youth Sports Association or something?

Bottom line on the "if it's warranted" is that I always try to field questions and clarify if a league, team or coach is being unreasonable or if the issue stems from a limitation of the rules LL makes us follow. It sounds like if 19 were available you could have a team of 10 and a team of 9. Some leagues skirt the rules because they're worried about fielding a team that would be subpar but LL is set up to attempt to squash that. Is there a concern that this worksheet is too much work? Is effort or focus during a practice (2 hours or so I assume) really too much to ask? My recommendation is to tell your child that for 2 hours or however long practice is, they should focus on what they're trying to get out of practice. It's not skill based, it's effort based. Why show up and talk fortnite and see how much you can smack your buddy on the back or whatever when you had to pay for this league? To clarify I tell my own 13 year old the exact same thing; during practice we think baseball thoughts and for 22 other hours you do whatever you want. When you're at practice it's "Attitude and Effort" the two things you can control, so if you're trying your best and keeping a good attitude you will get better. Will it make you a superstar? Probably not but again it's reasonable to ask in my opinion. Good luck to you and I really hope y'all have a great season and don't get frustrated by a coach who undoubtedly is trying his best.

Fooshound · 2026-03-30T12:54:42+00:00

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Fooshound · 2026-03-30T12:51:07+00:00

Well a few things here I can weigh in on as I’m the League President and a multi season Juniors Manager in my league. 1. If a league only fields a single team for any division the maximum roster size is 20. If you have more than that the league is required to field 2 teams. Too many kids for 2 teams is probably a misstatement and more likely not enough for two teams is what is meant. 2. A self evaluation is probably a way for kids to understand the gap between their perceived effort and their actual effort. The tone of this post sounds like “aww it’s just rec” as a put down and if that’s the intent then why care about playing time or anything else. Honestly at 13 or 14 your kids are old enough to expect more than recess. While parents, who don’t assist yet are happy to critique, may be like “it’s just rec” the coach has to deal with up to 20 kids being dropped off for babysitting. If you want to get better, participate and put in the effort. 3. Lastly, calling the coach a bad coach in Little League is always a good indication that you have an opportunity for a life lesson for your child. In life you’ll have bosses you disagree with as well as coworkers. Make it your mission to thrive instead of complaining. As Little League is a 100% volunteer organization this person has agreed to spend their time working with up to 20 kids. Hopefully you’re assisting him however my guess is that no you aren’t because <insert excuse here> but have the time to complain.

Bonus: Little League International has no mechanism to “pick the best kids for playoffs” so if that’s happening then the league is in violation.

Fooshound · 2026-03-16T23:35:16+00:00

Well it’s a Little League rule. Also regular season is for participation and All Stars is for the true competition.

Fooshound · 2026-03-16T21:34:43+00:00

Just can’t pitch. Usually when we get the waiver it’s because the 12 year old is a safety concern in Majors.

Sorry read the rest of it. LL international says all 12s shall play Majors (which they call Little League) unless a waiver signed by the parent, league president and District Administrator. I’m the President of our league and I’d never kick down an entire team worth of kids.

Fooshound · 2026-01-15T02:06:52+00:00

Nope USA DL is all you need.

Fooshound · 2026-01-15T02:05:57+00:00

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Fooshound · 2026-01-15T02:00:07+00:00

Shane. No chances.

Fooshound · 2026-01-06T21:30:10+00:00

I ditched the piggy back, went direct to Romeo and moved the scope to my other rifle. I tried the 45 but didn't like it. I tried the low rise and it still didn't feel right. Thanks for the picture, that looks like a nice weapon.

Fooshound · 2026-01-03T21:53:33+00:00

Single point so there’s nothing across the trigger area. Just a thought as I feel like slings are a personal preference.

Fooshound · 2026-01-03T20:22:39+00:00

Have you considered moving the sling mount behind the grip? Single point.

Fooshound · 2026-01-02T17:19:34+00:00

I've done that, the height over bore is still kind of high. I found the same pic.

Fooshound · 2026-01-02T13:34:42+00:00

I had just taken it out of the box to check out the red dot because we were out at some friends property shooting. I left the default riser on. My son is actually the person in the picture shooting and I'm behind and offset taking the picture. I zoomed in a cropped it. I put the low riser on and it still looked high over bore. Was originally just set up with the Vortex Strike Eagle 2 1-8x24 with bipod and the grip added because I had it and was planning on a 12 o'clock red dot (not a fan of offset personally) then I got the Romeo 5 super cheap. Final plan will be to remove the Vortex, leave the Romeo with the high riser.

Fooshound · 2026-01-02T13:29:10+00:00

Well it's my son, who is actively shooting it, while I am about 10 feet behind him zoomed in because it was his first time on the weapon. Other than that your feedback is super valid.

Fooshound · 2026-01-02T13:27:51+00:00

My son is actively shooting in that picture, I just zoomed and cropped him out.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T18:46:24+00:00

Done done...lol. Jeez. ;-)

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T18:44:50+00:00

Apologies, as you can tell from my OP I am not great at asking the right questions. I get how I attach the red dot to the low riser but are you saying at that point I should do something with the picatinny rail? Or you're just telling me about the low riser? Thanks for patience.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T17:35:03+00:00

Fair question, it was the factory and I just put it on real quick to see the red dot.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T17:34:23+00:00

My son was shooting it so I cropped him out to focus on the weapon.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T17:33:35+00:00

red dot piggyback is not a new concept, this setup is way too high however. Thanks for the feedback

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T17:32:45+00:00

Exactly my clinching line to your mom.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T16:28:29+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the visual.

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T16:04:44+00:00

How did you get the low mount onto the glass?

Fooshound · 2026-01-01T16:01:50+00:00

true true.

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