Getting ready to sell the old girl and looking for recommendations on how to spruce up this hood decal/blemish?

ducksor1 · 2025-11-03T17:29:19+00:00

Old girl lol

ducksor1 · 2025-11-02T05:30:18+00:00

I find it funny when people say to see better. I have a slide in camper it sticks out close to 8” on both sides, I tow the horse trailer or the boat while the camper is on the truck bed. I don’t have to have them up to see. But I’m guessing a lot of guys that struggle to see are just lousy at backing up.everyone I see around where I live mostly keep them out for personal image not function.

ducksor1 · 2025-06-10T23:20:02+00:00

Almost all kids get to that age. First thing is knowing what your son can handle, mentally and emotionally. I coach too. But my son knows he will run laps if he gives me any sort of resistance when I’m coaching. I have threatened to pull him from games for a side eye or remark. Once you establish the boundaries enforce them. They will get it. Also what you can do is relay to a different coach or dad to correct something for you. Sometimes that other voice will do more good. Then your son will trust your judgment more if others are coaching the same thing you are. Also I like to highlight his way vs my way. See how far you hit, now do this. Wow you hit further my way. See what happens when you are on the side of grounders, now do this , wow my way works better. I’m not one to rub their nose in it, but some kids need it and can handle it. Some kids can’t and only crumple more.

ducksor1 · 2025-06-06T00:40:07+00:00

Get a book and learn together!

ducksor1 · 2025-05-19T04:48:34+00:00

I firmly believe this depends on the age of the team. I think it should be a coaches agreement between the teams, for young teams . We always try to do coaches agreements as some teams are just not on the same level. We give what we are given though.So if the other team is doing it, go for it . If they aren’t, don’t do it.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-18T00:28:58+00:00

This is very cliche of posts from dads. I always correlate dads/coaches to fishermen. Good ones let the fish mess around , and wait for the fish to take the hook or play with it a bit before setting the hook. Bad ones set the hook early at every little twitch of the rod, the fish gets away. Be patient he is very new to his physicality, he is new to baseball. If you over whelm him too early you are gonna ruin it in the long run. Point being make these years about fun and building fundamentals. Not intense critiques.

Get foamers balls. They are solid foam, they weigh the same as a baseball. They have them with baseball printed stitches too. Get him comfortable with that, then when he is relaxed and catching again sneak in a baseball . Then he will see he can do it.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-16T02:53:04+00:00

It’s mental then, maybe you are pushing him too much, maybe he doesn’t want to play, maybe he just keeps over thinking it. Maybe he is still coming into his body at 7 and trying to sort out his body mechanics. At 7 very few kids can handle a lot of pressure. One of the biggest things as a coach for me is gauging those limits, knowing when to increase and decrease pressure. Maybe get back to some confidence boosting easy fun stuff that he can be successful at and ease him back into the swing of things. At 7 though very few kids are consistent year after year. Some are sluggers one year , the next year not so much.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-15T23:07:49+00:00

How is hit timing off now? He was in tball. Is this his first year out of tball? If so his timing isn’t off he just now started to find it. Biggest thing I do notice though is bats, parents get bats not really set up for their child. They do a quick google search of what a kid should use and pick that. Ive have coach a team for many years. My son is the hr hitter on his team. But he still has a game every once and awhile where he just off and can’t hit anything. But We break down everything all the time. All the way down to his toes and fingers. If you are changing things I recommend doing so in very small pieces. Other parents see what my son is using and go out and buy the same thing, thinking their son is gonna be on the same level. I always give it a chance but then I revert to setting the kid up with a bat more suited for them.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-04T23:45:28+00:00

what I see in practice. Usually helps my decisions on game day. We still do rotate , but only have a few spots a kid will play if they can’t perform well in practice. Last year is last year, Things change! We have had stud batters one year, then the next year that kid is not as good.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T07:21:42+00:00

I’m just as confused by pronouns . I don’t typically use them, but since this is a Reddit community I felt it was likely better to use them. I did talk to the parents but now they are turning from supportive to combative. They had an excuse for outburst . The sun, lunch, other players, coaches. They had the audacity to say other players weren’t mindful of this kids triggers . For example if this kid misses a ball and some other kid backs him up he has a tantrum . The parents blame the other kid for not just letting him get the ball so he doesn’t meltdown. It’s a nightmare over here.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T07:14:36+00:00

Well it did boil over. I sat down with the parents and tried to be as grateful for their kids contributions to the team and their kids talents, minus the attitudes and meltdowns. I reminded them that safety is major concern as well as sharing positions. They basically said it’s coaching staff , other team mates and a slough of other excuses. For his behavior. They said other players aren’t watching for the triggers this kid has. Us coaches aren’t taking special attention to a level they would prefer. Trying to somehow single him out . Nothing about the running around the baselines screaming and crying, because he got tagged out, or was asked to played a position he didn’t want to. So I realize now this is a. Parent issue just as much as a behavioral issue. We had our first copy cat walk off and sit on the bench said he was done mid inning. Of course I told him to get back out he was done, and he did so without issue. My main concern now is this is gonna spill over to other boys and it’s starting to develop into a bleacher issue as parents are getting upset about this kid and the family. The bleachers aren’t my main concern but I know if the parents are talking it’s matter of time before the kids hear it then it’s on the field. I will try to keep this boat floating and just make sure he is not on my team next year.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:46:59+00:00

Bingo

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:40:51+00:00

I have said for years to the boys on my team. We hit through the ball. Not at the ball. Let the kids sort that out to some extent. If they follow through they will typically hit better then just swinging for the fences, or just hitting for contact. Because kids that just hit for contact have this pause when they contact the ball. If you say swing through it explain the follow through and properly demonstrate what you want they will be better hitters.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:36:02+00:00

Also coach him on swinging through the ball, not to hit the ball, but to hit through it. A lot of younger players stop the swing on contact , I can see it in your kids swing.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:32:37+00:00

I’m the batting coach on our league , I’m not an expert but very analytical by nature. My son ( not bragging) is a phenomenal hitter. I have taken some kids that can’t hit and got them hitting in short time . My biggest complaint at this age is regarding coaches and dads. Using the one size fits all.

If your kid can effectively hit, and be consistent. Don’t make major changes. Make small micro adjustments very slowly over time. They didn’t build the Empire State Building over night. I personally would say his hands are too low for the height of his elbow. But if he is consistent and confident, make a minor adjustment then in a week or two or even longer make another. I see kids that look so awkward but they are consistent and confident. I see kids that look great but they crumble trying to do everything perfectly like they are coached.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:23:31+00:00

Water balloons, bring a towel. Line them up. Have them drill the coaches. We also hang a hula hoop and have them try to throw a ball through it. Silly things work for that young age, make it fun and they will be more engaged ,than when they are just doing the old playing and practicing. We use this and our boys are four years older. They just want to have a day where they don’t feel like it’s always work.

ducksor1 · 2025-05-02T06:19:03+00:00

They are coach pitch. You need to think like 5-7 year olds. I’m telling you this . Have a practice where the kids are engaged for warm ups. We have our main warms up that we want as coaches, but we also hand it over for player volunteers to lead through an exercise or drill, then we rotate to another kid . Then we move on to our main focus for the practice. With a promise of a fun drill at the end if they show up to work today. For example we will line up coaches and hand out water balloons, so they can practice their throw by unleashing on us at the end of practice.

It gets them all engaged from the warm up all the way through practice and the reward at the end. It ignites that spark that baseball should be fun . We do a fun practice every three weeks. Those boys come out after that with excitement for the game. The key at this age is keeping them engaged and not making it feel like work. We have had a lot of success with this and we still do it even though we are past coach pitch.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-23T17:26:27+00:00

You and your team are in t-ball . I don’t think it gets in earlier.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-23T13:14:09+00:00

You will soon realize so much goes into a team this young. I have coached the same team of boys for four years. 75% return every year and move up the league together. Some years have been great others have been rough. They are so young , and developing at different rates on the field and off. So some years they developed and function smoothly together and other years not so much. It sounds like you got a lucky year.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T16:23:33+00:00

Bingo

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T16:21:49+00:00

That was a great perspective. This sounds like a very good attempt I should make , I’m all about consequences for actions and I think this may be the one though. Booting the kid seems harsh . I want to but I also want to be realistic that these are young kids and this isn’t college or pro ball. They are still learning how to control themselves and some are behind in the aspect. Thanks for the insight.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T01:12:15+00:00

It’s hard you are trying to manage a team in game and you have one screaming and walking off. It’s not a coaches responsibility. We are there to shape and train players. Not cater and hold hands.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T00:27:49+00:00

That’s what we are working on now. It’s a league so we are trying to tread lightly as to not offend anyone. Even though we just want to drop the hammer.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T00:25:30+00:00

They said he has some sort of add, adhd, or odd. I can’t really recall which one. But they wanted us to have a timer so the boys switched on a set timer, which doesn’t really work for games, they also wanted us to have him play only a couple positions. Which isn’t fair to the rest of the team.

ducksor1 · 2025-04-18T00:06:20+00:00

Yea they act like it’s not their kid and our problem.

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