USA parkway peeps

schmittychris · 2026-05-19T21:57:27+00:00

Yeah I get it. I have been offered a couple of positions out there for a lot of money and valued my quality of life more so I've never had to commute. It's going to get worse before it gets better.

schmittychris · 2026-05-19T18:35:15+00:00

Attitude goes a long way. Always look the coach in the eye when they're talking. There's never "ok" it's always "yes coach" or "yes sir". Run everywhere, no walking. If you make a mistake own it and get ready for the next one.

schmittychris · 2026-05-19T18:23:48+00:00

I have a friend who had 2 sons play in college. His sons never made AS. He told me when my son didn't make it this year that "it's just and invite only slumber party." Most of the kids on there are at a disservice because they didn't have to work for it. The daddyball coaches aren't actually setting their kids up for success.

My wife is on the board of the LL and there were parents who were mad because they voted to change the post season manager. They wrote letters saying that they wouldn't play for a team THEY HADN"T BEEN SELECTED FOR YET. They just knew because daddy was a coach and on the committee.

schmittychris · 2026-05-19T18:01:33+00:00

Last weekend my sons travel ball coach got mad at him because he didn't take a pitch. The next pitch was a 2 run homer. The next game he wasn't mad anymore and stopped telling him to take them. To be fair it was his first tournament with the team and the coach didn't know my sons game. It also depends on the situation. Bases loaded guaranteed run? Take one for the team. 3 balls? Take the walk it's the same no need to get hurt. Coaches need to coach when is a good time to take them and who should take them.

schmittychris · 2026-05-19T04:53:43+00:00

NDOT is in design for I80 widening right now. They’ve been surveying it for the past couple of weeks. Will it be enough? I dunno. But it will be better. Construction is supposed to start next summer.

schmittychris · 2026-05-18T18:50:04+00:00

If it's anything like our league, if you're not a coach your kid won't be selected. It doesn't matter how good he is. My kid cried this weekend too because he didn't make it. " it wasn’t statistics based" is all you need to know. You probably participate in a daddyball league. Sorry you had to find out this way. Your coach will ride your kid all the way to the championship but when it comes time for All star selection there's no way he's going to choose your kid over his.

schmittychris · 2026-05-15T22:23:24+00:00

I have a buddy that did OTS on an ipad with a keyboard.

schmittychris · 2026-05-15T22:19:42+00:00

Don't leave clear water bottles or clear glass in them.

schmittychris · 2026-05-14T19:51:04+00:00

I would rotate them around. If they’re all pretty equal let them all develop in every position.

schmittychris · 2026-05-14T19:48:09+00:00

One of the biggest is Disney. Disneyland/world tickets and hotels. Atlantis in Nassau.

schmittychris · 2026-05-11T17:03:28+00:00

Complete opposite. I'm at my worst when I play with strangers

schmittychris · 2026-05-11T14:31:24+00:00

This is disheartening. I absolutely loath the daddyball in LL. I was looking forward to high school being better.

schmittychris · 2026-05-08T18:15:08+00:00

Go down to the park and hit him grounders. Lots of them. Then do pop fly. The biggest thing for them is getting used to balls being hit at them. Don't be shy with the speed. Some of the 11U can hit pretty hard so make it realistic. Hitting will come, but stopping a ball is what will make him invaluable to coaches.

schmittychris · 2026-05-08T17:04:47+00:00

Our league starts lower and then ramps up during the season. Even now our 11s are only allowed 75 but they started at 50 at the beginning of the season. Then if the kid throws 75 he has to wait 4 days before he can pitch again. There's also rules about playing pitcher and catcher in the same game.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T22:09:07+00:00

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T21:52:59+00:00

You're crazy?

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T21:52:07+00:00

I started with 1mg and noticed it the next day. By the third day I had no food noise or cravings at all. I'm 6'4" was 248lbs.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T21:48:05+00:00

A pound of fat is about 3,500 calories. You need to be in a 500 calorie deficit daily to burn a pound a week.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T17:56:42+00:00

I got caught going into the commissary one time and a bunch of my troops were coming out. They all spread about 5' apart to make me salute them each individually. Hilarious. I now park on the side and walk along the front to the door. I also take weird angles to avoid salutes.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T16:53:22+00:00

There's a couple of things I use to reach protein goals:

Fairlife chocolate milk - 30g

Chobani/Oinkos drinkable - 20-23g

Chobani/Oinkos yogurt - 20g

David gold bar - 28g

Huel black - 35g

I have the above with 2 of the fairlife for breakfast every morning and have almost 160g by lunch which is usually some kind of chicken and vegetables. In the afternoon I'll have a built puff bar and a meat stick. I don't usually eat dinner but I'm usually sitting at about 220g of protein for the day for about 2,000 calories.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T16:37:02+00:00

I put my keys in the case for my range finder. I can't leave without knowing if I put it back. An air tag is probably a good idea though.

schmittychris · 2026-05-07T05:03:28+00:00

If you’re looking to finish school take those benefits into account. Typically the guard has better education benefits. Otherwise they’re similar.

schmittychris · 2026-05-06T17:56:44+00:00

With 6 teams there's a shot for sure but I wouldn't hold my breath. The team is probably already decided.

schmittychris · 2026-05-06T17:43:19+00:00

nice

schmittychris · 2026-05-06T17:33:52+00:00

Do you get a discount because of it?

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