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DTW to MCO fwiw

Trying to make a long story short:

My son just finished up his first season (11u), so we are new to all of this.

10-days ago, sons coach calls me and tells me he is hanging it up and the team is dissolving. Understandable; team has been underperforming and mentally fragile all season. We hear of a new team forming for the next age group with the same organization. The team has a lot of my son’s friends and people that we’ve come to like.

This new coach, in my opinion, is an upgrade at coaching, morale, knowledge.

My son tried out for new coach and was offered a spot.

We finish our last tournament with old team and three assistant coaches announce they are going to keep the current team going.

Before trying out with the new coach and team and being offered a spot, we would have been just fine staying with the current team next year. Now that we have two options in front of us, we are having a hard time trying to decide what to do. And time is of the essence.

Others that have been in this spot or similar, would you choose (what you believe) is a better opportunity for your kid to to really advance in his skill and knowledge, with few, if any, known friends. Or would you advise to stay with about half of the current team, including one of your kids best friends?

We’ve asked my son and he is leaning toward staying with his friends because that’s the best part for him.

I’m in the process of vetting a 30-year practice. In my opinion, the price of the practice alone is fair (about a third of 1 year collections) and there is the opportunity to either rent the building it is in or buy and become a landlord to the practice, as well as a live-in tenant on the floor above. Think single-family home with an office on the main floor.

Should I be considering buying the practice and the office for about 3x the price or purchase the practice and pay rent until I can afford to buy the building? -signed: First time business owner

My son played two years of minors in LL, that’s his whole experience. Last year he made all-stars and loved it and has been obsessed with baseball ever since. We decided to try out travel. The team is fringe single-A/double-AA.

He is struggling this year by his standards. His hits have not been particular spectacular. And he seems overwhelmed and maybe out-matched. Is this typical for someone making the jump from rec to travel that maybe has only been playing for 2 LL season?

I don’t have a ton of expendable money to be spending on weekly lessons like a lot of his teammates do so I’m feeling a bit guilty.

Most importantly to me: his love for the game still grows every day.

I guess our occasion is “dad doesn’t get much PTO so we’re getting our moneys worth” 🤣

What are some fun ways to tell the kids about a November cruise (our second one) that doesn’t have to do with birthdays or Christmas?

thoughts on travel insurance?

I am an associate doc responsible for opening and rebranding a previously closed clinic. What did you do for grand opening event that worked well or didn’t work well? Our niche is family and sports chiropractic.

I didn’t play baseball, but I’ve always been a fan. My son’s coach is trying to get my son (and many others on the team) to “load high”. I want to try to help my son get this mechanic understood, but don’t want to say something or do something wrong. My son hits in the cage 3x a week outside of his practice slots, but he’s having trouble so far this season. It’s his first season of competitive baseball.

Any drills or recommendations for working on “loading high”?