122 pitches for a 12 year old.... absolutely ridiculous!!!! My son plays for another team and we…read morejust played Whiteford in a tournament where the coach let his player pitch for 7 whole innings for a grand total of 122 pitches. That on top of warm up pitches and pick off tries that don't count towards the pitch count. Granted the kid has a ton of talent and pitched lights out, but 122 pitches? That is irresponsible both as a parent and a coach to let a 12 year old throw that long no matter what the score might be. I spoke to one of the coaches after the game about this and was told: "it was not my decision". After seeing this I'm glad I chose to take my son to another program ( we live closer to Whiteford but chose a different program ) and hope that if you value your child's well being that you do as well. He has no business being a coach!!!!

From the owner: Whiteford Baseball is an independent youth baseball organization located on the west side of Joliet…read morethat offers youth baseball leagues for ages 4-18. We are an all-volunteer, 501c3 approved organization that is funded through the kind support of our sponsors and members.

Awesome date night my husband and I had here without our kids!!!! However we have to go back WITH…read moreour kids so they can enjoy the activities as well!

We thought everyone working there was super friendly, and the day is affordable-ish if you buy the…read morespecials. The mini golf is a bit outdated but has its charm. My son had an awesome time on the Go Karts, since he could do both the kiddie kart and the double kart.

I attended my best friend's son's birthday party and everyone had a great time! The kids absolutely…read moreloved the inflatables and they were all tired out from climbing and going down the big slide. The party room was spacious and clean. Their pizza is really good and the staff is very friendly. If you're looking to have a private event for your child in the Bourbonnais area, you definitely need to check this space out!

It's a very nice venue with friendly and competent staff. The facility could, however, use a good…read morepaint job, and the miniature golf course needs benches for waiting between holes and recording scores. We will be back.

Horrible experience, coaches don't listen or don't care about how the kids feel. My son would come…read morehome crying saying the coaches hate him and are mad that he doesn't play better. When this was addressed with the coaches it instantly became an argument, never once did they say this wasn't true. All we asked for was more encouragement for him to continue to play and work hard. But in his mind he was not liked. I'm not sure if it was true or not cause when told they never said any different. All we wanted was for my son to have is a fun and learning experience, instead he got anxiety and nervousness if he did badly! If you are not in the little group of friends they don't care! This was the first and last year we will ever go to this league! My son was also told that if he is upset with his skills he should play a different sport and needs to learn about failure! This is unacceptable from adult men! They discouraged my son from the start! Not sure if they are projecting from their youth or not! 0 stars

Unless your child is in travel ball, your kid is not important to them. Our son started in…read moreMaverick, to learn the fundamentals of baseball, he continues to learn, considering baseball is a tough sport. He has had great coaches, mainly because his experience level is a beginner and the coaches are hand selected for the kids who have high ratings. The "left-over" kids get drafted by new, un-experienced coaches, who in my opinion actually care about the children and remember that its only a game. We've been a part of PAC longer than we should have and we blame ourselves for not pulling our child out of this organization after the first year. Unfortunately we are in the start of our third year so we will have to play it out till the end. We did try leaving before the draft, but the organization we were interested in already started first practices and we didn't want our son to walk on to a team, we wanted him to be part of the team from the beginning. Quickly I'll add, they start draft way too close to opening day, giving the teams little time to practice or prepare. I'll start with the fees. Registration is high for what you receive, the uniforms are never the size you ordered and handed out close to opening day, almost making it hard to get names on the back (they do not provide that) the pants are either too small or too large. They usually offer a "pant exchange" but that didn't happen this year. We are going on the third game and I've seen many teams with mis-matching, different colored pants. You would think with all the money you throw at them, the uniforms could at least be uniform. However, travel gets very beautiful fitting jersey and pants. The fields are always in poor condition, which I assumed that was another thing we were "paying" for. In their fees they include a Parent fee of $50, which you can get back if you volunteer in some way. They have a fundraiser buyout too, if you pay $70 you do not have to buy the candy money for $90 later on. The emails you receive are non-stop about fundraising opportunities for Travel, family nights at resteraunts, or sports authority days, etc., never fundraising opportunities for in-house, because that was already 'paid' for in your registration fees. Next, the fields. The one thing we were looking forward to this year was the field. This division is finally at the Four Seasons park. Much nicer fields than the school field at Indian Trails, or the Four Seasons West field which is always under water. The kids get to play on 'real' fields now, that's exciting for them... Until they sent out an email stating that if your game conflicts with travel, location and times may change. Nice! Since Maverick, we have known that in Mustang, each team gets at least one night game under the lights. Unfortunately my son is on one of the teams that does not, there are only a couple of teams that do. I wasn't surprised that the commissioners team gets one of the night games, he is of course the commish. What I was surprised about was the fact that the VP of PAC is the assistant coach for the commissioners team, a little favoritism I guess, which IS NOT uncommon in this organization. There are so many things wrong with this organization, the main issue is the politics. I know there is politics in every league, but this one is down right corrupt. I'm more disappointed in the fact that we let our child continue with PAC, than how they run it. This league is not about the children, well in-house children, they do not care about the parents, and they are impossible to get a hold of. Last year in Pinto, there were many problems with coaches fighting, Parents being nasty, and getting ejected and suspended. One of those suspended coaches was allowed to continue on to be a Travel coach. I'm not putting travel down by no means. My child isn't at a level to play travel and I wouldn't want him playing travel here if he was. My child just enjoys playing, he doesn't know the truths about this league and he never will. I cannot fit in here all that is wrong or unfair about this place, Parents opinions do not matter unless you are on the board or friends with a PAC official. They do not organize anything for the parents to participate in together, like opening day celebrations, or family nights, those things do not exist here. Once you pay that's it. We already know where we are going next year and it is a little farther away, but worth it to us. I highly recommend parents look around, ask others, there are many organizations that teach the child the basics, that show the child they are important too, and that appreciate their families. Unfortunately, Plainfield Athletic Club just is not one of them. Shame on them for not putting the kids first, but shame on us for staying with them.

Wow! What an outstanding program and assembly of the best managers and coaches I've ever seen. My…read moredaughter has played for 3 different travel teams since she was in 4th grade and Flow is by far the best well rounded program that we've seen. Margaret is the program director, she sends frequent emails on scheduling and is very easy to contact with questions or concerns. Communication is very well organized at flow and if you've ever been on a team where communication is a problem, then you will really appreciate this as we did. Kori is a former WNBA player and Coach! When the girls practice she plays with the girls, and shows the girls exactly how she wants the girls to do the exercise. Kori is an amazing sight to see, dribbling through the legs, around the back, spinning, fade away shots, no look passes etc etc. When the young girls get to see this in person it creates a whole different atmosphere. It would be like if Michael Jordan started a kid basketball program and also played with the kids. I know that is a strong reference, but after you see Kori run a practice, you will know what I mean. The passion and attitude that she passes on to the girls is truly a unique experience. Kori spent 10+ years as a coach or player in the highest level of competition in the WNBA and Division 1 college basketball, so you know that the drills being run and the daily practice plan are far far above any other program. Kathy is a true fundamental technician of basketball. She once spent 90 minutes straight with my daughter having her perfect her shot. Every week she'd give my daughter a drill to do at home and my daughter does it! She also offers a kind of 'tough love' to the kids, she pushes them but she knows how far to push them without pushing them off the cliff. And she always follows it up with positive criticism in a way that empowers the girls. Truly a fantastic coach that genuinely cares about her players. The assembly of these coaches all in one program is something I've never seen. When practice is over you can see the smiles and empowered confidence of the girls as they walk out of the gym. Another truly unique aspect is that after each tournament, the coach sends an email with a paragraph about each players performance- what they need to work on, what they did good, what the coach would like to see more out of them. My daughter never had a coach that did this before and its just another tool that Flow uses to engage the kids and boost their confidence. Another amazing aspect is that there are girls of all different talents in the program. There are certainly girls that have a high level of talent but there are also girls that have a lot of room for improvement. I've watched these beginner players evolve into strong and confident basketball players at such an accelerated rate. It's because of the coaches and drills and the overall direction and leadership of the program. Very impressive. I honestly was going to wait to put my review of Flow in until after my daughter got into high school, selfishly because I was worried about more people discovering this hidden gem of a program. But I just can't withhold it any longer out of good conscience.

We had participated on two other travel teams before coming to Flow Basketball. For various reasons…read morethe other teams were not what we were looking for: a disciplined approach to skill development and improvement in a competitive and fun basketball environment. That was four years ago and our daughter continues to enjoy playing this sport under the guidance of Coach Hlede. Goals are discussed at the beginning of the season. Practices are challenging and well organized and Korie is very open to working one on one in a particular area with the players to ensure they improve their moves. Another plus is that the gyms we use are closer to home thus making the commute easier for our busy family.