Anonymous wrote:Lots of football and lacrosse talk on here, but what about baseball? Anyone have a kid playing baseball? Which high schools are the most competitive? Is it hard to make the teams? Harder or easier to excel at compared w/ lacrosse?

Anonymous wrote:Lots of football and lacrosse talk on here, but what about baseball? Anyone have a kid playing baseball? Which high schools are the most competitive? Is it hard to make the teams? Harder or easier to excel at compared w/ lacrosse?

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

Do you have a very young son, and you're planning things out years in advance? My suggestion is to let him try both sports (and others too) and see what he likes. If he likes a sport, he will be much more interested in practicing, and sticking with it until (and through) high school.

In my view, the key skill in baseball is the ability to hit the ball well. It's a skill that most kids don't have, and never will have--and if you don't have it, you won't play high school baseball. Lacrosse has more positions, and different positions require slightly different strengths and skills. My guess is that your odds of seeing a five year old boy through to an eventual high school lacrosse team are maybe a little better than eventually getting on a high school baseball team. But this is all a little silly because the key question is what sport does your child actually like to play? And PLAY is the key word. Once your son views it as work and not play, it's over.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

Do you have a very young son, and you're planning things out years in advance? My suggestion is to let him try both sports (and others too) and see what he likes. If he likes a sport, he will be much more interested in practicing, and sticking with it until (and through) high school.

In my view, the key skill in baseball is the ability to hit the ball well. It's a skill that most kids don't have, and never will have--and if you don't have it, you won't play high school baseball. Lacrosse has more positions, and different positions require slightly different strengths and skills. My guess is that your odds of seeing a five year old boy through to an eventual high school lacrosse team are maybe a little better than eventually getting on a high school baseball team. But this is all a little silly because the key question is what sport does your child actually like to play? And PLAY is the key word. Once your son views it as work and not play, it's over.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

Do you have a very young son, and you're planning things out years in advance? My suggestion is to let him try both sports (and others too) and see what he likes. If he likes a sport, he will be much more interested in practicing, and sticking with it until (and through) high school.

In my view, the key skill in baseball is the ability to hit the ball well. It's a skill that most kids don't have, and never will have--and if you don't have it, you won't play high school baseball. Lacrosse has more positions, and different positions require slightly different strengths and skills. My guess is that your odds of seeing a five year old boy through to an eventual high school lacrosse team are maybe a little better than eventually getting on a high school baseball team. But this is all a little silly because the key question is what sport does your child actually like to play? And PLAY is the key word. Once your son views it as work and not play, it's over.

Baseball requires a lot more skill than that; unless you're just in the hitting lineup, you have to be able to play defense (catch balls hit your way coming at a fast speed) and throw. You also have to know where to go with the throw based on the plays.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a thought as to whether it is more difficult to become good at baseball or lacrosse, or does it totally vary from player to player? They're both spring sports so would ultimately conflict with one another, I imagine.

Do you have a very young son, and you're planning things out years in advance? My suggestion is to let him try both sports (and others too) and see what he likes. If he likes a sport, he will be much more interested in practicing, and sticking with it until (and through) high school.

In my view, the key skill in baseball is the ability to hit the ball well. It's a skill that most kids don't have, and never will have--and if you don't have it, you won't play high school baseball. Lacrosse has more positions, and different positions require slightly different strengths and skills. My guess is that your odds of seeing a five year old boy through to an eventual high school lacrosse team are maybe a little better than eventually getting on a high school baseball team. But this is all a little silly because the key question is what sport does your child actually like to play? And PLAY is the key word. Once your son views it as work and not play, it's over.

Baseball requires a lot more skill than that; unless you're just in the hitting lineup, you have to be able to play defense (catch balls hit your way coming at a fast speed) and throw. You also have to know where to go with the throw based on the plays.

Of course it requires more skills than hitting. But most athletic kids can catch and throw and figure out where to throw, at the high school level. But hitting a ball thrown by a high school pitcher is very hard. Most kids, even fairly athletic ones, can't do it well. And if you can't do it well, you won't play.

By contrast, most athletic kids can find a position in lacrosse that matches the kid's strengths. I'm not saying lacrosse is an easy sport, but it does not have the same make or break skill like hitting a baseball.

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Same at the MLB level too. Look at the Nats. Danny Espinosa was a great fielder, but a so-so hitter. Daniel Murphy is a space cadet at second base as balls roll by him, but he is an awesome hitter. One is an All-Star, while the other hit .178 for the Angels before being released.

Anonymous wrote:The kids who are attracted to baseball vs lacrosse at the high school level tend to have different personalities. I'm going to guess your son with a year or two under his belt will naturally select or will want to play which ever his friends play. I would definitely recommend against picking a school based significantly on a sport.