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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I’ve been hearing over and over from freshman boy parents whose very good baseball player kids didn’t make jv is that they need to get bigger and stronger. So starting around 13u they really need to be doing workouts, eating well and getting strong. Obviously they can’t do anything about being short. [/quote]

+1.  During the middle school years don’t waste time and money going to far away tournaments and fancy uniforms.  Find a quality local travel team that will give your kid a ton of reps.  Then spend all the saved time and money getting your kid bigger and faster in the gym.  [/quote]

+2 In high school, coaches really look for physical attributes, along with baseball skills. If skill levels are in the same range the bigger and stronger kid will almost always get the nod- whether that is for a place on the roster or a starting position etc. At least initially. Also speed is important- there are only so many rosters available for the big slow kids. Kind of the flip side of things.  Playing on a good travel team is important, but doing conditioning work (strength agility training etc) on the side and eating well is just as important before and during high school. Some things will be out of a kid’s control (when they hit puberty, height etc) but all of them need to be working to get bigger stronger and faster. Large high schools are so competitive so it is the reality. [/quote]

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