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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the end game here? I played in the ACC and outside of a couple of pitchers, no one took private lessons. While I understand things have changed in the past ten years, I still do not believe that doing all of this extra stuff is going to make you stand out. The best athletes stood out, were recruited and played. The majority of student athletes in college played two and three sports growing up. This seems really over the top. [/quote]

[b]I can understand a few lessons on a weakness but if the student is doing well why bother?   [/b]

Things have really changed in the last 30 years.   Back then most students started playing sports in middle school or high school. The talented ones played in college and some went pro. 
  Now parents think they can create an athlete like Tiger Woods.   [/quote]

Sometimes doing well (with mechanical flaws) today might not translate to doing well later. For example, my young teen DS has a kid on his baseball team who is HUGE and has some success in games for now with his size being a big help. But both his hitting and pitching mechanics are rough and he will start to struggle more in the future if not corrected- it isn’t surprising that he takes hitting and pitching lessons. The coaches don’t have time to work with him at this age, and most parents don’t have the knowledge to help. [/quote]

So it is about weaknesses.  That makes sense.  When you say HUGE do you mean like way over 6 ft or hefty.  [/quote]

Yeah, some of it is about weakness.  But some of it is about taking your strength and making it even strong.

For example, Tom Brady didn't spend his offseasons trying to get his 40 time lower.  Max Scherzer didn't spend his offseason working on his two-strike batting approach (back when pitchers hit)

My daughter is a very good softball catcher.  It's the best part of her game.  But we have opted to still get catching practices in addition to her regular team practices.  We want to take her strength and make it even stronger.[/quote]

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