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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being very familiar with WCAC programs and player development some of what is stated is true but by no means gospel.

The more advanced programs will develop you in the weight room and make you a better athlete but hitting and fielding development happens on your own time. There’s too many things for coaches to focus on rather than individual development. Players need to give coaches a reason NOT to play them. Winning is the focus and who can help you matters most to coaches. 
Having said this I know of players that did not play travel before age 13 playing on top teams as well as D1 scholarship players that were not good and cut by their travel team at age 14. 
It’s not cut and dry. What is clear however is if your player isn’t willing to work every single day (weight room and on the field) they may make a roster but have zero chance of being a top player and progressing to a college athlete. 
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This is all true.  Plus, northern kids are at such a disadvantage because of the cold climate.  If you look at the national rankings it’s usually schools from CA, FL, and TX (and often SJC and Spalding)  Around here from Dec-March you have to really WANT to be a baseball player and do the work on your own and often with paid coaches.  [b]That’s when the good players become great players.[/b][/quote]

Or they go the old-fashioned route and cross-train in the winter months by participating in a seasonally appropriate sport.

The bolded statement sounds dramatic and inspiring, but I’d really like to see the evidence that it’s actually true.[/quote]

Could a freakish athlete play hoops in the winter and show up in March for HS baseball? Of course.  But they’re the exception, not the rule.  The average to above average WCAC baseball player is specializing year round.  The Boys of Summer are built in the winter.  [/quote]

And then they get Tommy John the next fall. Seriously, how many of the families with year-round ball players do you know who have a favorite orthopedist on speed dial? In my circle, it’s an uncomfortable number. Including 4 kids who had surgery prior to 14U. [/quote]

This is the parents’ fault. Imo. Advocate for your kid. Don’t let the coach have him throw 100 pitches and not rest. [/quote]

You do know that there are a gazillion moms out there that don't know jack sh*t about baseball, much less what a pitch count is, right?

Eff any coach that doesnt' track it and enforce it.[/quote]

Most rec leagues use strict pitch counts (little league, for example)- it is travel ball that tends to be the problem- most travel tournaments go by innings and otherwise leave to the discretion of the coach.

I also see kids playing on multiple teams with coaches not communicating with each other- another big problem.

Also really really terrible overuse at catcher- or even worse, overuse at both pitcher + catcher. There are not enough rules about catching IMHO. [/quote]

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