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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Lots of helpful information on this thread, but I may be more confused than ever. Should we be looking for a higher level travel team for his freshman Fall season? Seems like it would keep his reps up for the Spring season (he wants to go out for Varsity as a freshman and may have a shot since he's just attending our public HS). OR, do we skip Fall ball altogether and just do one-on-one coaching and weight training?[/quote]

You don't need to join a super-competitive team as a freshman if you do club ball...you should look into whether your HS has a relationship with a travel program which is both good and bad.  For example, if your kid is going to Madison then he should probably seriously consider MVP if he wants to get on the radar of the Madison coaches.  Unfortunately, Primetime Baseball (Yorktown and O"Connell coaches) is the opposite where the program is so shitty and the coaches so corrupt...that it may be better to avoid entirely (which doesn't seem to impact kids making the team...almost better that they don't have their hooks into you).

I think you would be just as well served with training and coaching if the above doesn't apply...and perhaps going out for just a no-cut sport that might help your kid become a better baseball player (and kind of train him as part of the sport).  Cross country is good for pitching...I know a bunch of players participate in Ultimate in the Fall which builds up quickness and speed...if you want to be a bit nuts, you can row crew which will really build up some strength.

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