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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your child wants to play college ball - their travel team at age 14/15 shouldn’t be the focus.

Getting to the next level is about the work done in private. Have a plan and execute it. It’s in the details. Training, diet, etc. It really requires a bit of an unhealthy obsession and no days off![/quote]

This. Mid Atlantic Red Sox change rosters nearly every year. The 2025 class were mostly all committed before they joined. A few even got dropped from colleges. It really is about the individual rather than the team. Also, recruitment is now later in high school which is a good thing. [/quote]

Not true at all.  They changed out about 50% of the 2025 team in Fall of their junior year, but the 50% that remained were all the returning committed players that happened through the program. Only one new addition was committed already.

In terms of commits getting dropped by colleges, that is happening everywhere and this year is worse because of the roster reduction rules starting in Fall 2025 that happened just in the last 12 months.  This is the first year where rosters drop from 40 to 34.

Finally, recruitment isn’t really later in high school.  I think you are referring to the rule change where you can’t commit until August before your junior year.

While there were always a very small number of freshmen and sophs that committed previously, something like 95% of commitments didn’t happen until this time anyway.[/quote]

Not for the 2025 class last summer. Many new players from Spalding. Kids that left MARs committed D1 and top D3 programs with new organizations. So, yes, the time table has become later in high school. It is best for the player as well.[/quote]

You are incorrect.  Nearly all the Spalding kids had been on the team since freshmen (maybe all).  It’s kind of known as the Spalding travel team since they always have so many players playing all levels of MA Red Sox.

I doubt what you say on kids that were cut (let’s be honest…that’s what happened) going on to commit to D1 programs, but can’t comment one way or the other.

You have an axe to grind, as I am sure every travel program has its detractors.

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I thought API Cavs was their travel program?[/quote]

Yes. that is correct. They move over to MARS for the 17U team which is the point made above. No axe to grind. Just stating facts. I am not going to name specific kids' names here. but a quick look at GC from 16U to 17U shows I am right.[/quote]

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