Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 15:17     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:Baseball is mostly standing around so maybe one of those sleeping bag coats?

Absolutely no. Nice dig at a difficult sport though.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 15:10     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Baseball is mostly standing around so maybe one of those sleeping bag coats?
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 15:09     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?


Softball is in the gym. Wouldn't baseball be too?

Nets for hitting, etc.


For every school?


Most but not all have announced the gym. Some are on turf rectangle fields. I think at least one lucky FCPS school is using Patriot Park North.


WSHS was supposed to but was told today at WS instead.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 14:00     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:Has your child never played in a cold Bball game before? Most of our March tournaments are freezing. Heat gear/UA.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 13:29     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?


Softball is in the gym. Wouldn't baseball be too?

Nets for hitting, etc.


For every school?


Most but not all have announced the gym. Some are on turf rectangle fields. I think at least one lucky FCPS school is using Patriot Park North.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 13:10     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?


Softball is in the gym. Wouldn't baseball be too?

Nets for hitting, etc.


For every school?
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 13:07     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Kids know!
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 13:03     Subject: Re:What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

It actually doesn't feel as cold as the temperature would indicate today with the sun. He'll be fine. My baseball player brought a base layer top, a thin puffer for the down time, and I threw in some hand warmers that I know he won't use.

16 year old boys run a lot warmer than 48 year old moms.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 12:22     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?


Softball is in the gym. Wouldn't baseball be too?

Nets for hitting, etc.


Lots of teams doing tryouts and they can't all use the gym. Plus you really can't do true fielding tryouts in a gym, and pitching/hitting are far better to assess on a field too.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 11:50     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Anonymous wrote:It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?


Softball is in the gym. Wouldn't baseball be too?

Nets for hitting, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 11:49     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Base layer shirt. Base layer leggings underneath pants. Thick sweatshirt or fleece. Winter hat or neck buff. Windbreaker in bat bag.

Will he actually wear any of that? Probably not.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 11:40     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Base layer shirt and pants.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 11:39     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

Has your child never played in a cold Bball game before? Most of our March tournaments are freezing. Heat gear/UA.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 11:38     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

My softball player usually has a coat or zip up hoodie to throw on in the dugout if there's any downtime. And we've done toe warmers in cleats before if your kid tends to be cold footed. Those make a surprisingly big difference.
Anonymous
Post 02/24/2026 10:12     Subject: What to wear for tryouts in freezing weather?

It's for baseball, so must wear a baseball hat, and bulky layers won't work for throwing/hitting. Any thing besides neck warmer, a base layer and hand warmers that I'm not thinking of?