Reply to "14-Year-Old Son New to Baseball, Suggestions?"

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JCG posted:
I see you're in CA, as we are. High schools in CA are allowed to run non-competitive, developmental fall programs. If your son's school doesn't, the coaches may be able place players with teams at nearby schools. Also, don't be so sure that travel teams are out of the question. I've seen coaches, or sometimes just dads, put together teams of pretty average 14u or 15u players and take them to tournaments. It's actually very easy to do, and USSSA, for example, has various rankings for team strength, so while your son might struggle on a Majors team he may do fine on an AA team.

What constitutes a non-competitive, developmental program?

8/3/1812:18 PM

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