Hey all. I have to say, this message board has been so useful and helpful so thanks to all that contribute. So, my son is 2021 RHP. He is playing in the 16U WWBA Championship and was just invited by his program to participate in the 17U WWBA tourney the week following. That means two weeks in Georgia, two weeks of hotel rooms and, to boot, my son is a PO so there will be a lot of downtime. That's a lot of time and money. My son is pumped. Under normal circumstances, I would be thrilled too at this amount of exposure. My concern is given the circumstances is are two weeks worth it? What is everyone hearing about PG's efforts to promote kids in these tourneys if coaches can't attend? I know DII and DIII coaches can attend PG events, for now, but I've also heard rumblings they might get banned by their schools also. We're attending a smaller tournament this upcoming weekend and they're live-streaming with four different HD cameras to about 150 colleges. Granted, it's on one field and I know PG has many fields and many teams. I'm trying to gauge the value of two weeks at WWBA given these circumstances, other than playing against great competition (which is huge, I know) and having a few extra shots to hit velo PRs across the two events. My kid isn't a blue-chipper; if he hits his ceiling he's a lower level DI kid, but I think he's best positioned for HA DIII. He can really pitch, but doesn't throw 90. I'm constantly stunned by the level of pitching talent out there. My son is so far advanced at this age compared to where I was and throwing harder than I did and I played at a mid-major DI school in the early 90s. Times have changed in a big way. I want to give him every opportunity to show up and be seen, and I'm grateful we can do this for him, but I also want to be smart about it. Thoughts?
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