My 2021 son moved from one academy to another recently.
the first academy team he was at had absolutely fantastic practices. Great instruction, development, not much standing around, barely any time for a water break. My kid learned a ton. Unfortunately the program was unbelievably disorganized with most other aspects of running a travel team, they shied away from playing in the best tournaments, and had no recruiting structure in place that we could see.
The new academy is as organized in communication as you could ever hope for. They have a proven track record of getting players into colleges at all levels, as well as the MLB draft and have a complete structure of multiple coaches who work on the players' behalf to get kids placed in college programs. They play in the best tournaments. Their practices are good, not *wow* like the other place. We are pretty thrilled with the change.