Reply to "Best Level For A H.S. Freshman Who Knows He Will Be Playing (Somewhere)"

Iowamom2310,000+ posts

Buckeye 2015 posted:
CatcherDadNY posted:
I don't believe that freshmen should play on varsity...ever..regardless of talent..they should be with their peers at that level...it will help them in the long run.
That makes no sense....if a kid can has a desire to play beyond HS, can play at the varsity level, get adequate playing time and contribute, of course he should. When a kid gets to college as a freshman, he's playing against kids 3 years older from day 1 of fall practice. Obviously not every HS freshman is ready for varsity, but if he's able to handle it, there's no reason why he shouldn't.

My son pitched varsity as a freshman and played third for the freshman team when he wasn't pitching. I think he handled it well. What gave me pause was the day I said — "Joey looked a little off at second today, is he okay?"

Son responded "he quit drinking. I don't understand it, but he seemed to play better when he was hungover."

12/14/183:59 PM

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