quote:Originally posted by isaacvanwart:
Two cents worth of advice--take a step back and take a close look at each school he is interested in WITHOUT baseball in the equation. If he is injured walking out of the dorm on the first day of college in the fall, or if he decides he is sick of the hard work and commitment, or if a young lady attracts him and he chooses time with her over time with baseball, where would he want to be?
Now, if baseball is the overriding consideration, and he is either a genuine pro prospect or has a driving passion to be a part of baseball at the higher levels in the future as a non-player, bring baseball back into the equation and figure out the balance between the school he likes best with baseball and the school he likes best withtout baseball.
Excellent advice right there.
That would be my top priority. You want to find the best fit for your son academically, financially, and at last athletically. Remember he is a student/athlete with student coming first. Also you need to think about how your son handles being away from home for the first time. I have seen kids travel pretty far from home, and with it being the first time out of their nest so to speak it can become very tough on them when they do not have mom's home cooked meals, laundry, comfort, etc.. As well maturity plays a big factor, some kids get that taste of freedom without mom or dad there to tell them to wakeup for school, and decide to sleep in. So this is also a factor you have to look at.