Speaking one day to a kid who is very very near the top of PG rankings for his class and a no doubt millionaire once his draft comes up I asked him... what separates you? I mean obviously much is God given and I am sure you were far better than the rest from day one of tee ball but what took that God given talent and made you the player you have become? His response was ultra simple. "I make the commitment to do SOMETHING every single day without exception to make myself a better player"
Greatness does not rest. Time off is for those who are not committed to greatness. My son certainly falls in the category of not committed to greatness. I also agree with what a couple others have said about if you get burned out you probably were not cut out for higher level baseball in the first place. Life is full of choices. I have a blast spending time with my son during travel season. No regrets. I don't need an assigned time at church at an assigned place to examine my life. I am already dreading the end of travel ball. Will probably shed a tear or two when he's off to college. So 3and2 there are no limits except the limit of love for the game. That's up to you and your son. Life is full of regrets and is no matter what path you take. Some dwell on regrets others pretend they don't have any. I can be a dweller - don't like that about myself but it's true. I am admittedly irritated by the liars who claim no regrets in life - that's just not possible. Key (wish I were better at this) is to accept regret as just another part of life. So certainly don't fret early about POSSIBLE regret - follow your collective conscience that's all you can do.