It's been my experience that HS coaches far too often are inexperienced at virtually every aspect of coaching. For every solid coach there seem to be 5 lost souls.
No where was this more apparent than at a local private HS that has a fabulous reputation for athletics in general. Freshman and sophomore players were subjected to a man that shouldn't have coached tee ball.
Not every player can play at OPRF, Brother Rice or St. Rita......etc.
At least on the high end Illinois and the midwest in general have some excellent Travel ball opportunities. My advice...if your kid is not a high end performer, keep him with the HS summer team. If he is a high end performer get him with one of several Travel teams where he can gain exposure and find out just how good he is.
The better the HS prgram is, the more likely the coach will be willing to work out a schedule that is right for the HS team and the player.