quote:Originally posted by Diablo con Huevos:
Don't pay a bunch of money to play on certain select teams to help son get a "scholarship."
The idea is a good one, but most parents spend more on summer/fall leagues (during high school) than they will ever earn in scholarship...
invest in a college fund when kid is born and play on a well respected team that doesn't charge you more than your monthly home mortgage for any one season...
but JMO..
1000% agree!!! It is well documented on this website that you get very little scholorship money for playing baseball in college. I am not afraid to tell you that almost 85% of my son's scholorship is paid by academics.
But, I would have not pushed my son to play fall ball and enjoyed ourselves at the deer lease more. I would keep my opinions about his bad outtings to myself and give him a pat on the back instead.
My youngest is only six and I can honestly tell you I learned lessons on things I would like to do differently and I am putting those lessons into action.