Reply to "Is travel experience necessary for HS ball?"

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SomeBaseballDad posted:
Really simple answer to your question. If he has talent then yes. If he lacks it then not so much. First session with a hitting coach years ago. He said "see that kid, he's a C. If he'll work I can make him a B, but he'll never be an A".
The summer between my son's 8th grade yr and HS we played USSSA NIT majors. When you made it into the tournament you were seeing pitchers who were well advanced physically and very polished. My son, as the aforementioned hitting coach told me, was an A player. The transition to varsity ball as a freshman was easy. The pitching he faced was almost a step back.
So I guess also, there's tb then there's TB.

Similar story -- but this hitting instructor's line was "there are two things I can't teach: hand-eye coordination and bat speed"

10/9/176:44 PM

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