Reply to "over training for elite programs"

floridafan5,000+ posts

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Originally posted by ctandc:
Any college / pro scout or coach will quickly tell you how much they like baseball players that also play other sports. Makes a better all around athlete. It's getting harder and harder to do, even at the HS age.

I do not believe this to be true, it sound good though, especially if you are from up north where baseball fields become frozen tundra.

How many different sports do the 16 year old players from Honduras, the Dominican or Venezuela play? The further along you go you realize where the bulk of your player’s competition ultimately comes from.

4/19/114:49 PM

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