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What worked for my son from 8th Grade through High School was playing with his age group in the Summer and playing up in the Fall

When my son was in 8th Grade I was coaching a high school aged Fall Ball team made up of mostly Sophomores and Juniors.  There were a few roster spots open so I added my son and one other player from his summer team.

Both of the 8th graders struggled at first.  They must have gone a combined 2 for 25 to start the season.  But they adjusted and adapted and by the end of the Fall Season they were two of the top players on the team, both hitting well over .300

Each of them are now playing college Baseball.  Over the years they have thanked me for that 8th grade fall experience, said that it helped them learn to overcome adversity early and to adapt and shorten up their swing.

After that Fall, I stopped coaching, but we always made sure to have my kid play up in the Fall

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