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Reply to "Playing "Age" level vs "Grade" Level for travel"

Once you establish yourself beyond freshman ball - age is no longer matters. 5 months younger, 5 months older doesn't matter. The competition is 14-19u in HS. Where is playing down going to get him? Reps against younger, smaller, weaker players are not going to make him any better. If your son is on the "younger side" of his grade and qualifies for the younger age group - under no circumstances should he play there.

Mine were registered with 15u summer teams for after their freshman HS seasons. They both played varsity as freshman at competitive schools and did well. After their seasons they were approached by a good 17u team where they started playing up. When they would fill in for their 15u teams they said it felt like it was moving in slow motion after pitching in state games against the bigger, faster, stronger 17/18 year olds.

Advice is to play 17u locally/regionally. High level 15u ball is almost an oxymoron. You don't really have to travel the country and play at those high level events until it is recruitment time. Play the highest level competition without traveling outside of a 3-4 hr drive.

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