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Reply to "Summer Before Freshman Year"

Iowamom23 posted:

Here in Iowa, we play summer baseball in HS, so the HS team was going through mid-July, followed by all-stars. And since he's going to Iowa, they obviously understand the schedule here.

Asking the coaches what they want seems like the best idea to me.

One thing I have been struck by though is that he is still throwing. All that down time that I was so adamant about when he was home, seems to be unnecessary in college.

 

Down time is important for younger players, as their bodies are still growing and not fully mature. Upon reaching college (and being physically mature) there is no benefit to a complete shut down unless an injury is involved.  Assuming good health a college player needs to be on a regular training and throwing schedule.

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