@mattys posted:i reread my answer and wanted to add that reps are important. the kicker is, they don't have to be national showcase level reps. local tourney/league reps at your age. going into HS, one thing i saw with a lot of my son's teammates is the total lack of baseball iq and lack of timing. if you can latch onto a local team, that would be the best option, imo. focus your schedule around your workouts and play sore if need be.
one more thing. my son and one of his best friends hit the weights hard this past year but not together. both gained a lot of strength but mattysson focused on lower half (deadlift, squat, lunges, cleans) and friend focused on upper body (neither neglected the other body parts but there was a definite focus to their training). Both gained about 15-20 lbs of muscle. son cut .3 from his 60 and friend added (got slower) a tenth. son also had more significant velo and exit velo gains. curls are for the girls and you can't shoot a cannon out of a canoe.
Thank you for the advice. My team won’t be playing much national tournaments, maybe 1 or 2 but the other age groups will be playing a lot which is why I feel the coach wouldn’t have time for our age group. My current team is a local team but it’s the monthly fee that’s the problem.