I just had to jump in here I am the parent of a 2027. BUT my son is not a D1 prospect or pro prospect. He's not 6' plus or hard throwing. How do you best help your kid then they are basically swimming up stream to be the best player they can be.
I honestly feel intimidated posting regular HS kid run of mill issues. The crowd can be a bit tough here. We are not a super competitive HS. School ball at the JV level is very disappointing. My son is a bubble player in some regards he was a JV starter last year and by outside assessment maybe a local D3 prospect. He's spent some years on the travel B team and more recently some years on a higher level travel team.
I do read quite a bit here and my questions have been answered with respect and honesty.
One of my current issues with my son is trying to figure whether he wants to play in college or not. I think deep down he doubts himself and is trying to figure how passionate he actually is about baseball.
Also how to get him competitive at the bats and lots of exposure to off speed pitching to prepare for a competitive summer schedule while he plays in a very mediocre HS league where the pitching will be 10-15 mph slower.
Lastly how to build arm strength and improve throwing mechanics. What is best at 16 for a catcher? Long toss, weighed balls, jaeger bands, throwing a football, working out at the gym etc.
If there are any other lurkers here with HS kids feel free to share.
One last observation is I think the travel ball culture is so geared towards selling the possiblity of the college baseball experience that it's not about developing the HS player to have a quality HS experience while having fun doing it.