To your other point in the game of baseball I think for the most part team and individual goals do not clash. Yes I get that maybe a kid wants to play short and you may feel he is better suited for second. But really it doesn't much matter. When he goes to his Showcases he can give them whatever position he wants. And regardless its not going to change his positional velocity his 60 time his exit velocity or any other number they look at. So I think a player's number one goal should be to get to the next level. But I don't think that negatively impacts the team. As parents I would hope there is not a single one of us who would rather see their son win a hs state championship than get a four year full ride to a D1 school (unless of course your son doesn't want to play college ball in the first place). As a coach we have to have their future as number one goal also but do all we can to win along the way. And I think the answer for both is get better players!