Prepster posted:One word of caution: Don't let your son get so worn out over the course of the summer, either physically or mentally, that his performance is affected. The recruiters watching from the stands neither know nor care that he's thrown all summer. Even if they did, it would be expecting a lot to have them try to handicap their assessment based upon some estimate of how fatigued he is.
They're evaluating exactly what they see on that particular day. So, if his velocity and/or command of his pitches begins to falter, it's time to begin his off season routine. Showing up at an important event, knowing that he's likely to have a sub-par day, is likely worse than not going at all.
^^This!!
Our older son suffered from this - back then (2003) the before senior summer was when it all happened (unlike today). He got started on the summer, was doing great which created yet another "invite" (PG National, USA Baseball, Area Codes, plus his regular travel team, etc...) and before you knew it, he was on the road something like 8 out of 9 weeks.
Finally at Area Codes (near the end of the summer), there was now a bit of hype around him he had done so well....a scout approached him and I guess his response was something less than excitement. That scout never forgot it and categorized him as a low energy guy "without a spark in his eye" (or something like that) - never realizing how very tired he was.
Find a way to take a break!!