As a parent of a HS player, I think Fenway and Swampboy make excellent points. I think this site is a fantastic resource for helping my son achieve his goal of playing baseball beyond HS.
He happily works his tail off and I see my job in this process as providing resources for him and guidance as well as staying out of his way and letting him go for it.
As parents, we make mistakes in this process, at least I know I have and the last thing I want to do is say something stupid here that could potentially reflect poorly on my son. The anonymity provides some insulation from that but at the same time, it is our responsibility to not abuse that anonymity. I too have PM’ed several here and shared personal information when appropriate so there are regular posters who know who I am. Unfortunately, forums like these are one dimensional and sometimes posts can be taken the wrong way or we may not express exactly what we are trying to say so it can be a thin line to walk.
I will say that I think the only time HS players should be listed by name or referred to in a manner where it would be easy to identify who we are talking about should only be in a positive light. Kudos for something good they have done and a nice "at a boy". These young men have enough pressure on them already and the last thing they need is to see is their name on this board (any board for that matter) linked to a mistake they may have made on or off the field. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to happen very often.