15UTravel teams after HS season

Most high schools play summer ball Mon-Thur. The travel teams play only weekend tournaments at this age. It helps if the coach and travel team can talk about when pitchers will be used so the kids arms are protected. In past threads it seems some teams and hs coaches co-operate and some don't. Then it is up to the parent to protect the kid.

My son is playing both, and the hs coach was happy my son is playing for a high quality travel team.

Our Varsity coach is the League president for a Travel Ball Team. So he of all people understands the importance of Travel Ball to these young men...... No problems here!
Come on nice weather

I can guarantee if the choice had to be made between playing travel ball vs Highschool summer ball. The decision would be very easy for most. Travel ball would win out almost everytime. Competitive Travel baseball is essential for the top players. After watching a few HS Freshman practices over the last two weeks, May 20th can't get here fast enough. Let's atleast hope for some decent April weather.

Every school is different. Best idea: Talk to the coach, then make your decision. Travel may be more important in some ways, but maybe someone can point out a few players who did not play for their HS, but managed to go to college and play, because I don't know any. If you are a super stud, you can do what you want and most coaches will plug you in the lineup next spring....I don't know if that is the case for many other players.

HS baseball being a pre-req for college ball will not be a pre-req much longer. The numbers will be small and it is probably a few years out but its coming. If one of the big boys like USSSA AAU decided to make a strong push in their spring schedule it may even come earlier and in greater numbers. One of things holding this back is that colleges play during the spring so if the college coaches and scouts are not going to be there oh well, choice or default. JMO.

Can't speak for our coach, but I would lay money (if I was a betting man) that he wants them to play ball. Where doesn't necessarily matter. Have fun, get better, don't pick up bad habits, etc.