3b vs C

It’s not a good idea to try to play two sports in college until the player has established himself in his primary sport.

The first thing a D1 recruiting coordinator asked my son (primary catcher) was "what other positions do you play?"  he seemed very pleased that he plays 3b for his HS team (he catches all summer and fall but plays infield out of need for his HS...most HS's are lucky to have one good catcher and we have 3, lol).

Mattys, similar situation with my son. He played 3b in the spring and will
play that and C this summer. Then hopefully one or both in the fall.

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@RJM posted:

It’s not a good idea to try to play two sports in college until the player has established himself in his primary sport.

It’s tough.  At my kid’s D3 school there are 2 players who play both football and Baseball.  While their competition for playing time is playing summer ball and doing Baseball specific workouts, and then practicing in Fall Ball, the football players are missing all of that.  

The football player knows how to compete. How to win!

Bob

RJM not sure what you mean by establishing self in primary sport??  While I generally agree at this point Id prefer mine focus on baseball, he enjoys football and its his life so I support him...the biggest thing imo is what I said earlier...at the college level, in fall football player misses fall baseball and in spring the baseball player misses spring football...both are very important...but until one of the coaches puts an end to it or son does it himself, its reality.  Hes been relatively successful so far and its paying for school...

@edcoach posted:

RJM not sure what you mean by establishing self in primary sport??  While I generally agree at this point Id prefer mine focus on baseball, he enjoys football and its his life so I support him...the biggest thing imo is what I said earlier...at the college level, in fall football player misses fall baseball and in spring the baseball player misses spring football...both are very important...but until one of the coaches puts an end to it or son does it himself, its reality.  Hes been relatively successful so far and its paying for school...

Often what occurs is they spend the first year with the focus on their primary sport. Once established they will start in with the second sport the following year. Fall ball is important to a baseball player in establishing himself. The same for spring football.

I wish that would have happened...was a great idea