My 12 year old plays on an AAU baseball team right now that travels out of town almost every weekend. This will be his third year playing on the AAU team. They also play in a local league on Thursday nights. I have concerns on how all the travel is affecting my son. The first year he played AAU, he only traveled out of town a few times. The second year it increased and this year its every weekend from the end of March through mid July (excluding 2 weekends). I have talked to my husband regarding the toll that I think it's taking on my son. Although he (my son) says he still loves it (baseball) and doesn't mind all the travel, I can see some changes and effects that it is having that is not all good. I would like to try and find an AAU team that he could try out for next year that doesn't travel as much or just play some league ball locally or something. My husband of course disagrees with me. His opinion is that if he doesn't play AAU ball then he won't have a chance at playing high school ball. I guess I was wondering if I could get a highschool baseball coach's opinion regarding this. I would appreciate any advice or insight you can give me.
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