Best Level For A H.S. Freshman Who Knows He Will Be Playing (Somewhere)

CatcherDadNY posted:

Tell me how a freshman gets a spot on the HS varsity team before a game has even been played?..how do you know how he will perform?..watch how some of these 15 year olds fare against 18 year olds in travel ball...mostly it ain't  pretty.

Freshman pitcher consistently 84-86 and throwing strikes in bullpens. Freshman hitter has a good glove and gets on base in all the inter squad games. 

Either way, you don't know they're going to perform anymore than the junior starting in his first varsity game. That's what preseason is for

From the HS coach I know, he knows the kids in the travel circuit from 7th grade on wards because he coaches a travel team over the summer. He already knows the capabilities of his existing V players coming back. The tryouts are over several days and he can assess which freshmen are V ready.