Big vs Small High School?

The lack of being able to play year right might be a blessing in disguise, as far as recovery/work-out time goes.  I am sure you will be able to find a quality summer team in the area.  As far as the school competitive thihng, I'm pretty sure those kids want to win as bad asa the next, may just not be as many "high caliber" so to speak type players per team.

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We moved from Florida to NY a couple years ago. We had the same issues and concerns as you. This issue can be overcome. Glad to talk off-line if you like.

You would be surprised at some of the quality HS coaches that choose to live in small towns and coach their local HS. I know we had a game a couple years ago between two small, public schools that have about 300-400 students and there were 20+ mlb scouts and several colleges.  So, if he can play, going to a small school will not hinder his chances. Plus, you can still make showcases and camps.

We moved from Florida to NY a couple years ago. We had the same issues and concerns as you. Things we did to help:

• Sought a home in a district with the better HS baseball/coach. Private school is also an option since zoning doesn't apply and some are pretty good since they typiclly recruit kids to play. Pick a good school district and commute to work instead. Fact is, college coaches aren't coming to many HS games in Florida or up north due to the college baseball season going.
• Slightly easier to make varsity. North has good players but not quite as many. He can probably play varsity sooner if he's a solid FL player, which will make HS baseball more competitive.
• Willing to drive for indoor facilities in winter! We drive 45 minutes 1-way about 3-4 times a week so he can practice in a local indoor facility. 40,000 sq ft turfed indoor facility with netted walls and 75' netted ceilings for live hitting. Awesome place! As good as being outdoors on a field.
• Drive and pay for the best travel team you can if needed. Again, 1 hour drive to practice and kinda costly but our team plays a good PG event schedule in FL & GA with some NJ tournies mixed in. You might be shocked at how good some of the northern teams are. There's some really good players in the MW and north, just not as many as FL, CA, GA and TX. We consistantly rank in the top 25 for PGs travel teams. Not bad.
• May need to drop fall sport (football) so he can get more games in during the fall. Summer just isn't long enough or near the number of games we play in Florida. 85 games can be tough to get.
• Finding pitching/hitting instructors is difficult. Cant swing a bat in Florida without knocking over an X-majors player. Not so much in the MW and north. We still have some guys in the area from their playing days with the Pirates, Red Sox, Yankees and Toronto nearby but not as many as Florida.
• .Take advantage when the weather is good! Play your butt off cause the weather aint gonna last! You got 6-7 months to make it happen. Play a tournament every week if you can.
• Southern schools do recruit northern kids if thats what you want. Vandy, Tulane, and Duke are a few that come to mind that take advantage of quality academic baseball players.  Also, some of the northern colleges are pretty solid at baseball as of late (Kent State, UConn, Stony Brook, Purdue, Michigan).
• Last thing...Legion is big in the MW and North. Not my guys cup-of-tea and quickly got away from it and back to Travel Ball. That's something you can explore but I would say travel ball might be the more obvious choice since that's probably what he's used to.
• Fact is, my son may practice, speed train and lift more here! There's nothing to do if you dont like winter sports but go to the indoor facility and practice or the gym to lift. Your son might end up being better due to less destractions than FL. 
• Our biggest issue has been the cost of playing good ball here. I've doubled and maybe tripled what we spent in Florida due to travel cost.  
• Good luck with it! 

BK Razorback - Great post, I agree.

Yes, great feedback BK Razorback. Thanks!