Glad to hear 3&2, thanks for sharing.
My opinion is until you are 14/15 mostly work on skill, speed and do BWEs like push ups and sit ups. You can lift at 12 and it won't kill you but it is a waste of time as the hormones have not kicked in yet and a few push ups will give you basically the same result. At 14-15 however weights will make you stronger really fast so this is the best time to start real weights.
It is really important to work speed as kid though and specifically stride frequency. You can develope stride length later but if you haven't developed the motor ability to turn over the legs fast as a kid you wont get fast no matter how strong you are.
Very limited recruiting options for 1B/3B. Any interest in pitching?
MidAtlanticDad posted:Very limited recruiting options for 1B/3B. Any interest in pitching?
Hey, whatever helps the team, Coach!
We're actually seeing quite a few Mid Majors, JUCO's, & D3's in the midwest recruiting 1B/3B's. The bigtime Power 5's etc are still recruiting mostly Shortstops and spreading them around the infield, however the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Tier teams etc seem to be looking for more pop in their offense. Kirkwood (one of the top JUCO's in Iowa) just signed a 2020 1B with a 8.7 60 & 99 Exit Velo.
Provided my kid stays healthy, he'll get an opportunity to play somewhere as a corners guy (according to some 3rd Party people we trust) even if it is the lowest level JUCO in Wyoming or something (!). I sense he might be a Baseball lifer who will go into coaching once he's done playing. We'll see, a lot can change of course. In the meantime he needs to get Bigger Faster Stronger. The GPA is strong, that'll help, but he has no interest in the HA route.
Yep, bigger, faster, stronger!
I remember when my son was a freshman in HS, seniors looked liked monsters compared. Now he is a senior, guess what college players look like monsters compared.
Now compare college players to MLB baseball, HUGE difference.
Bigger, faster, stronger is in your control. Priority one throughout any athletic career.