A poster made a point of a player training on his own to develop into a high school player if his rec program is weak. It reminded me of a question I once meant to post.
There is a major college football QB who did not play any organized football until high school. His father had him training all the time to be a QB. He did not want him to be affected by mediocre or poor youth and middle school coaching. I don't know the dad's athletic background. But both brothers were major college football players. So there are some genetics and natural ability in play here.
The question: Do you think a position player could do nothing but train until high school and become a major college or pro prospect? I believe a pitcher can do it. That's why I specified position player since it involves the timing of hitting and adjusting to the curve ball. A programmable pitching device like Pro Batter might help in the hitting equation. If anyone doesn't know what Pro Batter is click here.
While curious as to anyone's responses, I'm very interested in knowing what the big dogs like PG, TR and others who place players in college ball think.
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