College Winter Youth Camps

Whether it's worth it depends on what you are looking to get out of it.

There is no recruiting value in attending these camps. No file will be opened on your son at that age. You will not make fast friends with the coaches, or make a long-lasting relationship that might pay off in later years. (I hope that went without saying, but just in case.)

But the camps themselves can be both enjoyable and a great learning experience. You might pick up some neat drills you can use to help your son improve his game. And it can give you son something to dream of and aim for as he moves forward.

If nothing else, it can help you and your son bond as fans of your nearby college's team, which can be a lot of fun if you make a practice of attending home games a few times a year.

My son (with me tagging along) went to winter camps at both W&M and at UVA. We enjoyed the camps and the father-son time together. Although we ultimately chose another school, we went on from the camps to see a lot of UVA games and it was a lot of fun. UVA has a great venue to see a game, it's a bargain price, and ACC baseball is good stuff. If you can afford it, I would recommend the experience.

Went without saying: thanks.

Thanks for the feedback/guidance.

It's not a winter camp but this one is a wonderful time for fathers and sons to attend together:

http://www.vabaseballcamps.com/fatherson

My son's 17 and he still laughs when he remembers me trying to hit left handed....good memories!

with the Best in Va Father son camp.

Birddog, we may have been there at the same time. My son is also 17. We liked it so much that we went three years in a row, I believe when my son was 7, 8, & 9. I sure loved staying in the cabins down by the creek with those bunk beds. What wonderful memories.

I just missed you we went when my son was 10. He met kids there that he's kept up with all through his AAU career and now into HS. It's a great game that way!