Fall ball vs taking time off

I would play in the fall and shut down in November and December. Lots of great competition and opportunities in the fall -- a chance for a player to prove himself and to get an edge.

+1!  For the past several years the only down time my son has had is from November to January.  While in HS it was JV or varsity in the spring, travel ball (until he was 16 - team disbanded after that year) and legion during the summer followed by a school based fall league from Sept to late October/early November. 

 

In college (JUCO) he played 20 games in the fall, worked out from Nov to Jan, with the spring season (56 games) starting in early February until late May.  This is his last year of legion - district tournament started last Friday.  He'll get a few weeks off until he reports to college in late August. 

 

A few of his teammates took "time off{" and it took several weeks for them to get back in the "groove".  A few months is one thing, 5-6 months quite another.  From what I could see, they did lose a little bit of their edge.

FWIW, most of those playing DI college or professional baseball did play in the fall. Many of them were discovered during the fall. Obviously it is tough for football players and sometimes pitchers that have thrown a lot of innings during the spring and summer. I do think the workload should be less during the fall for most every pitcher.

 

the fall is very important when it comes to recruiting.  

http://www.ericcressey.com/col...summer-ball-worth-it

Ask some of the Cubs players.  They never play in the fall. 

Exactly! 

 

Depending if he is a rising soph or rising junior, you may want to discuss and "manage" his Fall baseball schedule accordingly.   Junior year can be brutal with sports, academics, SATs, visiting colleges, drivers ed, etc......I've been through it twice, and high school junior year was the most challenging year by far.

Fall ball around here pretty weak actually

there is a one month break time between summer ball and a few college showcases thinking of doing one of those then resting a bit

we re seeing some pitchers around here with dead arm and soreness

want to be careful with overuse, just saw two who r out w injuries

thanks for opinions

In high school my son played fall ball and high school soccer. He had baseball off from Nov to end of Jan. He still hit those three months. Soph year he figured he would make varsity. He played fall ball for the high school coach. He won his starting spot in the fall.

That is funny right there man.