High School Ball

I would say no way would it hurt your chances in the future.While your buddies are playing freshmen ball this year, I would work very hard in improving my chances for J.V/Varsity ball next year Agility training, pitching or hitting lessons, etc. and your summer team really does help. If you can, try to find out what you need to work on for the next tryout as you continue to grow and mature physcially and mentally this next year.

You have two choices you can make.

Feel sorry for yourself , blame other people , doubt yourself , and develop a negative attitude. Of course this will lead to you proving the coaches right for cutting you,

or

Go to work and use this as motivation. Use this time away from the game at getting better at the things that will make you a better player. Bust your butt to prove that the coaches were wrong for cutting you. Use it as motivation to prove that you belong on the team.

It will only hurt you if you choose option one. It actually will be a blessing in disguise if you choose option two.

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Originally posted by cardsfan9327:
I'm a Freshmen in high school and i recently tried out for the freshmen baseball team. They cut me and took other guys that i have played with for several years and i know for a fact that I'm better than them. It's a joke. I think it happened because we had tryouts indoors. I feel like i got cheated out of a season in high school baseball. Everyone was shocked. My parents, my friends that made the team, even other parents were shocked that i didn't make it. The varsity coach was also my coach last year in 8th grade. I started in Left Field and led off. I dont know why he wouldn't say to the freshmen coach,hey i know this kid can play i was his coach for a whole season and he needs to be on the team. The only thing i can think of is that i didn't have the best tryout because they were indoors. Now, my dream is to play pro baseball and I feel discouraged. Will not making the freshmen team this year hurt me if i make the JV or Varsity team next year?

First of all, while it is very good to have confidance, this game is also about humility. You need to take a step back and understand why it is that you have not made the freshman team. Obviously, playing for one of the coaches was not enough, and you did mention that you could have had a better try out, try not to blame it on being indoors.
Rain delay has made some great suggestions, the most important one might be to approach the coach and ask him what it is that you need to work on to make the JV team next year.
Don't be discouraged, but understand it is a long road to reach the pro level, and you need to take huge steps to improve your game to reach that level.

Good luck.

Since you already played for the varsity coach, why not ask him what you need to do to make the team next year. Maybe he already talked to the freshman coach about his picks and cuts and might give it to you straight on what needs to be improved and why you were cut. Continue to play on a summer team and a fall team if you don't play another HS fall sport

As for hurting chances by not making the freshman team. That don't mean anything but you still have to show the coaches you can play. While indoor tryouts don't always give the best assessment on evaluating players, there are things a good baseball coach can see in an indoor tryout.

Also, attitude and how you handle yourself at a tryout could be a deciding factor when freshman coaches are trying to evaluate players for the first time. High school coaches pay attention to that stuff.

When you say you had a bad tryout, does that mean you went 0 for whatever or made errors on drills?. Coaches are looking more for the fundamentals rather than the error or the strikeout. I've seen scrimmages where a player had a better game than others but he gets cut and they stay because they lack the fundamentals but happened to have a good game statistically. To make varsity, those skills and fundamentals are more 'polished'

It's a part of HS ball, going into a try-out, if you are on the bubble, A lot of factors that out of baseball skills will effect the outcome. Coach's friend's son, big donor's son, school teacher's son,
etc, they all will jump in front of you when your skill level is close to them. So, I would say keep working hard this year and come back next year with better skills. Those "sons" made the team may get cut next year, because for them to make the team is a one time favor by the coaches, it won't last long.

Coach May hit it on the button!! As hard as it is not to feel sorry for yourself, doing that only hurts you. I agree with everyone above--My son is also a freshman--he said if he did not make the team he would make the coaches sorry by working hard to get better--he made it but he continues to work hard. I would love to hear from you next year after your hard work pays off!! Keep us in the loop, and best of luck young man on your dreams!

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Originally posted by Coach May:
You have two choices you can make.

Feel sorry for yourself , blame other people , doubt yourself , and develop a negative attitude. Of course this will lead to you proving the coaches right for cutting you,

or

Go to work and use this as motivation. Use this time away from the game at getting better at the things that will make you a better player. Bust your butt to prove that the coaches were wrong for cutting you. Use it as motivation to prove that you belong on the team.

It will only hurt you if you choose option one. It actually will be a blessing in disguise if you choose option two.

Best advice you could have ever received about baseball. Another great thing about what Coach May said is this will work in every aspect of your life. Other sports, school, work, relationships, etc.....

Make this your fundamental belief in life and you will see more success than failure. You really don't want to be a victim all your life.

Here's a piece of advice a lot of incoming high school players overlook.... "Always conduct yourself as if you're being watched at all times." You would be surprised what factors outside your talent sways coach's decisions. Also, always tryout like you're one of five guys fighting for the last roster spot even if you know you're a lock to make the team.

There something about playing ball that you should always remember......there are 2 kinds of ballplayers in the world, those who are humble and those who are about to be. Summer ball is coming...play hard, learn to be an asset and work on your weaknesses. Come back strong next year and make the coach see the error of his ways.

When life hands you a bowl of lemons...

MAKE LEMONADE!!!

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A lot of factors that out of baseball skills will effect the outcome. Coach's friend's son, big donor's son, school teacher's son,
etc, they all will jump in front of you when your skill level is close to them.

Of course this never happened when johnny was batting first and playing shortstop in little leage while his dad was the coach????

this is not the case here but to the statement above let me just say as a high school coach I could care less who you were where you came from who your dad was what he did how much money he had if you can play you made the team. I have been out awhile so maybe it happens and if it does the best i can say is you have to fight through it.

I was talking to a father the other day and his kid did not make the team. He said his son was upset and what he as a father should do? Basically I told him to do what my Dad did some 45 years ago as i came home after being cut and sort of whining about it. he said I just had to work harder and show the coaches I could play. worked

People seem to forget that there are only so many roster spots on a team

People forget that coaches have different styles of play and a player may not fir into that scheme

How many players tried out at your position ?

Coaches like certain traits in players and a player may not fit that.


Just some things to think about--it ain't always about politics folks


OH!! One more thing--the player may not be as good as he thinks he is

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OH!! One more thing--the player may not be as good as he thinks he is

Trhit

Imagine that. In an atmosphere where everybody has to play and everybody gets a trophy kids sometimes get a false sense of their ability. As you move up the competition gets tougher. You get kids that come to a high school and they were all this and all that in their local leagues and now all of a sudden there are a dozen like them and maybe a dozen more better. I remember having to pick and choose my players from many who tried out. I would get the occassional complaint(probably more now) that so and so was an all star or on the tournament team and he got cut. Well this was not the tournament team it was the high school team. No matter who the kid is,no matter how good he is there will come a time when he has to compete with players just as good or better. This seperates the players.

cardsfan

youv'e gotton some great advice, as usual.

it's this simple.
don't waste one second on things you can't control, spend your energy on the things you can control.

easier said than done, but it's a life lesson to remember.