hi everyone my son is in 8th grade and we want to know if anyone know about any good high school baseball teams in New York?.. We would really appreciate it !!... Thanks Jay
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What part of NY are we talking about? NYC? Long Island? North?
New york city...the help would be much appreciated..thank you...
Are you talking HS teams or Travel teams?
One of the travel teams to check into is the Gothams.
it would be for high school, but travel ball would help as well. Btw do you know the website for that Gotham team?.. Thanks...
Public or private schools?
private would best...btw does anyone know of any good 11u traveling teams in NYC? or at least a website where i could find any?
Regis has a great program ...a little tough to get in academically. Iona Prep has a real good rep. And Stepinac is an up and coming program as well.
Here's the lay of the land from Manhattan:
The easy question is the summer tournament teams:
The elite teams in the City are the Gothams, the New York Nine and the Bayside Yankees. They don't poach on Little League. The Gothams have a 13U team; the Nine and Bayside start with 15U. All three have very strenuous winter workouts with outstanding coaching. Full attendance at winter workout is normally a prerequisite for a tryout.
There are dozens of other teams that range from recreational to those that can play and win at area tournaments. Some are ethnically based (there are some very good Dominican and Puerto Rican teams), although they will take a good ballplayer of any ethnicity. Some go as low as 11U or even lower. The Manhattan (or Yorkville) Eagles used to be the elite team in the younger brackets, but I don't even know if they still have a team.
Public high schools:
The top public school programs in Manhattan are George Washington (where Manny Ramirez -- and Henry Kissenger -- went to school), Beacon and Norman Thomas. GW won the PSAL tournament last year, and routinely has players in the draft.
Private Schools:
For private schools in Manhattan, the biggest problem is the very limited number of regulation (60-90) ballfields. There are about a half-dozen in Central Park, a few up in Inwood Park, and a few more scattered around the city. The Central Park fields are beautifully maintained, but can't be used for practice, can't be used before May 1 and can't be used after it rains. Most of the other fields available to Manhattan private schools are awful. Generally, they have to bus to practice every day (at rush hour) to fields in the Bronx or on Randall's Island. The Randall's fields are currently (mostly) closed for renovation.
The academically top private schools (the Ivy League -- Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate in Manhattan) are among the most academically challenging schools in the world. The first question is whether he can handle the academics. None of them is big enough to consistently field outstanding teams, although they typically have two or three kids per grade on the elite tournament teams. The coaches at these schools also coach the elite tournament teams.
Catholic Schools:
The Catholic schools turn out a lot of good ballplayers. St Regis and Xavier consistently have the top baseball programs in Manhattan.
The easy question is the summer tournament teams:
The elite teams in the City are the Gothams, the New York Nine and the Bayside Yankees. They don't poach on Little League. The Gothams have a 13U team; the Nine and Bayside start with 15U. All three have very strenuous winter workouts with outstanding coaching. Full attendance at winter workout is normally a prerequisite for a tryout.
There are dozens of other teams that range from recreational to those that can play and win at area tournaments. Some are ethnically based (there are some very good Dominican and Puerto Rican teams), although they will take a good ballplayer of any ethnicity. Some go as low as 11U or even lower. The Manhattan (or Yorkville) Eagles used to be the elite team in the younger brackets, but I don't even know if they still have a team.
Public high schools:
The top public school programs in Manhattan are George Washington (where Manny Ramirez -- and Henry Kissenger -- went to school), Beacon and Norman Thomas. GW won the PSAL tournament last year, and routinely has players in the draft.
Private Schools:
For private schools in Manhattan, the biggest problem is the very limited number of regulation (60-90) ballfields. There are about a half-dozen in Central Park, a few up in Inwood Park, and a few more scattered around the city. The Central Park fields are beautifully maintained, but can't be used for practice, can't be used before May 1 and can't be used after it rains. Most of the other fields available to Manhattan private schools are awful. Generally, they have to bus to practice every day (at rush hour) to fields in the Bronx or on Randall's Island. The Randall's fields are currently (mostly) closed for renovation.
The academically top private schools (the Ivy League -- Dalton, Trinity, Collegiate in Manhattan) are among the most academically challenging schools in the world. The first question is whether he can handle the academics. None of them is big enough to consistently field outstanding teams, although they typically have two or three kids per grade on the elite tournament teams. The coaches at these schools also coach the elite tournament teams.
Catholic Schools:
The Catholic schools turn out a lot of good ballplayers. St Regis and Xavier consistently have the top baseball programs in Manhattan.
