How to get noticed???

First off - welcome! Now relax, you have plenty of time. The starting point is to read the timeline on this website (move your curser to the left and viola!)

The most important advice, let your kid have fun while developing skills. Help him when he needs help and he will let you know what is needed. Help him grow as a person amd make sure that he does well in school.

I remember when my son was that age, he played fall ball with the kids from HS, HS ball in the spring and 3 teams in the summer. He did the JO's when he was 14 & 15 as well as local tournaments. However, the purpose to all of this was to compete and get better. If I had to do it over again, he would have done less instead of more.

Have fun, get to know your son and time will dictate what will happen.

Good Luck!

Play at the highest level of competition he can handle. Work hard at improving his game.

Most importantly, get acclimated with high school before thinking about college.

And have fun!

Work really hard at the things that make you a better baseball player. Get faster , stronger , more agile , punish the core , and long toss. You will never throw it too hard , hit it too far , run too fast , field it too good. The most important thing you can be doing is the things that make you better. Getting notice comes from being so good people can not ignore you. When he establishes himself as a HS stud from working his butt off there are plenty of things he can do to make sure he is not overlooked. But imo too many people worry about doing things to get noticed instead of doing the things that will get you noticed. I in no way am suggesting that is the case in your situation. But there is no need to worry about exposure to college coaches untill the product is ready to be exposed.

Thanks all - you all taking the time to respond is what makes this site the best.

The biggest difference between most freshmen and sophomores versus juniors and seniors is physical strength. The varsity coach at our high school told my son ('11) to build strength, increase his bat speed and his arm strength. He's been told the same by others.