Moving to the San Diego area

i would look at baseballfirst.com for teams looking for players what city will you be in

Welcome. All I can say is that you are going to be loving the weather in SD after coming from Va!!!

I am not sure about how they develop players, etc, but one of the premier programs for players in the 16+ age group in So Cal is the San Diego Show. (actually probably in the country) They have a website so you can check them out. When my son was 16-17 they always ran out very very very competitive teams. (three very's means good!)

Good luck!

Thanks BOF, any advice for under 16? And are you aware of any quality profane like the show that train and play year round rather than summer only?

"programs". Sorry for the typo.

I looked at their site and they have younger teams so I would check them out. USSSA is big out here so go to the California site and look at teams that do well with them and research them. I will ask my son's manager this weekend if he knows of any other good SD programs.

Hi bballdad,

My son played for the SD SHOW last summer/fall, they have a great program. We are currently at a tournament in Arizona, but I'll be happy to send you a PM when we get back. My son also has a couple friends that are playing with the SD Gamers, both teams have 14U programs.

Welcome to this site, you have a ton of information at your fingertips.

bsbl247 and BOF,

Any info you could pass along would be great. Looking forward to some SD baseball this fall.

bballdad,

A PM has been sent to you.

You are moving to an area full of great baseball. We just got back from tourny in Arizona. Lots of great teams from Cali there. Gorrilla Baseball, Team Anderson, Placentia Mustangs, SD Show, Gamers, Team Rawlings, may not all be from SD area but these kids were polished. Good luck, look up the teams entered at USA Baseball West Championships and go from there maybe. We were in the 16's with a 15u team out of Texas.

Thanks to all for the input and advise. Hopefuly we will be settled into the SD area by mid August and i can get around to see a few of the teams.

The San Diego Show does a great job. They are always very strong has many of San Diego's top guys.

What area of San Diego will you be staying? The bigger club Gamers/Show have kids from the entire county. But there are also many very good teams made up of players from the same local areas.

My wife could get relocated to SD.

I've been a HS head coach for 15 years and have been fairly successful. What are some of the better programs out there? How about some places that may need a head coach? My wife's big concern is cost of living.

You can PM if you'd like.

The first thing to ask, is where your wife's job might be located. You really don't want to live terribly far from where she will work.

That said my preference from living there leaned towards North County. When I first moved their the local league was La Costa Canyon, Torrey Pines, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Carmel Mt. Ranch and Westview. Since then there has been some realignment but that was a very tough conference. The thing is it really doesn't matter where you live and doesn't matter what school you attend.

My son's old school SFC is a small private and loaded with talent despite the size. And they play against teams with kids like Cody Poteet, and Jose Vizcaino's son, in other words some high level prospects. Cathedral Catholic is loaded as well and my point is, it really doesn't matter what program you choose. This is very important to remember, some of the highest recruited kids play at small schools as well as big schools.

If I were you, I'd be choosing the closest school to work where the academics are good and you can afford a house.

We personally left SD for Orlando due to a company move, and as much as I miss it, we were just barely getting by. You can't begin to compare the cost of living and how much it will eat you alive especially if you are not working.

It's hard to get a coaching gig here because there are so many for MILB or D1 type kids who land back in town and become good candidates for those jobs. Not saying you can't, it's just that you are starting fresh without a network of contacts. If you were a teacher also, that's not going to hurt, but you'll have to get certified, I am not sure about the reciprocity.

Thanks Pronk! Very insightful!

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24'sdad: Thanks for the plug!!

Thanks to all for the insighful inputs. We have been in the SD area for the last 2 weeks now. Still have a house full of boxes, but we found the bat bag. We have been on the field with two local teams so far. Lots of great teams out here.

What position(s) does your son play?

He has been moving around the field that last few years getting to know as many positions as he can. Primarily MIF and Third, plays outfield and first when needed.