Question: I'm the father of three baseball players, two of which are now in college. I had a someone who said they were a scout with Independent baseball approach me a few months ago. Here is the story....
My sons struggled to work a part time job and play baseball this summer. This coach explained to me that I should have my kids try out for Independent baseball so they could get paid during the summer while playing baseball. He said that unless my kid was among the top studs then this should be considered as an option, that they would make 5 or 6k during the summer, and they would be scouted by pro scouts. Of course, they would lose any college eligibility.
I asked several questions, too numerous to list here, but among them was 'what about starting with the team late or having to leave the team early because of the various school schedules'. He said that within limits, on the front end of the schedule, that could be worked out. He encouraged considering online courses for the spring quarter instead of full enrollment (I'm not sure how this would work with a semester system and don't see how it could). He went on to discuss several things that he would consider advantages over playing college ball - among them was while you're in school it lets kids focus on school, and when you're out for the summer it allows you to focus on baseball without the distraction of a job.
Not really considering this, but just wondering if anyone had experienced this approach before?
Does any of this have merit?
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