Was in the chat room last night and was asked some questions by 05 pitchers' dads/moms about showcase schedules and tired arms. Since our son was incredibly busy last summer, I thought I'd share a little on how to make it work.
We did not find a single event (PG, T1, Area Code, etc...) that had anything but the best intentions with regards to taking care of pitchers. BUT, they need to know in advance what your son is doing. They will work with you to schedule his innings in their event IF they know what his schedule is. But they cannot work miracles, so you need to use a little common sense in preparing/resting your son for the events.
I talked to a mom whose son ended up at Rice (national champions!). He didn't make his Area Code team though because he wasn't rested heading into the tryouts. They didn't understand the importance ahead of time. Sometimes this means holding your ground with your son's summer coach in the face of an important game (not a problem in our case). A good summer coach should understand and be willing to work with you as well.
Most important thing is to keep your son healthy and rested between appearances. All of these organizations want that to be the case as well.
PGStaff may have some additional pointers or comments.
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