Summer before SENIOR Year...

Just my opinion......I would say the Area Code Tryouts and the select team schedule is all you need; a perfect amount of days playing and exposure at the same time. Your son is obviously already a player whom the Division I coaches have in their sights.

momandcpa:

You and your son need to find out the answers to certain questions. Where does he want to go to school? Is staying close to home a priority or does he want to branch out? What kind of academic situation is best for him? Does he want to be a lawyer or a doctor, etc after college or has he not yet made up his mind? What kind of a coach/program are you looking for in college? Does he have the talent to be drafted?

There are other questions that should be addressed ASAP. After that, you can decide what direction to take with this very important summer. If there are one or two schools that he is particularly interested in, then try to get an invitation to their summer camp if they have one. If no camp, call the coach and see what showcases or camps they regularily attend and try to get invited to them.

If you have no college preference and just want to see what options are out there in Texas, then i would agree with grateful that Area Code tryouts and select team schedule should do it.

If you want to get on MLB radar, there are several local MLB tryouts during the summer that he may want to attend. The information regarding the dates and locations of such tryouts usually appears in local papers in the sport's section. Also, you can get on the Major League Baseball website and get into the dates for tryout camps by team.

Good luck.

TW344

mom

Add a showcase or two to the already fine schedule and you will be fine

Thank you everyone for your advice. While it is a very exciting time, it is also a very overwhelming and somewhat confusing time!

Hope you and your son have a great and exciting summer. We're in the same boat with our '07...just waiting to see what evolves after summer.