Travel Team Opportunity

Mostly a lurker on this site, taking in as much as I can from all you folks who have been down the road ahead of me. Hopefully as my son makes his way through HS ball, God willing, I can add some value as I gain some experience. But I come now seeking advice.

My son is a young 2012 freshman. He has played 3b most of his travel career pre-HS. His school is very deep at this grade, a lot of talent. He made the team and they have moved him to catcher – he has progressed very nicely at this position and it may be in his HS future. He has always been a very good hitter and an RBI machine, and he has not missed a beat in that area moving to high school. He is a good, solid ballplayer - not flashy, not very outgoing, just continues to get the job done, drive in the runs, and help his pitchers. He does a very good job behind the plate, several of the pitcher’s dads have commented on his play and have said their son’s prefer when my son is catching. Those are good compliments to him in my opinion.

I found out a local travel team had an opening due to an injury. My son got a tryout with the head coach, indoor about 45 minutes. He did a nice job, the coach said he looked good, hit the ball well, etc. etc. He still had a few more players to look at and he will let us know. I have no idea what competition he is up against for this slot, but I am trying to not get my hopes up too much. Playing on this team will be a huge benefit to my son’s development. So my question, would it be inappropriate for me to contact the coach and do some - for lack of a better word - “promoting” of my son? Tell him a little how his HS season is going, offer to give him his coach’s e-mail address for additional feedback? I do not want to do this in a bragging sort of way, that’s not my nature. Nor do I want to come across as the “dad who thinks his son is the best 14 yo ballplayer to walk the face of the earth”. I generally do not talk to his coaches. I have said “HI” to his HS baseball coach twice this year as we walked past eachother.

My intention here would be to just add a little to his thought process, he has only seen him for 45 minutes indoors, hard to make a real determination. Is it wrong to go in this direction or should I just let it ride and wait until he contacts us regarding his decision.

Thanks in advance!