Been there done that, also have seen other players with tremendous talent be buried in Summer Travel teams and Legion. Causes are usually petty BS and politics.
Our son had same thing happen a couple of times. One poor college coach followed him for several games/touneys and never got to see him pitch until a National Showcase in August before Senior year. Some coaches were told he would pitch on a certain day and then they would throw someone else. We also had an experience where son's long-time coach put him back on field after he broke a bone and it was pretty obvious. He did this knowing that the kid was going onto play and had signed D-1 Ball that Fall. So a Legion Game basically cost my kid his Freshman year of Baseball in college.
Son is fine now and rehabbing playing Summer ball. But what we have learned is that, often times, high school level coaches just do not care about the health or future of their players. Apparently, my kid did not even get all the letters sent to his hs coach about him, they sat in his drawer. But it doesn't matter now. We've seen people pull some pretty disgusting stunts, and it's always humorous to hear "the rumor of the week" floating around the local baseball community.
I'm so grateful that we do not have to be around such nonsense anymore.
I will say this, regardless of Summer/Legion coaches actions or words, it did not slow down college recruiters who were interested in our kid.
If they want to recruit him, some dumb Legion Coach won't stop them from recruiting him. There is a reason some coaches coach High School and some coaches coach D-1.
As parents, we did not count on one Travel team to get our kid exposure. He also attended several Showcases and Scouting Combines. This involved a lot of research and plane tickets. I think my kid took 38 flights that summer and fall. Definitely worth it.
It was a good thing we took this pro-active action, because our son would not be at the school he is at now if he did not attend the Combine and Showcases and only relied on summer team.
My son is incredibly blessed to have chosen a university that has been a perfect fit for him all the way around. Academics and Baseball. And his college coaches have integrity and did not cut him due to the Legion injury. And they don't throw a player that is hurt. They supported him throughout the injury and rehab and did not cut him. So he still has opportunities based on his performance. We are incredibly blessed. So there are good coaches out there that look out for the players.
So my advice would be to get your son into a healthy more positive situation and don't even bother talking to that bonehead of a coach. Talking to that moron will just **** you off and you won't get anywhere because he won't listen anyway. Besides, it's obvious what his intentions are, no darned good. So best to move out of the situation quietly.
College coaches deal with this kind of thing a lot. I wouldn't bring the situation up to college coach, I would just pursue a course of action to get your kid seen by that coach, via showcase or whatever. Provided that that school is a good fit for your son. From our experience, you never know what can happen, so our son put academics first and the life on the campus as priority. His college coaches' honesty and integrity and prior track record played a big part in decision, too. Our son made the right decision for him in choosing his current school and he loves it there.
Good luck to you and your boy and enjoy the ride! And don't let people who will be insignificant a year from now trouble you or interfer with the joy of having your son recruited.
Have fun, it only happens once!
Just realize its probably time to move on to another team. Sometimes people/coaches and even parents just make mistakes or don't see it the same way. Sounds like your son must be a decent ballplayer to have gotten the attention of a college coach, so there will be other options out there.
Let us know how it goes.
