Had an interesting conversation today with some friends. They have a girl who is a soph. at the local HS. She's been playing her sports for two years, but at her age level -- she has not been moved "up" to varsity. Her parents are upset. She is upset. She plays really well at her age level -- starter, leader plays most of the game, etc. But now she is quitting -- she doesn't think she'll get the opportunity to play varsity her final two years. I looked at her parents dumbfounded. I couldn't understand why the fact that she was not moved up "early" made any difference what would happen her final two years. Frankly, they seemed to have poisoned the well.
Now to tie this into baseball. I go to the local games. The freshman play on a field next to the Varsity, so you can essentially watch both. Holy crap. It is literally men vs. boys. How can anyone honestly expect a kid to be moved up to a level where they play with men?
