You're a full time student. You have your required training and practice schedule. You have your fall scrimmage and spring regular season schedule. Then, you have your own personal training program.
How is a college baseball player supposed to work and make some money, on top of all that?
It seems impossible. Or, is it possible?
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My son does door dash near campus whenever he has a few extra hours. Not a lot of $$ but it keeps him from asking me for spending money.
And during breaks he makes as much $$ as possible doing whatever.
@Francis7 - I've got no easy answer for you especially if your son is healthy, and a position player....they've got no free time between batting practice, weight training, fielding practice, etc..... The only time my son (pitcher) worked a part time job was when he was injured his junior year. He was recruited (by one of his professors) to work on campus at a particle accelerator lab. My son absolutely loved the experience, and learned a lot.
The old timers will remember the saying, and I will repeat it for the newbees:
The college baseball player's time will be consumed with 1) studying; 2) playing/practicing baseball; or have a girlfriend/social life. The player gets to Pick TWO. (ie: working isn't even one of the options!)
Son worked baseball camps during the winter breaks. I know he took a few people home from parties for a few bucks (his own Uber lol). During the off season in pro ball, he caddied at an excusive golf club nearby where they HAD to have caddies. He loved when he carried two bags at 2x the $!
@keewart posted:The old timers will remember the saying, and I will repeat it for the newbees:
The college baseball player's time will be consumed with 1) studying; 2) playing/practicing baseball; or have a girlfriend/social life. The player gets to Pick TWO. (ie: working isn't even one of the options!)
Son worked baseball camps during the winter breaks. I know he took a few people home from parties for a few bucks (his own Uber lol). During the off season in pro ball, he caddied at an excusive golf club nearby where they HAD to have caddies. He loved when he carried two bags at 2x the $!
There’s time for a girlfriend if the girl understands the situation. My son went 600 miles and two states away to end up dating a girl from the next county. She got it. She was a softball player.
During the 4 years of baseball at MSU, we all worked, selling programs at the football and basketball game and working as a Janitor in the Girls Dorm.
During Christmas vacation I developed a "coupon book" and sold "door to door".
Bob
My son does DoorDash
I've posted this before but the university needs people to work concession stands, officiate intramural sports, etc. Find the people who take care of that stuff. In my experience and my daughter's experience, they want athletes from the university to do those things.
@BB and BB posted:My son does door dash near campus whenever he has a few extra hours. Not a lot of $$ but it keeps him from asking me for spending money.
My son did this as well. Friday and Saturday nights were especially lucrative and kept him out of the bars, not that he was inclined that direction anyway.
