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Baseball kinda starts to suck around age 13-14. It goes from this ultimate father/son sport. Where dads can coach their sons. Local friends. Car pools and sleep overs. And then it starts to get really serious. Dads get vilified and eliminated from the sport. Rankings and college commitments and showcases creep in. Accolades and who’s better. And a new type of player starts to thrive: players that love the grind and fall in love with the process of being good. The kids that played for Big League Chew and wanted to know if the hotel had a pool start to get eliminated. The kids that want to put work in start to get better. And then later in high school, a new type of player thrives and moves on to the next level: players with tools, strength and something to offer that can impact the game when everyone is also a decently hard worker and can play. Simply making contact, and being able to make the routine plays and throw it across isn’t good enough anymore. Players need to have 1 standout tool usually to keep playing. (Arm, speed, hit, power, defend). Parents usually miss the key word “stand out”. I love going to practice with my 8yo and know I will miss this some day. S/O to all the parents going through the HS years and missing the younger years. If you have any advice to offer - hit me up.