RT @nextlevelbb: Teaching your kid how to be tough and resilient is more important than baseball skill lessons.

The full-ride athletic scholarship most families picture is rare . Only about 1% of high school athletes ever get one, and they cluster in a handful of sports. For everyone else, the path runs through partial athletic money, academic aid, and need-based help stacked together. Stop planning for the lottery ticket. Plan for the package.

Successful teams are built on low ego, high character, low maintenance, and being selfless. - Eric Musselman

🚨 Parents ..please give your travel ball coaches and trainers the same pressure you give high school coaches when it comes to the development of your child . They get all your money and time but share no responsibility on why your child isn’t being recruited … and I mean all your time and money 💰

🚨 A MUST LISTEN for all amateur ballplayers wanting to play in college. Long but SO MUCH VALUE here! Alabama HC Rob Vaughn on college baseball recruiting and the type of player you truly want in your program, no matter the level. “Our job in college baseball, yes, it's to win games. Yes, it's to develop big leaguers, and yes, it's all the things that we all talk about in recruiting, but more than anything, it's to prepare these kids to be successful for whatever comes next. And man, as good as the talent is in this league, as good as the talent is on this team, not all of them are going to be career big leaguers, you know. And I think what makes Tyler Fay’s journey so awesome, is in a world that is inundated with particularly moms and dads that want your kid to cut and run when when they're not starting every day or they're not playing every day. You see at one end of the equation, you either get the parents are like, ‘Hey man, put your head down to work. We got to get better.’ And you get the parents that feed into the narrative, ‘man, they're not giving you a chance. You got to go. You got to leave.’ the thing about him that makes him so special is regardless of whether Tyler's a 20-year big league or not, that guy's going to be a smashing success in life because when things get hard, he doesn't cut and run. He's not sticking his hand out looking for the next easy way and who's going to pay me more. He’s the I'm going to put my head down. I'm going to work and I'm going to get better.” Guys like him are the exact reason you believe in what you recruit. You believe in makeup, you better hunt makeup because that guy has that in spades. And that's why he deserves every ounce of what he's getting right now.”

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I cant speak for high school baseball. I dont have data on that. I have studied pro and college baseball. Beyond high school this just isn't true. Are College Baseball Teams Making A Mistake By Ignoring Soft-Tossing Pitchers? share.google/9LKTWegRphpSchx…

All these D1/D2 guys going in the portal looking for NIL money and better places… Bunch of Juco dogs would help you win for a peanut butter sandwich and a chocolate milk.

A total of 18 former WPIAL players are on teams that qualified for the NCAA baseball tournament, a group headed by Central Catholic’s Gavin Kelly (WVU) and Peters Township’s Jack Natili (Cincinnati). ⚾️ Full list 👇

The anatomy of an inning. It’s what makes coaching so beautiful. A bunt situation. Everyone knows it. Everyone expects it. Execution isn’t always predictable. 😳😳

I coach varsity H.S. baseball and travel ball… and I’d take H.S. baseball every single time. The school pride. The community. The rivalries. The pressure to win. The packed playoff games. Playing for your town. In my eyes H.S. baseball just means more.

I have talked to D1 coaches from almost every conference, P4 and Mid Major, with records ranging from single digit wins to 40 wins.. If you are a pitcher hitting the portal the FIRST question I get is “Does he throw strikes?”.. don’t hit the portal after a 20 inning 30 walk season just because you throw 95.

TJ Jaguars advance to WPIAL 5A semifinals with a 3-2 walk-off win over Bethel Park. @eli_graff_ game winning walkoff rbi single @ColinPears10 6.1 innings pitched @noahsear33 0.2 innings pitched to earn the win TJ will face South Fayette on Thursday. Site and time TBD

Pregame matters!! How you prepare before a game is a huge evaluation time for coaches/scouts. You may not get a ball hit to you during the game! Work with intent, at game speed and under control. Spoke to a college coach today, told me he stopped recruiting a player because his pregame was lazy. It translates!! You’re always being evaluated!!

Congrats to our 4 seniors on leading the Jags to back to back section championships with the win over McKeesport today @ColinPears10 @Dommetz2056 @ABnusak @JustinBerberich

Your TJ Jaguars stay hot with a big section shutout vs Gateway 10-0 Multiple hits @BryceButler25 @ABrnusak @CalvinCaterino @NathanPass1518 and 4 RBI WP @ColinPears10 1 hit allowed with 7 K’s TJ goes for the sweep of the Gators tomorrow night

Congrats to @TJHSBaseball starting third baseman, Justin Fry on being named a @MVI_sports Super 6 All-Star and Breakthrough Player of the Year for his performance during the basketball season.

A lot of work to be done still. tribhssn.triblive.com/trib-h…

On a good team you have players who do the dirty jobs, on a great team everyone does the dirty jobs. – Don Meyer

On poor teams, captains lead by popularity. On great teams, captains lead by example. They arrive early, stay late, train hard, & apply the same high standards off the field.