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Are competitive clubteams/AAUnecessaryforahighschool athlete?
The honestanswerto thisquestionisyes. The competitioninhighschool sports,especiallyatlarge
publicschools,isfierce. A talentedathlete needseveryedge toplayvarsity sports.Like everythingat
such an impressionable age kidsneedproperfocusandguidance intheirathleticdecisions.Parentsand
playersshouldavoidthe mostcommontraps.Status,glitz,andindividual promotionmeannothingto
the bestcoaches.Consistentwinningforany sportsentity isa byproductof stability andmentorship.
Parentsandtheirchildrenhave tosetpriorities.Doyouwantto be the star, playwithyour friends,orbe
coached?If you’re goingtoinvestthousandsinclubsports,AAU,or travel teamsyouhave to decide
whatyou’re init for. A closerlookat baseball isagood example.
RobinRennerisheadbaseball coachat Neuqua ValleyHighSchool inNaperville,Illinois.He coachedthe
Wildcatsto the 2007 state championship,andhassenta numberof playerstothe MLB draft and
DivisionIcolleges.Withthe explosionof travel teamsandtheirinfluenceonhighschool baseball he
makesita pointtodisconnectplayers’identitieswiththeirtravel teamsfromthe school team.He does
not allowplayerstoweartheirtravel teamuniformsduringtryouts.He acknowledgesthe legitimacyand
necessityof eliteplayerstoplayas muchbaseball aspossible duringthe preciouswarmmonthsof
springand summer.However,he doespointouta couple of issues.He thinksthere are waytoomany
travel teams.The talentandcoachinghas showna steadydecline inthe travel circuit.Andkidsare often
torn betweenthe inevitable parental advice anddifferencesinphilosophybetweentheirtravel coaches
and theirhighschool coaches.He structureshisplayers’weeklysummerschedule toinclude gamesfor
hishighschool summerteamMonday throughWednesday.He thengiveshisplayersThursdaythrough
Sundayto playfor theirtravel teams.
Anothercritical factoraffectinghighschool baseball playersisthe physical toil thattoomuchbaseball
takeson youngbodiesandarms.He encourageshisplayerstotake NovemberandDecember
completelyoff frombaseball.Yet,playershowcasesoccurduringthese monthswhere mostlycollege
and some proscouts turn out.The highschoolerspayan entrance fee.Theyshow up,warmup,and fire
off 20 or 30 pitchesasthe scouts aimtheirspeedguns.It’sa precarioussituationforanybaseball player,
but especiallyyoungmen eagertoshow how hardtheycan throw.Rennerpointsoutthat Dr. James
Andrews,amongothers,haswarnedagainstthe damage thatyearround throwingcanand will doto
youngarms. A natural antidote tothiswearand tearis to encourage highschool athletestoparticipate
inmultiple sports.“Istronglyencourage kidstoplaymultiple sportsaslongastheycan,” Rennersays.
Everysportsorganizationavailabletohighschoolersoutside of theirschoolshaspriorities.Make sure
the one you choose fits yours.

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  • 1. Are competitive clubteams/AAUnecessaryforahighschool athlete? The honestanswerto thisquestionisyes. The competitioninhighschool sports,especiallyatlarge publicschools,isfierce. A talentedathlete needseveryedge toplayvarsity sports.Like everythingat such an impressionable age kidsneedproperfocusandguidance intheirathleticdecisions.Parentsand playersshouldavoidthe mostcommontraps.Status,glitz,andindividual promotionmeannothingto the bestcoaches.Consistentwinningforany sportsentity isa byproductof stability andmentorship. Parentsandtheirchildrenhave tosetpriorities.Doyouwantto be the star, playwithyour friends,orbe coached?If you’re goingtoinvestthousandsinclubsports,AAU,or travel teamsyouhave to decide whatyou’re init for. A closerlookat baseball isagood example. RobinRennerisheadbaseball coachat Neuqua ValleyHighSchool inNaperville,Illinois.He coachedthe Wildcatsto the 2007 state championship,andhassenta numberof playerstothe MLB draft and DivisionIcolleges.Withthe explosionof travel teamsandtheirinfluenceonhighschool baseball he makesita pointtodisconnectplayers’identitieswiththeirtravel teamsfromthe school team.He does not allowplayerstoweartheirtravel teamuniformsduringtryouts.He acknowledgesthe legitimacyand necessityof eliteplayerstoplayas muchbaseball aspossible duringthe preciouswarmmonthsof springand summer.However,he doespointouta couple of issues.He thinksthere are waytoomany travel teams.The talentandcoachinghas showna steadydecline inthe travel circuit.Andkidsare often torn betweenthe inevitable parental advice anddifferencesinphilosophybetweentheirtravel coaches and theirhighschool coaches.He structureshisplayers’weeklysummerschedule toinclude gamesfor hishighschool summerteamMonday throughWednesday.He thengiveshisplayersThursdaythrough Sundayto playfor theirtravel teams. Anothercritical factoraffectinghighschool baseball playersisthe physical toil thattoomuchbaseball takeson youngbodiesandarms.He encourageshisplayerstotake NovemberandDecember completelyoff frombaseball.Yet,playershowcasesoccurduringthese monthswhere mostlycollege and some proscouts turn out.The highschoolerspayan entrance fee.Theyshow up,warmup,and fire off 20 or 30 pitchesasthe scouts aimtheirspeedguns.It’sa precarioussituationforanybaseball player, but especiallyyoungmen eagertoshow how hardtheycan throw.Rennerpointsoutthat Dr. James Andrews,amongothers,haswarnedagainstthe damage thatyearround throwingcanand will doto youngarms. A natural antidote tothiswearand tearis to encourage highschool athletestoparticipate inmultiple sports.“Istronglyencourage kidstoplaymultiple sportsaslongastheycan,” Rennersays. Everysportsorganizationavailabletohighschoolersoutside of theirschoolshaspriorities.Make sure the one you choose fits yours.