Daily KPB| Important Considerations for Summer Ball: Showcases, Camps, Teams, and Balancing What's Important - a podcast by Keep Playing Baseball

This longer Daily KPB covers our 3-part mini-series on important considerations for summer baseball. Here's a bit of an intro before we dive in:

 

The dog days of summer are ahead and that can only mean one thing– summer baseball is right around the corner. If you are trying to decide what showcases or events to attend, what team to play for, and how to balance development, exposure, and rest this summer, this 3-part mini-series is for you! We start off by exploring showcases and camps in this article, we follow up by tackling how to decide where to play in Part II, and Part III brings everything together with a discussion on balancing development, exposure, and rest. 

For each of these summer baseball decisions, your skill level and financial situation will dictate the options available to you. Your goals as a ball player and knowledge about each option will help you make educated decisions about what’s best for you in the short and long-term. Let’s explore some of these ideas and help you figure out what’s best for you.   

First, consider your skill level. Are you getting invited to invite-only events? Have schools already expressed interest? Are you one of the better players at your school or in your league?  If the answer to these questions is yes, then you are well on your way in the recruiting process. If you are still working hard to get noticed and improve your game, that’s okay too. There are good summer options for players at every stage of the recruiting process. It’s important to remember that last year the D1 recruiting rules have changed. Since you will be unable to visit with college coaches on campus tours prior to junior year of high school, really pushing the exposure envelope in the underclassmen (freshman and sophomore) years of high school doesn’t make sense. You won’t be able to make a fully informed decision until junior year at the earliest. This is a big difference from summer’s past when top tier players could commit to a school with all the information they needed at any point of high school. With these changes in mind, let’s look at important summer baseball considerations when it comes to camps, showcases, choosing a team, and balancing recruiting, development, and health.

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