So if soccer, wrestling, football, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, hockey, help you become a better athlete, it will only help you on the diamond.įurther, sports, any sport at any level is about competition. When do you wear out from that grind mentally? Physically? Emotionally? Develop As An Athleteīeing good at baseball, means being a good overall athlete. The fact is, how many swings (ground balls, pitches) can you take/make a year, a month, a week, a day before it just becomes counterproductive? But if you are being talked out of playing your second and/or third sport, here is the case against it. No one should force you to play another sport (though prep schools require students to play three sports as opposed to taking PE classes). Mind you, if you don’t like any other sport, then just play baseball. Now, we get to the con’s of just playing baseball. There are camps, clinics, and events that can get you noticed and recruited all year round, winter included. While the biggest time to get recruited is, and will always be, the summer, the fact is, if you play baseball in the fall you have more time to get seen then those playing other sports. The fact of the matter is, the more time you spend on baseball, the more time you have to develop and get seen in terms of college recruiting. The reality is that the best high school and college players in our area as every bit as good as the ones in the warmer climates, but the “average” kid is flat out better down south and out west then in the colder areas. While even areas like Florida, Texas, and California most athletes are multi-sport ones, the fact is the better weather allows them to play more outdoor baseball then us here in New England.Īs I am sure you know, more big leaguers come from these three states then the rest combined. The more reps you get, the fact is, you will get better at those skills. Skill Sportīaseball being a hand eye skill sport, requires lots of practice to master hitting, fielding, and pitching. I will tell you up front, I am 100000% for the multi-sport athlete, but to be fair, here are both sides, starting with the pro’s of being a baseball player only. Here is my take on the pros and cons of just playing baseball year round. German Mejia, a student at Taft High said this about this being his final rally, “I feel sad because I won’t ever experience another high school rally again.By Wayne Mazzoni (Assistant Coach at Sacred Heart University) One of the topics that ALWAYS comes up is the issue of the single sport vs. Bryson Ginn, ASB President, said this about his final rally, “I hope this will be the best rally so far.” With many seniors graduating, this will be their last high school rally that they will ever be a part of. On this day, many boys will dress with a blue shirt, pants, socks, hats, or whatever they can put on that’s blue, while the girls dress with as much pink as possible.įriday will be an afternoon schedule because there is going to be one final rally before the school comes to an end. On Friday, May 17, there’s going to be a Boys (Blue) vs Girls (Pink). Other kids can dress as if they are hillbillies and compete against the Hollywood. Kids can dress up really nice as if they were on a red carpet or if they were a Hollywood star. On Thursday, May 16, there is going to be a Hollywood vs Hillbilly.

On Wednesday, May 15, there will be an opposite day where you can wear clothes from the opposite gender or wear stuff backwards.

As a biker, many people may come with a leather jacket and sunglasses. Students can come in there best surfing gear while other kids can come looking as bikers. On Tuesday, May 14, it’s going to be Surfers vs. Other kids are going dress up as athletes like soccer players, football players, tennis players, baseball players, and other athletes. Many students can dress up as someone that does math or as an expert in math. On Monday, May 13, there is going to be a “Mathlete” vs “Athlete” day. The end of the week will finish with a rally. Versus week is a week filled with dressing up and fun and games. With high school coming to an end, the student body comes up with smart and fun ideas to end the school year right.

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