09/01/2026
If your son wants to play college baseball, the last few years before he gets there probably shouldn’t look like the first 10.
For a long time, more baseball works.
More games.
More lessons.
More reps.
Better teams.
But eventually, the player has to become more than just skilled at their sport.
He has to become physically prepared for what the next level is going to demand.
That means strength.
Speed.
Movement quality.
Recovery.
Work capacity.
Nutrition.
And the ability to handle a much higher training and competition load.
Skill lessons still matter.
A good pitching coach or hitting coach can absolutely help.
But if a 16 or 17 year old is spending more money every year on lessons, travel ball and showcases compared to what they spend on a real strength and conditioning plan, I think the priorities are backwards.
The goal isn’t to make your son better at training.
It’s to make him better at baseball.
And one of the best things a young athlete can do is surround himself with people who are willing to tell him the honest (sometimes uncomfortable) truth about what he actually needs next not just sell him more of what he already likes doing.
Sometimes that means more skill work.
Sometimes it means getting stronger.
Sometimes it means moving better, recovering better, eating more, or simply doing less eyewash in training.
The important part is knowing which problem is actually worth solving right now.
That’s what long term baseball development should look like.
If your son is 15–18 and serious about playing college baseball but you’re not sure what his biggest developmental priority should be, DM me “COLLEGE” and I’ll send you details about my assessment process and how that works.
