This video is on point. I have nothing against the kids who play baseball. But, after a few years of my sons playing travel baseball, I was disgusted by some people. All I can say is this..."there is nothing anyone can do to help your child if your child does not have what it takes mentally [attitude, behavior, character (ABC)] and physically (ability) to play the game at the highest levels of play. Instead of saving money for college, foolish parents are investing in a game their child has a snowball's chance in hell of playing in college or the professional level. This crap has got to change because the kid's futures are suffering. My wife and I simply ignored all of the unsolicited advice offered by parents and people who clearly had no background or experience. We follow the advice of people who have been there and done that. Our boys trained with former professional players and worked out with certified strength and conditioning coaches while their peers played summer ball. Our sons attended college summer camps and sent their future college coaches links to game footage via email. That was about it. Both played college ball and are now playing affiliated ball. All this PG, Field Level, PBR, and recruitment consulting firms are a waste of money.

@fendellmallery6620

Ай бұрын

Well said .

@tsmithdir

Ай бұрын

@@fendellmallery6620 - Thank you... If you have time, please check out The Baseball Warehouse. I sent my boys up north to train with their coaches during the summer. I have nothing but love and appreciate for guys like Matt Morris, Mike Bordick, and Jim Duquette. My wife and I are forever grateful for their honesty, integrity, and no nonsense approach.

@nofurtherwest3474

26 күн бұрын

So your overall point, if I’m following correctly, is to train with former pros instead of doing summer travel ball? (My kid is only 10 so I have time to plan) but just curious

@tsmithdir

24 күн бұрын

@@nofurtherwest3474 - I am struggling to write a simple response because there is so much I want to share. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Youngest Sons Strategy Elementary and Middle School - Our sons played local park and rec T-ball, and youth baseball. They played Dixie League Baseball. Travel Baseball - Both played two-years on a local travel team. We left the organization for a multitude of reasons. All I can say is that there are a lot of entitled people who think because they paid money they can dictate what happens on and off the field. Bunch of losers. High School - Our son's played four(4) years of HS varsity baseball Summer before start of freshman year - 1) Academics - Huntington Learning Center 2) Speed & Agility, Strength & Conditioning 3) Baseball Training - Camps & Clinics Summer after freshman year and entering into his Sophomore Year 1) Academics - Huntington Learning Center 2) Speed & Agility, Strength & Conditioning 3) Baseball Training - College Camps Guest Player: Played on a couple of different teams... Summer after Sophomore year and entering into his junior year 1) Prepared for AP, CLEP & DSST exams 2) Speed & Agility, Strength & Conditioning 3) Invited to a college showcases 4) Applied for NCAA Eligibility Summer after Junior year entering Senior year. 1) Prepared for AP, CLEP & DSST exams 2) Speed & Agility, Strength & Conditioning 3) Invited to college showcases 4) Accepted a Verbal Commit Senior Year - 1) NLI - Signing Day - November 2) High School graduation - Early June Summer after Graduation 1) Speed & Agility, Strength & Conditioning 2) Played in a collegiate summer league 3) Reported to school in early August Beyond our two boys physical size, strength, and athletic ability was their academic record. Both graduated HS with 4.0+ GPAs and (most importantly), they entered college with college credits. Our eldest son entered college with 21 semester hours of general education and elective credit completed. Our youngest son entered with 18 semester hours completed. The value... Both of our son's had an easier first two years of college because they tested out of a significant portion of their general education and elective requirements. The bad part... Both ended up taking a couple of filler courses to ensure they met the 12 semester hour requirement during the season. Hope this helps.

@sierrabrew7759

20 күн бұрын

My son just turned 10. He plays little league right now, but I played with 4 pros in my high school, and [6 of us went on to play in college] and all of their Sons play travel ball. [They are all older seniors in high-school and already committed to a few different universities But like I said their dad's played pro ball and know what it takes.

As someone who played on an “elite level travel team,” I can tell you I got no looks and recognition from it. Barely gained any more knowledge than players who only played during high school. All of my recruiting and my scholarship offers came from playing scout ball which I had to pay a sum total of $0 dollars for. And all my advanced knowledge of the game came from college coaches who actually take pride in helping players advance to the next level in their careers. Not to say there aren’t travel organizations out there that are good, but a lot of it is a money grab unfortunately. Also I really recommend getting into another sport, don’t make baseball your main focus at such a young age. With all of the correlation between year long baseball and injuries lately it really isn’t worth it. Train your body to move in ways that it isn’t used to, that is how you last in this game. Repetitive motions over an extended period will ruin you and your career and travel ball is one of the biggest problems when it comes to that.

@nofurtherwest3474

26 күн бұрын

Hey I’m just learning about how this stuff works. My kid is only 10, but I’m just curious. Is travel ball something you can pick and choose when to do? How many seasons are there per year- summer and fall? And you do high school ball in the spring? But some kids don’t do travel ball and still excel on their HS team?

@berniegordon6338

19 күн бұрын

You either weren’t very good or you weren’t on “an elite level travel ball team” High school baseball is a joke and college coaches are playing during that season and don’t get out to scout until after their season is over during the travel ball season. Every scholarship offer I got came from travel ball or scout teams in the fall. I played travel ball 15 years ago so maybe thing have changed. Also college coaching is overrated. I had one maybe two good college coaches. You gotta keep in mind to be a college coach you gotta make crap money for years to put in your time, so mostly you are left with guys that couldn’t do anything else.

@andrewboyce8230

17 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I know 2 Showcase travel team owners and a D1 Coach in the Souther Conference, and they say the exact same thing as you.

Nothing wrong with playing the game you love more, but much of summer ball is about someone making money. Few learn (more so, are taught) anything to become better baseball players.

Excellent in your face info. It’s up to the athlete and the family to have an honest and realistic plan. Playing travel unfortunately has become a financial ripoff. If you don’t have the athleticism and the game’s seemingly required metrics your chance to play at the next level will be greatly minimized.

I have always, even back in my old days, thought that we focused on playing too many games and not on developing our bodies and skills.

I am coming to train with you one summer for sure when I am a little older!!! I am only 6 and 3 months old but I have been playing since 2 and half. I can hit 50 mph now and getting better.

@summersmethod this is a great video. You gave specific numbers for D1 baseball. What would be the equivalent numbers needed for D1 softball? I want to share this video with some softball players but want relatable numbers

You have to play baseball to learn to play the game. The game is not played in a building. You can do both.

I was a fields manager at Lake Pointe in Atlanta for a summer. The only people getting exposure are the pitchers throwing 90 (otherwise it is parents just burning through their kid's college savings accounts). Everyone else is just window dressing. You left out the scam of the "wood bat" tournaments . . . I could always tell whose kid just shattered a bat. We would throw away 20-30 bats per day. Also, ask what has happened to black players at the MLB level since the advent of travel ball . . . cut in half!

@flaquis2729

Ай бұрын

There's plenty of "black" MLB players, maybe just not American "black" players.

@Cartersballinchannel

Ай бұрын

@@flaquis2729they’re not black and they don’t identify as black. They identify as Latino. They’re culturally Latino. They’re not black.

@flaquis2729

Ай бұрын

@@Cartersballinchannel Just because a person doesn't identify, or identifies as something doesn't change reality.

@acts-me8xr

21 күн бұрын

Oh let me guess this is them is rigged against them right? Please stop. Nobody mentions how The NBA is 70% African American and the NFL is 53% African American. The fact remains that if you're good enough baseball coaches will take you. Now if you're being racist because you're insinuating that African Americans can't afford to play travel baseball because you think they are only low income then you need to look yourself in a mirror and realize your assumptions are what is actually racist and not the baseball system. We live in the freest country in the history of the world and we have so many African Americans that have become successful in politics , Entertainment, sports, business world etc yet there are still those people out there crying foul. With the way our society is and advantages with DEI, affirmative action and others, there's no excuse for any minority not to make something of themselves if they truly want it.

@Cartersballinchannel

14 күн бұрын

@@flaquis2729 that’s your reality.

Great message, only thing I would add is that players should invest more into local competitive leagues like legion ball. Not breaking the bank and getting important live reps combined with the time spent in the facility.

@williamlyles684

Ай бұрын

couldnt agree more. Bring legion baseball back again. It was a great thing, I know its still around, but many players are opting out of it to play travel ball. Legion was truly about being on a team you had to earn it to be there.

@mr.potato4371

Ай бұрын

I am going into my second year of playing in Idaho American Legion and I can say that I love it. We play plenty of games against solid competition and it doesn't break the bank. My coach only charges about 300-400 dollars for a entire season.

@robriver4890

Ай бұрын

@@mr.potato4371 Whaaaaattt!!!

The transfer portal has pretty much turned recruiting upside down. Unless you are a super stud, almost no D1 school is looking at you. At most they see a kid who can play in year 2-3. Problem is that same kid who gets red-shirted and possibly improves to the level they need to be may simply jump in the portal to go play elsewhere. Coaches today are cherry picking sophomores and juniors to fill holes and ignoring most HS players.

@LineDriveBros

Ай бұрын

This needs to be talked about more

@kevinmathisen271

Ай бұрын

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This is so true. Summer ball is so expensive and a big time investment for the entire family. You can work a strength and conditioning program on your own and get way better.

@nofurtherwest3474

26 күн бұрын

Hey can I ask- can a kid just play/train a bit in the fall to keep skills up and then mostly just play in spring and still get pretty good? Do some kids play other sports like football in the fall and not have time for baseball but still make the varsity team in spring and do well? Or they will lose skills if they don’t do baseball year round?

Some good points BUT I’ve seen a lot of kids that can throw 90 from the bump but can’t get a guy out to save his life. Nobody cares how hard you throw ball four, meat! Or what about the guy that hits bombs in bp with 100mph exit velo but leads the team in strikeouts with lowest batting average as well. Sweet bp contract you’re aiming for, guy.

Great information in this video. You the man Summers...keeping it real.

I was kind rough on you last time I made a comment, but this is really solid advice. Thanks for the great info!

Your videos keep getter better. Nothing but the best for you young man. Spot on video beother.

Help me explain why it's better to train no summer ball 2thousand for Bteam

Great video! Very helpful

What do you say about summer/travel ball for kids say, age 7-15?

@andrewboyce8230

17 күн бұрын

Useless, play a different sport and do speed, strength and conditioning.

Great info!

The voice of reason is appreciated. Thank you.

im playing legion ball this summer. four 9 inning games a week for 3 months. its the way to go

@Shtankayleeg

Ай бұрын

Legion ball is the best route

@robriver4890

Ай бұрын

@@Shtankayleeg Explain the difference between Legion ball vs travel ball?

This is gold!

Bruh I know times changed from when I played. After freshman season was over we just had another kid dad scoop us all up, paid for everything and added us to all these tournaments across the state. We all got better each summer and were all good senior year.

It’s August 1st of your junior year…but I agree with everything else.

1. What home gear do we need in order to follow app? 2. My son is 12 (summer 2024) I’m told weight lifting for youth is bad on their developing bodies. Not sure if this method includes weight training for youth boy baseball program?

@user-yr7ry3qx9p

Ай бұрын

Yes, he has an app specifically for youth players. My son's been doing it for a while now and he is making great gains. Highly recommend.

4:15 how do kids commit as a freshman or even 8th grader if they can’t talk to coaches until junior year?

@Baseball2287

Ай бұрын

Recent rule change

@NotExerLol

Ай бұрын

That rule was just implemented like this year

@Willis84832

Ай бұрын

@@Baseball2287 idk bc there’s a kid who’s at the high school I went to talking to michigan as a sophomore

@Baseball2287

Ай бұрын

@@Willis84832 that’s not allowed then, or those talks began before the new rules

I don’t agree with little kids playing travel ball. I didn’t let mine play it until he was in jr high and his high school coach asked him to play on his travel team. I let him decide and he wants to play. Besides school ball, they play local summer league ball and play about 3 showcase tournaments/ year. Coach makes a point not to burn them out but get them some reps and have fun doing it. Almost every kid on the team plays football and or basketball also. The only way to get better at something, other than strength training, is to do it.

Do you have many high school players come and stay near the facility during summer to workout at your facility? If so, for 1 month, 2 months or longer?

Great video, personally I wouldn’t advise any athlete to participate in sports without proper preparation

How does the app work it’s just blank I downloaded it

@summersmethod

Ай бұрын

You have to go through this link www.summersmethod.com/summers-method-plus-baseball-training

The best way to get better is to play and it’s better to play against the best competition possible. I trained at a state of the art indoor facility all winter every year and it was great, but it didn’t compare to actually playing in the summer. Also just a note. I was a right handed pitcher 86-88. Played at an elite JC and then D1. Don’t overlook JCs the best ones are often better than mid level D1s.

No D1 school is watching summer ball tourn for kids.. they watch n the portal! Play local, spend less, eat more, light more, go Juco and make your mark! Miss me with the $3500 to play a summer season!

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

Exactly, I agree 100%

You spit some Facts....

Good points to the video. Something I think you missed, when the kids need to pick their primary sport. It’s hard to develop for baseball while playing football or visa versa. Also, what about fall travel ball where there are less tournaments but can still display a lot of talent to get that exposure?

@williamlyles684

Ай бұрын

Tell that to most of the top tier players. They almost all played multiple sports in high school.

@HOCOsports

Ай бұрын

@@williamlyles684 I know, but not everyone. What is the percentage of D2 or 3 or even D1 athletes played both football and baseball all 4 years of high school?

Great job keeping it real.

@summersmethod

Ай бұрын

Appreciate it

@romans322

Ай бұрын

@@summersmethodAre you being serious when offering a couple months free on your app if we can prove we have the equipment you mentioned? My son is thirteen now so still a little bit from high school. He is going to play Babe Ruth this summer. I have him doing full body work outs and we purchased a Bata 2 pitching machine a few weeks ago. I would like for him to follow a program designed specifically for baseball.

Summer reps are not a bad thing.

Pure gold right here. TGRTG no easy way out.

Where is your facility located?

@charliescottie9635

17 күн бұрын

He is in Clearwater, Florida.

Facts!

I don't know personally I think younger kids playing ball year round isn't helping out with their arms in the long run. Specifically pitchers. That's just my opinion.

I think this guy's point is totally legit.

Yep. If only I had all the money back I spent year after year.

My american legion team is $675. We pay for their hotel and travel to state and regionals.

If you love the game,teach the kids to love the game too. Give them the basic knowledge of proper mechanics and make it fun and they will want to put the work in . Money doesn’t buy talent. If you throw 95 in your senior year it doesn’t matter if you ever played a game in summer or not . The scouts will hear about you and will be there .!

exposure isn't the only reason to play summer ball. i'd say my kid plays because it's fun, it's being part of something, it's social and you learn by playing. exposure wouldn't even be on the list at 16U.

100 games in the summer can't compete with transfer portal.

Absolutely! Summer ball hurts more than it develops🤙🏽

The summer ball is the best of the last ball many will play. Don't waste the opportunity.

I like the underlining message but I think a lot of the points and details are not the advice I would give.

I have been arguing this point about little league. We waste a tremendous amount of training time to play a league that is no where near the worst competition we see in travel. We throw away 6 weeks of development time waiting for an all star team that is together for a few weeks and is still way below travel.

@Joe_Momma205

26 күн бұрын

I'm not understanding what you meant

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

He is just somebody that needs to justify thousands $$$ of Travel Ball fees.

I would have hated playing so much baseball as a kid. That just doesn't seem like fun to me. I guess that's what it takes nowadays.

What I see in the parents is disgusting. I see so many kids that dont even want to play but are forced. They just want to be kids. There are a ton of kids that end up like Todd Marinovich.

Need to give your body a break. Year around baseball is the reason major leaguers get injured all the time.

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

Every All year around Pitcher at my Son's High School has had surgery or needs surgery.

Recruiting services are a huge waste of money and so are showcases. Go to college camps.

i dissagree playing baseball is the most important part in getting better and most players are able to go to the gym in the season. Personally I go to the gym everyday besides game days which is only the weekends.

@summersmethod

Ай бұрын

If you can still get your developmental work in it should be fine

Imagine thinking playing at a good program means you have good baseball mechanics...

Rather spend money going to Antonelli camps

I hate the exit velo fuck exit velocity, if your a knowledgeable baseball player you understand what I'm talking about.

Shouldn’t u be lifting and training at your high school? Personally my school lifts every single school day in our workout class, our strength coach was a strength coach in the NFL and he played football at Tennessee. Plus as soon as the school year starts our high school team has practices twice a week and after winter break they start practicing 3 times a week for the full team and they have extra practices for pitchers after School. They only get the summer off… I mean I feel like u should rlly be getting in the work at school with your high school coach but I guess maybe y’all’s coaches aren’t very good. I do think your workout thing is a scam btw

Who gets recruited in high school it’s all travel ball !! 2 daughters College softball

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

Softball and baseball are different. A very low percentage of girls play softball. Also, softball ends at College.

Travel ball is a rip off so buy my program which is twice the cost and doesn't involve playing baseball got it.

@pablochilla

Ай бұрын

no where near twice the cost. a whole lifetime of his program would cost one summer of summer ball. listen up.

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

His app is $19 per month

Don't hang out with those coyotes, its much safer to hang with us. Said the wolf to the chicken.

Summer baseball is where you get signed. High school is the joke.

@Baseball2287

Ай бұрын

I don’t fully agree with that

@drizzle452

Ай бұрын

It actually might be more important to play better in the summer in the north. It can be relatively rough to evaluate players in the cold

@summersmethod

Ай бұрын

If you are good enough

@fernandorodriguez8420

Ай бұрын

Summer ball is where you learne that you are only a back up

@fernandorodriguez8420

Ай бұрын

High school baseball kids don't have a chance anymore. You are not telling the truth. Transfer portal killed high school baseball

If your son is good enough to make the true elite travel organizations , he will get looks. Absolutely, travel ball is a waste of money if your son has no talent and no chance at playing baseball at a competitive college. If you know what the circuit is, your son is playing it!

You lost me at a junior needing to hit 100+ exit velo. Just no.

This video is a scam and grift, can’t believe I wasted 20 seconds of my life before I smartened up and hit the X.

@briggsc4

Ай бұрын

Right he trashes summer ball as a scam with an average 6k cost, his words, then says buy my program at 12k which is totally not a ripoff.

@briggsc4

Ай бұрын

BTW not looking like this guy actually lifts he looks soft and pudgy to me.

@charliescottie9635

Ай бұрын

@@briggsc4 for a lifetime of training vs. one summer of summer ball.

@pablochilla

Ай бұрын

short attention span

@pablochilla

Ай бұрын

go play summer ball and spend all your parents money little guy.

This advice is so bad it’s ridiculous. You can’t develop baseball talent in the gym. You have to be ion the field. And coaches won’t start identifying you until you play the bigger summer tournaments usually. My kid has been playing national showcase ball at 11. He’s already been contacted by p5 schools. He lifts in the offseason and maintains during the season. Guess what. Hes 15 and threw 85 mph last year and has big boy homerun power. He’s going to play in college. But he plays summer ball anyway to gain the development to compete at the D1 level.

@andrewboyce8230

21 күн бұрын

85mph is not a reason for every P5 School to race to sign your Son. P5s are working the Portal now. The are several P5 coaches on KZread that are stating that they no longer scout tournaments.

@user-yr7ry3qx9p

17 күн бұрын

He's not saying to stay off the field. Both are needed. This guy must be doing something right, he has many players going D1 out of his gym. Good luck to your son, he sounds like he's got a great future.

@Contracts-nz1ei

17 күн бұрын

Are you kidding? Did you even listen to the video?

@RecruitTalent

17 күн бұрын

Have you looked at the D1 college players in today's game? Gym time is 100% necessary in today's game and not playing summer ball.

@charliescottie9635

17 күн бұрын

sorry, but that is old school mentality. game is changing sir.