| There is an obvious, easy answer to the question | | | | knows that player will remain eligible throughout |
| of how a ballplayer can make the high school | | | | the season. |
| baseball team and that is practice, practice, and | | | | 5. Players who display a "coachable" attitude at |
| more practice. There is no substitute for players | | | | tryouts, around school, and around the coach give |
| working at their skills from a young age, especially | | | | themselves a good opportunity to have a fair |
| in populated areas where competition for high | | | | review from the coaching staff. Coaches do not |
| school teams is acute. Of course, there are other | | | | look favorably on players who give the attitude |
| tips that players should follow to "cover all their | | | | that they already know it all and are un-coachable. |
| bases," so to speak, to have the best opportunity | | | | 6. Game knowledge can make the difference also. |
| to make the team. | | | | Coaches do not like "know it all" players but they |
| 10 Tips for Making the High School Baseball Team: | | | | do prefer players who know the finer details and |
| 1. Size and strength are crucial when players | | | | strategy of baseball. |
| reach the high school level, so conditioning and | | | | 7. Punctuality can make a difference. Players who |
| strength training programs should be done. | | | | walk in late to tryouts and don't take tryouts |
| 2. When travel ball is an option for ballplayers, | | | | seriously can be in for a rude awakening. |
| they should play it at least a year or two before | | | | 8. Team players. Coaches like players who are |
| entering high school. The generally advanced | | | | sociable with other players and who want to be |
| competition level makes it worth playing. Coaches | | | | part of the group. They are leery of kids who |
| usually look favorably on travel ball players | | | | appear to be loners. |
| because it shows coaches that players are | | | | 9. Be helpful. Players who pick up gear and |
| serious about playing baseball. | | | | perform other tasks that coaches expect will |
| 3. Attending the "high school of choice" summer | | | | enhance their chances of making the high school |
| camps before reaching high school age can be | | | | baseball team. |
| fruitful for good ballplayers. This gives players a | | | | 10. Hustle and work hard. Players should not give |
| familiarity with the coaches and coaches with | | | | coaches an excuse for cutting them because |
| players. | | | | they are fooling around at tryouts or goofing off |
| 4. Ballplayers may think that grades are not | | | | in the classroom. |
| important but nothing is further from the truth. | | | | Finally, players who enjoy other sports should try |
| Coaches prefer players that maintain good grades | | | | out for those too, at least for freshman year. |
| because they feel like players who work off the | | | | Often, high school coaches work two different |
| field will work hard on it. Additionally, if two | | | | sports or talk among the other coaches and this |
| players have equal ability, the player with better | | | | familiarity could be an advantage for hard working |
| grades may get the nod because the coach | | | | players at decision making during baseball tryouts. |