Baseball in the NorthEast area (New England)

[Solo]

I currently live in Florida. There is a chance I may move to Connecticut. My son is 12 yo and plays alot of baseball. Was wondering how the baseball season plays out in that area with the Winter, ie.:

1. how many months of baseball are played a year
2. In the Winter, is there any baseball activities

I know many good baseball players are from the Northeast. But, don't understand how it is so considering so much of the time is cold.

Please let me know any ideas/information.

thanks

[Jake Patterson]

I currently live in Florida. There is a chance I may move to Connecticut. My son is 12 yo and plays alot of baseball. Was wondering how the baseball season plays out in that area with the Winter, ie.:

1. how many months of baseball are played a year
2. In the Winter, is there any baseball activities

I know many good baseball players are from the Northeast. But, don't understand how it is so considering so much of the time is cold.

Please let me know any ideas/information.

thanks
Solo, we have discussed this many times here... Experts agree that the perceived need to play ball year round is very overrated. If you look at the ratio of professional players from individual States compared to the number of young players playing, you will find there is little difference between States (baseballreference.com). It is my opinion after 25 years of coaching and 10 years as a clinician that year-round ball is in fact bad for youngsters. This is supported by a number of studies by youth athletic experts. It is also my opinion that encouraging youngsters to play other sports serves to increase their overall athletic ability.

With all that said most 12 year olds here play middle school, Little League, LL All-stars and fall ball. This in my mind is plenty of baseball. When the youngster reaches 13 he can then try-out for American Legion ball. If he makes that team and plays JV HS Baseball he will be playing from early March to August. There is also strong AAU programs in the New Haven, Hartford, Worcester (MA), and other areas. If you are moving to a small town anywhere in NE, most athletes play more than one sport.
Hope this helps.
Jake


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[b4uplayball]

[QUOTE=Jake Patterson;1325752]Solo, we have discussed this many times here... Experts agree that the perceived need to play ball year round is very overrated. If you look at the ratio of professional players from individual States compared to the number of young players playing, you will find there is little difference between States (baseballreference.com). It is my opinion after 25 years of coaching and 10 years as a clinician that year-round ball is in fact bad for youngsters. This is supported by a number of studies by youth athletic experts. It is also my opinion that encouraging youngsters to play other sports serves to increase their overall athletic ability.

With all that said most 12 year olds here play middle school, Little League, LL All-stars and fall ball. This in my mind is plenty of baseball. When the youngster reaches 13 he can then try-out for American Legion ball. If he makes that team and plays JV HS Baseball he will be playing from early March to August. There is also strong AAU programs in the New Haven, Hartford, Worcester (MA), and other areas. If you are moving to a small town anywhere in NE, most athletes play more than one sport.
Hope this helps.
Jake


I agree 100% with Jake, in fact I believe that the layout can provide your kid with some cool distractions like skiing and snowboarding. And there are always batting cages to keep the swiing in shape until March.

[chinmuzik]

Hi,
Lot of AAU programs in CT and Little League is big due to proximity Bristol/ESPN. Generally most of them will work indoors until March/April. Fall ball starts in Sept. Most AAU programs invariably end up playing some Triple Crown events at the CT Sportsplex which is a multi-field complex that hosts lots of events. There are several travel ball "leagues" that are often limited by field availability in CT. Rec Ball/Town leagues gets priority over AAU programs that include players from various towns. i have posted some links for you. AAU is expensive and time consuming. PM me...

http://www.ctsportsplex.com/ctsport2/

http://www.battersboxonline.net/ctbombers.html

http://www.ctcapitalsbaseball.com/

http://www.triplecrownsports.com/search_results.asp?eventType=tourny&sportid=1&stateid=7