Many a travel player is elevated above their worth also, not just in HS. They get on the IN with the right organization, and keep moving up. It is not just HS that is political.
High School ball, when on a good team is more rewarding, period, no comparison. Great players should do BOTH. Experience both. Experience the downtime's of not being the "preferred" (young) player, rise above it, and win at the HS level, win 1st HS State Championship in front of 1,500 local fans, get in the paper (a lot), youth sports magazine, have a parade, get Rings, go to the Statehouse, have a "proclamation" by government, go to a minor league baseball game to be honored, be honored at a HS football game, be ranked in Maxpreps final top 25, get congratulations from the local community who helped. All have happened to us this year and we have two more years to hopefully repeat.
Get very little of that in travel.
High School ball, when on a good team is more rewarding, period, no comparison. Great players should do BOTH. Experience both. Experience the downtime's of not being the "preferred" (young) player, rise above it, and win at the HS level, win 1st HS State Championship in front of 1,500 local fans, get in the paper (a lot), youth sports magazine, have a parade, get Rings, go to the Statehouse, have a "proclamation" by government, go to a minor league baseball game to be honored, be honored at a HS football game, be ranked in Maxpreps final top 25, get congratulations from the local community who helped. All have happened to us this year and we have two more years to hopefully repeat.
Get very little of that in travel.
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