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Coach Serrano is very right when he said that the information you share here is crucial and so valuable. I deeply appreciate it! Thank you!

Great video!

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I have appreciated your perspective as we go through the recruiting process with our 2025. Great info! This video is awesome. Thank you again.

At 8yrs old my son got invited to Ripken.. spoke to our coach and he said it’ll be fun for him but it’s really nothing until he gets into the high school age games. I wasn’t ready to spend all that money either for summer ball.

I have a 2025 grad looking to play DIII college baseball. We, as parents, did not even mention college level play until our son brought it up during his sophomore of HS. Prior to that moment, he played if it was fun. End of story. No private lessons. No pressure. We emphasized teamwork, commitment, and effort. Things that apply to all of life's endeavors. We are fortunate enough to have an athletically gifted child, but it saddens me to see 10 year old boys in the cages getting grilled by their fathers.

@coachbeede I just mentioned this to my 14U son yesterday and let him know that it’s his job to get a spot and keep his spot!!

I ran track at a D1. The time commitment was shocking. 5:30am ply metrics and weight room, classes after. Conditioning/training the afternoons. Weight room in the evenings. Mandatory study hall. I was not prepared for that level of commitment.

Always helpful information. We appreciate the time you take to touch on a variety of topics that are definitely on our mind

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why do the big SEC schools make public and advertise their freshman recuiting classes? LSU advertises all over social media how many top 100 freshman they recuit etc? how many of these freshman will actually play vs portal transfers etc...im confused. do the coaches get a bonus for how many of the top hs recruits they can committ?

What is the likelyhood of an athlete who gets a partial baseball scholarship getting the rest covered by an academic scholarship? Does it have any bearing with the school that you are being recruited and offered an athletic scholarship to get the rest covered by academic? Do coaches usually have any pull there? Obviously you need the grades but is it more likely?

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Thanks Coach!

In many places, travel or select-team organizations have a much bigger effect on young ballplayers than high school.

Well said coach. I tell this to my son constantly. The problem is, is he going to get it? I even have a friend who’s son plays in mlb and he tells my son all the time as well!

Great info sir. My son just finished his Post Grad year. It was the best decision he made. Got to get bigger & stronger to be able to compete at the college level. He got a roster spot with Weatherford College 👍🏼 He’s a perfect example of a late bloomer who completely benefited from a year of growth. And unfortunately the kids in Texas start school a year later than my kids did in San Diego, California. That put him behind the growth curve of being able to compete with players a year older. It was my son’s goal to play for Weatherford because of their history of winning and moving guys in to P5 schools. It was Coach Lightfoot who suggested he go to a Post Grad to get bigger and stronger and then revisit with him after the season. My son put on 25 pounds, body matured, mind matured, was voted team captain, and received offers from various juco’s in the end. He picked Weatherford because we live in Weatherford, the coach was true to him, and they compete at the highest level and win. My son is a lucky guy. He’s worked hard and earned his spot👍🏼 Keep up the great content sir👍🏼

Great interview Coach Beede… you do a great job of asking the important questions and then letting your guest respond without interrupting them so they are able to get their point across… keep up the good work with the great content

This is excellent information. In 2023 my son played Little League at the AAA level and played on the associated tournament team 10U. We decided to leave LL because the games during the week were difficult for my wife and I time wise so he played tournament baseball this past year in 2024 but at the 12U level. As a pitcher, he did very well at the 10U level but got rocked against the 12U kids but kept throwing strikes. When the coaches did their end-of-year review with us I thought we would get feedback that they were disappointed with his pitching but received a great year-end grade with the coaches saying that despite being hit hard he continued to throw strikes and did not get upset when kids got hit off him. The organization he plays with have decided to keep him at 12U for 2025 to give his body more time to catch up and thus his velocity.

One of the most empowering things you can tell a young man is “don’t be afraid to fail.”

So refreshing to hear a coach who relies on his eyes and not on the radar gun.

Watching my kid this Spring, it was so cool to see him come back from a 3-0 count to get an out.

Love these interviews

Awesome stuff, who wouldn't want to play for that guy? Or send their son to that guy? Good interview

Parents rarely listen to advice from people that have actually played at various levels and are honest with them. They want a yes man. I was blessed with legendary coaches from JUCO through pro ball, however there are some clown coaches out there and the portal gives athletes an option to escape. I am not a big fan of unlimited transfers without sitting out.

Thanks for the insights Coach. Where can I find info about these upcoming NCAA roster changes? I know it's not "real" yet but I assume there is something out there about this topic.

Love this channel just found it this morning. Very good information as I have two boys playing high school baseball and travel ball.

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Thanks, Coach. I can’t tell you how much I respect your voice in the college baseball development/recruiting world. There is so much noise to filter through and you tell it like it is and from a verified perspective. I really appreciate hearing the truth! Thank you. Lindsay

Very helpful information, thank you! Do lower ranked D3 teams tend to wait until after the more recruitable players are committed to other schools, before starting their recruiting?

Yes!!!.We have to go back to playing multiple age groups.That also helped our players make those JV or Varsity teams as freshman or sophmores, due to playing against older players

Thank you Coach. Appreciate the insight. As former hockey player, not thrilled about Jr hockey model, always thought college was academic endeavor with athletics a bonus.

Super helpful. Thank you Coach!

Thank you, Coach! So glad I found your channel. You’ve been a phenomenal resource with your experience and information.

very cool of you to be so accessible to parents new to the sport. I think that is great. It can be intimidating to walk into a new world. And not everyone comes off as friendly.

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