Private Baseball Lessons For Hire When Is It Right for You?
Mike McCarthy, Co-Founder – The Baseball Zone
There was a time when youth baseball consisted of one
or two practices a week and maybe a couple games. If
you wanted to get in more work, it fell to you and one of
your parents to head out to the diamond. But youth sports
has become big business over the last ten years or so.
Anymore, it's not uncommon to hear other parents on
your child's team talking about how much they are
shelling out for some one-on-one baseball lessons. You
may find yourself wondering if that's the key to getting
your child to the next level, or if they are just a waste of
money.
So what is the bottom line? Is it worth paying extra money in addition to what you already may be paying
for someone to spend some extra time with your child? That depends a lot on where your young athlete is
at, not only in age and development, but talent level and dedication.
Are Baseball Lessons Worth It?
There's no doubt that all the extra attention and specialized training kids get today is having an effect on
the game, even at the highest level. But that doesn't make it an open and shut case.
Baseball lessons become a good idea when your athlete finds himself needing more of a challenge. That
might be for a number of reasons. First, he may be nearing the point where his talent and his ability need
more nurturing than what his team's coach may be able to give him. Or, he may simply need more
individual attention to get through a particular sticking point in his development. That doesn't happen when
your kid is just learning the game. At a young age, the volunteer parents working with a t-ball or coachpitched baseball team probably have enough knowledge of the game to teach the fundamentals and to
provide a fun, learning atmosphere to start out on the right development path. Many players, regardless of
age, simply need more volume of training which is when we will try and persuade them to join group
training programs to stretch their dollar over more training time.
When is it the Right Time?
As your child advances, however, they may start to outstrip what their coach or you as a parent may be
able to give them. Then that may be the right time to start them on individual baseball lessons.