Is AAU baseball really all its cracked up to be?

Question

I was invited to a try-out for an AAU baseball team, but it would mean I have to foresake my junior season of highschool baseball. I'm not sure if I want to do that, and especially not if AAU won't get me anywhere. What is it exactly, and is it heavily scouted or something? Because i've been advised by a lot of people to go with AAU instaed of my highschool team.

Answer 1

i play aau but i play junier high ball, it is the same with everythingm there is good teams and there is bad teams, if you want to do it go for it but if i were u i would play for your school too it is a lot more fun

Answer 2

if your high school baseball team it really good i mean really good then go with that if not play both.AAU has more traveling and better competition .you might have to sacrifice a few games of high school ball for traveling but it will be worth and more often then not AAU teams are better than high school teams

Answer 3

depends how good your highschool team is

Answer 4

Always accept invitations to go play anywhere because you never know who knows who. Maybe someone sees you play and likes what they see and has a connection with a major college scout or a professional scout and drops your name. While AAU is good, and most likely better than any high school team (assuming your school is not in the top 25 in the country according to Baseball America) I like Connie Mack or CABA (Continental Amateur Baseball Association) which were the leagues I played in giving me a great deal of exposure to professional scouts.

If you are good enough, then you will want to be in showcases with Perfect Game or find out who the local professional scout that runs the "Scout Ball" team in your area that play every fall and winter, these are teams that are represented by Major League Baseball organizations and are heavily scouted.

Good luck and email me at [e-mail] if you have any more questions.

- The Professor