The Year Before High School — A Baseball Player's 12-Month Game Plan (Digital eBook)

The single biggest jump in a young player's life — done on purpose. The year before high school is when the gap opens up between the kids who walk into tryouts ready and the kids who just hope. This is the plan that gets your player ready.

Written for players and parents to read together (~14 pages, instant PDF):

• What high-school coaches actually look for at tryouts
• Picking a position & role that gets you on the field
• Building the body the right (and safe) way for a 13–14 year-old
• Building the arm safely — and protecting it
• Sharpening hitting, fielding & speed
• The mental side & being the easiest kid to coach
• School, sleep, fuel & character
• The parent's role — support without pressure
• A full 12-month game plan + a tryout-ready checklist

By Jon Sintes — former pro pitcher and founder of Cutternation Baseball. You can't control how tall you are this year. You can control how prepared you are.