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First off, it's high school.....so tell him to HAVE FUN!

Secondly, is he (will he) be pretty good in football or baseball? If he is going to just "ride the bench" in football, but may be good in baseball (or visa versa) then maybe focus on just one.

There's nothing wrong with playing multiple sports. Playing three, now that could be a problem. Playing 2 shouldn't wear down the body much and should have plenty of recovery time.

Play as many sports as he can , have fun and enjoy high school . You neve know what the future holds

Both. I love to see kids playing more than one sport.

A BIG THIS....I was a three sport athlete playing football, hoops, baseball early and then track my Junior/Senior years.

My son plays football, takes winter off to lift, and runs track and plays baseball in the spring.

I've seen plenty of injuries in baseball as well. Injury is a known risk...and colleges, if your son is a next level player, value well rounded athletes.

Worse than witnessing an injury is 1 sport BURNOUT!!! Good luck with his decision...

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Kids should take every opportunity available. You never know what sport they'll be good at. Most times you love one the most, while your better at another. You live once. High school is so short! Cherish it, hang onto it, simply do it ALL.

You all are SPOT ON!!!

Guy's, I am a High School baseball coach and I am the FIRST to tell you to play as many sports as possible in High School. The reality of it is, none of our children will get payed to play, so let's allow our kids to make as many memories as possible. I encourage our baseball players to concentrate on the season that you are in and not worry about the next season/sport until it is time.

My own story includes my son, who was a two year starter in football at a 6A school give up football his Senior year. It devastated me, and as much as I wanted to talk him out of it, I let him make his own mature decision. He did not want to play football because he wanted to focus on Baseball and ensure his opportunity to play in college. Well, the football season progressed and he was miserable sitting in the stands cheering for his team versus being on the field side by side in the trenches. Yes, it would have sucked if he would have gotten seriously injured, but the reality of it is that an injury can derail your season once baseball starts. If you play a sport, any sport, you are at risk of injury that could affect your ability to compete at your best level. He missed out on an opportunity that to this day he regrets.

He went on to play college baseball, and as I told him of my own experience, college athletics is a JOB it is no longer fun! So, let your kids play additional sports. Let them make memories that will last way longer than their playing days. I've rarely every heard of a MLB player who was not a 2-3 sport athlete in High School. So, if your son has ability, he will make it regardless of him working three extra months on Baseball during the Fall.