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Chico, as Suds said, including a radar gun, Rapsodo, Blast Motion, etc. is highly important at @flatgroundapp (pitching) or @flatgroundbats (hitting side).  Every coach, including me, has been through situations where a kid "claims" he threw a certain velo.  It has to be verifiable.  You can get exposed for good and bad...lying about stuff is a way to get crossed off recruiting lists quickly and ruining your rep.  

That being said, gathering something from a video (how a player moves) and other measuarables (height/weight) is pretty easy for someone who has a lot of experience.  Since the player is on social media, you can also look at other posts he's made to see some insight into the player.  Additionally, coaches double check what they see with the player's coach, online stats/rosters, etc.  It's really not just "taking a player's word for it" and getting an offer. 

Bottom line, you may not know how magnets work, but when you see them work, it's undeniable they do.  I know a lot of "old school" parents may not get it.  But it works, and there have been hundreds of offers made in under 2 months (as well as pros being found).  Go through players on there, click on tweets and see the responses from coaches.   For example: 

https://twitter.com/PrestonOrr.../1098013692850065408  

https://twitter.com/wlavendier.../1098665316987461632

https://twitter.com/wlavendier.../1099008737698672640

https://twitter.com/r_j_anders.../1091116709572956167

Or just pick random good players on the FlatGroundApp or FlatGroundBats account and see the responses from coaches.  

In fact, it creates a reverse feeding frenzy for players (like a bread crumb dropped in a heavily stocked pond) vs traditional fishing where a player is hoping a coach "bites."   Teams are used to sitting back and waiting and being in control (often watching so many games that they find reasons to NOT like a player), but this kind of prevents that and causes the competitive juices to flow on the coaching/recruiting/scouting side.

In any event, it's one of those cases where FlatGround isn't selling anything...because it's free.  Players or parents who don't want to use it, are welcome not to.  But, just go in knowing that you may be ignoring social media at your peril by relying on old school techniques to be seen--and fishing in a limited pond with overfed fish.  

Not only may you get seen by coaches and scouts, but I'll leave you with an awesome story of a 9 year old player getting seen by Alex Bregman, getting invited to go to Spring Training (Because of a video on FlatGroundBats)...and going/hitting with Bregman.  So not only is FlatGroundApp and FlatGroundBats helping players get scouted/recruited but it's also fulfilling little kids' dreams.

https://twitter.com/BenAscone/.../1099193489353510913

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/alex-...g-player/c-304311122

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