Tagged With "In The Box Athletics"
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Hitting Tips
I have been playing ball for over 13 years, but somehow I cannot get over the fear of the ball being so close to me, sometimes I jump back when in the box when really, i could have swung and it would have been a good hit. Do you guys have any tips for...
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In The Box Academy Tryouts
In The Box Athletics is a performance facility in Sunnyvale (Just east of Mesquite) that mainly works with baseball players. Our goal is to improve players recruit-ability through increased athleticism. Think Michael Johnson Performance...
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Bernie Young hired as Milligan's coach
Here's a couple of writeups http://www.milligan.edu/athlet...eball_Young_Hire.htm http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/default.asp?SectionID=DETAIL&ID=50232
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baseballdad121
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Re: D2 schools
Here's an updated D2 link http://www.stmarytx.edu/athlet...a/index.php?id=state
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CO pitch limits
Hey Root, Is this player meeting the Co pitch limit standards? http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/josh-bogen/IiyzWLvSEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/gendersport/baseball-stats.htm#year=15-16
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Batters Box Problem
We have very good batters boxes they are very hard and we take care of them routinely to keep them in shape. The last 3 games we have had at home the opposing team has dug them out when they got in the box, after the last team visiting we had to fill in 2 holes that were about 6 inches deep and their pitcher destroyed our mound by digging it out. Anyway we have some rubber mats left over from our weight room that are usually in our dugout and I am thinking of burying one of them our RH...
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Kolbe Smith
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Looking for a team in Indiana 18U
I broke my thumb last summer which kept me from being able to join a summer team. I am doing very well this high school season at Guerin Catholic, and have the eyes of a few smaller division one schools that want to see me in action on a travel team....
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Re: D3 Talent
Here is a link to NCAA D2 baseball where you can locate D2 schools by State. http://www.stmarytx.edu/athlet...a/index.php?id=state
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Re: CO pitch limits
Yeah. 9 Days of rest. A kid can pitch 110 and then must rest 3 days. Pretty early in the year for this. Look at this kid's log from last year: http://www.maxpreps.com/athlet...t/baseball-stats.htm This year, he was thrown 110 pitches in his first start on a cold day.
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Re: Batters Box Problem
On a related note, our high school does a good job of maintaining the pitcher's mound filling in any ruts with a "special" mix, then tamping down. I think it is just slightly moistened clay (kept in airtight pail) but never wanted to ask the coach directly. Also, are there any rules which restrict or prohibit messing up the box or the mound or any restrictions about mid-game "repairs"? I can't believe an ump would allow a 6 inch rut to be dug out. We've got a turf box so no such problems.
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If you are using the right clay mix (or clay bricks), moisture and tamping, you should be able to create a base that is very difficult to dig too far into. Frequent re-application is necessary. Regarding your idea of rubber mats, there are actually products sold that are, I believe, rubber that are designed for just what you are talking about. It is not solid, though. I think it is like a honeycomb grid configuration where dirt fills in the openings throughout. I couldn't find on a quick...
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Re: Batters Box Problem
One of the locations where we played in a spring break tourney was formerly a D1 college stadium, now run by the city. The setting and grass conditions were very good and from a distance, everything looked ideal. But they did not use any clay for mound or plate. Holes were enormous and it had a significant effect on pitchers and hitters.
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NBC, Just get a bigger drill bit and drill a ton of holes in your mat before installig.Its just about the draingage.
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Thanks for the info. From what I have noticed the teams that are digging the holes are the same teams whose fields are in less than great shape, so maybe that's what they are use to doing. Either way to me it's ridiculous, I don't know why they would want to dig and hit out of a hole.
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Re: Batters Box Problem
http://beaconathletics.com/sto...er-batters-box-mats/ http://www.hooverfence.com/spo...softball/infield.htm
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Those mats look like a great product. What we did back in the late 50’s and 60’s was use bricks on both the mounds and batter’s boxes. In fact, we just set up a mound with bricks last year and it’s held up magnificently. One of the biggest mistakes is filling in the holes and then trying to pack it. It will pack, but not very tightly. In order to do get it to pack well, the soil has to be moistened.
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Be careful that the mat is deep enough that a player can't catch his cleat in it. My son's batting coach has always been careful of cleats on mats. He has seen players catch a cleat when they go to turn their foot and tear something. As least dirt gives.
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At our HS the booster club paid for and installed a circular mat that was about the diameter of the home plate area. Similar to the Jox Box mats MidAtlanticDad post links for. The mat is buried about 6" deep. No problems with any batter digging for China.
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Teach your hitters never to stand in the same place as the previous hitters. Teach you hitters if the right side is below grade to move dirt from the back of the box to fill the hole. A good smart hitter needs the "Back side" higher than the front. This will prevent a "premature" upper cut. This is one of the 6 Tools and discussions with Eric Davis and Edgar Martinez. Bob < www.goodwillseries.org >
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Re: In high school, stats mean nothing
Originally Posted by 2020dad: He means scholarships... but stats I think what people are alluding to more is the inflated stats. True if a kid hits .150 his senior season he more than likely is not a prospect. Even then there are exceptions but your point is valid. Its the kids who hit .500 in a terrible conference with a coach that marks everything as a hit that make hs stats meaningless. Ah, my bad. In that case, this is the more appropriate link,...
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Re: Division 3
Originally Posted by warriorbaseball16: Topic may be slightly vague but I'm looking for help identifying some high academic D3 schools on the East coast. I've heard of Bates and Bowdoin and have already contacted those coaches but I know very little about their baseball programs. Preferably, I'd like to combine good sporting facilities and a solid program with a top notch academic experience, and D3 fits my playing style much better as of now. Thanks in advance! warriorbaseball1, You are...
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Re: Bluffton University
Bluffton is in the HCAC. For many years they were at the bottom of the conference. They startedbto really improve, then they had the tragic accident on the way down to florida for spring break. They have climbed back into repectabilty and usually finish in the upper half of the league. In my opinion they keep too large of a roster. Currently there are 55 listed for 2016. http://www.bluffton.edu/athlet...all/2016/roster.html Most of the players and student body are from nw Ohio, or other...
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Re: Hitting Tips
That can be a tough one. First, make sure that you're turning away from truly inside pitch, and not just lurching backwards. Second, get acclimated. Ask your coach if you can stand in the box while the pitchers throw their pens.
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I'm going to be completely honest with you. If you've been playing 13 years, you must be at least 16. If you are still afraid of getting hit at this point, you are going to have to take a fairly drastic step to get over that or find another sport (and nothing wrong with that). You will need to take a full-on "embrace getting hit" approach. Have someone throw inside pitches at you as you stand behind a square screen. Practice turning in and taking the hit on your large muscles for pitches...
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Good stuff in the posts above. Along with standing in during pens, which some pitchers actually like having (others don't of course)... Try standing in with a pitching machine dialed up to mid to upper 90s. Depending on the machine, you might dial up a curve/slider type pitch shape along with FBs... Random mix if possible. Just grab a bat and work on striding while tracking each pitch... No swinging. Get comfortable with the speed and natural ball movement... And work your way in toward the...
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Learn to direct your focus away from getting hit and only focus on attacking the ball. Be aggressive at the plate.
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The first thing to avoiding a HBP relates to vision. As a hitter are you seeing the ball well? Do you wear glasses? Have you had your vision checked. The key to hitting is seeing the ball well and the same with avoiding being hit by a ball. If you pick up the ball as early as possible you have more reaction time and this is the whole key to confident at bats. If you are sure vision is not an issue then you MUST practice getting out of the way of the ball to become empowered with the...
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Re: Hitting Tips
Originally Posted by Dadcoach: There is actually proper technique and it involves turning AWAY from the ball, (not into it!) Remember- Good hitters avoid HBP and are good at hitting because they are skilled at seeing the ball well. You mean turn into the pitch right? Also a hitter will take a HBP to get on base (except the head) it shows lack of fear of the ball.
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Turn into the pitch? Must be a confusion of terms. Faced with a pitch off the plate inside, a right handed batter will tuck his left shoulder toward the catcher. Correct? I would call that turning away from the pitch. Reminds me of a kid I had in LL Minors. Big kid, bad attitude; had some potential, but was only there because his parents made him. I was showing him how to turn away from a pitch and wear it on his back so he wouldn't get hurt. He wouldn't hear of it. He said that if he was...
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Originally Posted by JCG: Turn into the pitch? Must be a confusion of terms. Faced with a pitch off the plate inside, a right handed batter will tuck his left shoulder toward the catcher. Correct? I would call that turning away from the pitch. Reminds me of a kid I had in LL Minors. Big kid, bad attitude; had some potential, but was only there because his parents made him. I was showing him how to turn away from a pitch and wear it on his back so he wouldn't get hurt. He wouldn't hear of it.
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Yup, I'm used to same terminology as Standball but just semantics. Dadcoach, everyone from at least HS JV up (if not younger) teaches and encourages players NOT to avoid HBP (unless at the head) but instead, how to get hit properly. Sorry, good hitters do not avoid HBP. OP is a teen and struggling with fear of HBP. The last thing he wants to be thinking about is to move to avoid being hit. You must be dad of a pitcher
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Cabbagepatch, My son is actually a hitter, a sophomore who is leading his HS Varsity team in average and slugging so far this season. Scouts are fairly impressed with his approach and the training he has received. One of the keys to coaching is listening very careful to a player who is asking for help. You are right about HBP to the head. But this player has admitted he has true fear of the ball which is a special issue different than a regular hitter.It sounds like you have not coached a...
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Originally Posted by cabbagedad: Originally Posted by Dadcoach: Cabbagepatch, My son is actually a hitter, a sophomore who is leading his HS Varsity team in average and slugging so far this season. Scouts are fairly impressed with his approach and the training he has received. One of the keys to coaching is listening very careful to a player who is asking for help. You are right about HBP to the head. But this player has admitted he has true fear of the ball which is a special issue...
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Yes- we need to hear from RyyMann for his age and level of play- I am guessing around 16. There is a fascinating chapter in the book "Three Nights In August" by Buzz Bissinger where Tony LaRussa's view on the HBP and beanbballs are a factor. The chapter highlights how this can have a huge and permanent impact on the mental approach of a hitter. Until I read this book I never understood the "Self-Police" approach to paybacks and what it was about from a managers perspective. The book is a...
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One of the things we did when I played was actually practicing getting hit by pitches. We would start out with a Juggs Lite Flight machine, just to get techniques down. Then we would then move on to an actual pitching machine set at about 65 with real balls. It helps you realize that it doesn't really hurt that much and it gets you over the fear.
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Wow, cabbagedad has posted an impressive resume and his experience is still questioned and from movies. Ted Williams was HBP 39 times in his career. While that isn't a lot, he was dinged a few times. "Getting out of the way" means so many things to good hitters. For example, with my child, one drill we do is called "The Progression Drill." In that drill, I throw at her front hip, throw one down the middle and then throw one away. She protects herself or "gets out of the way" on the one to...
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Originally Posted by Dadcoach: Yes- we need to hear from RyyMann for his age and level of play- I am guessing around 16. There is a fascinating chapter in the book "Three Nights In August" by Buzz Bissinger where Tony LaRussa's view on the HBP and beanbballs are a factor. The chapter highlights how this can have a huge and permanent impact on the mental approach of a hitter. Until I read this book I never understood the "Self-Police" approach to paybacks and what it was about from a managers...
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Re: HS Baseball Looking for JUCO Route
My son is 6'2 175 lb outfielder who runs a 4.7 second 60. He is 2017 Senior wanting to play Junior College preferably in Florida. He is 3 year Varsity Starter currently batting .390 from the leadoff position. He is 3 year American Legion All star Below are links that contain a scouting report from the Connecticut American Legion All Star game. The second link is to my high school stats from my Junior season. http://www.prepbaseballreport. com/profiles/CT/Justin-Miller- 4813062957#tab2...
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Re: HS Baseball Looking for JUCO Route
Since he is a 2017, it is pretty late in the process, but it is not too late. At this point in the process, I would get video to as many JC coaches as I could. Cabbage is right about Florida. The competition will be stiff. Get to as many showcases this summer as you can. It only takes one good performance in front of the right guy to make it happen. Good luck!
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Re: D3 Birmingham Southern College Closing its doors
https://www.nytimes.com/athlet...ball-school-closing/ Love how they responded.