Tagged With "Wil Crowe"
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advice to play college baseball
I am 15,sophtmore,6"1,175,crow hop 82 on stalker, i play for houston heat and live in houston texas.So far i have been to the mississippi state baseball camp and did very well but i know a school like that is extremely competitive, iv gone to a high...
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Texas All State Football Players
Congratulations to some of DFW's baseball players that made the All State Team. Nice job 2009 AP All-State Team: Up-and-down year still nets Scotty Young POY12/17/2009 Last season, Denton Ryan QB Scotty Young came oh-so-close to snapping Graham...
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The #1 Strength technique to prevent Arm Injury
Do you have a Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) tear? Do you want to know how to prevent a SLAP tear, Elbow pain, or any significant injury from happening as a baseball player? Enter Chris, a 15y/o left handed pitcher who was throwing good heat for his age (sitting in the low 80's) without any formal pitcher training. Chris began developing a painful pinch on the back of shoulder early in the Spring of 2014 in the late cocking position. This pain eventually brought him to my...
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Access to HS baseball fields
I’m curious about how other schools are set up for fan accessibility to HS varsity baseball fields. The school where I scored for the past 8 years was one of the very best I’ve ever encountered, but the school I’ll be scoring at next year is one of the worst. They’re both in the same school district and less than 4 miles apart as the crow flies. When my kid was playing HS ball 10 years ago, getting to the fields, even if they were out in the back 40 was no big deal. You just drove to the...
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Long Toss for a catcher
My son attended a very good camp this past winter and the coaches emphasized for all players that when doing long toss the ball should never be more then 20 or so feet off the ground. They explained that no one makes throws that sail way up in the air...
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MLB DRAFT
Congratulations to Garrett Gould of Maize HS and to Aaron Crow for being drafted 2009!! Great to see these Kansas athletes making their mark. Hope there are more midwestern names to be added to the list. Best of luck everyone.
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South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball
Anyone checked out Wil Crowe; the true freshman pitcher for the Gamecocks? He is a true athlete! Great player and he's going to do big things for South Carolina!
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question about clocking a crow hop!!!
when clocking someones crow hop with a stalker radar gun does it matter what range the gun is on weather it be 1,2 or 3. i figure cause you are behind a net and closer to the play it should be on 1.
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Why double crow hop?
Am I missing something? When did coaches start teaching their infielders to take a "second" hop when fielding ground balls and throwing to first? I've been to a number of college games this year and watched pre-game warm ups, and the majority of the...
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Time is getting close...
for all of the son's of the hsbaseballwebsters that are in professional ball to begin their migrations toward their spring training sites. Many will be reporting early, some may already be working out at their team's facility. In the very near...
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versitility verses specialization
Any opinion? very talented HSfreshman hit 84mph from crow hop at 14 yrs old has played all positions except 2nd and 1st was full time 3rd baseman B/U catcher and closer on very good 14 yr old AAU team (I know he should not pitch and catch,caught only...
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Long Toss
I know long toss has been discussed a lot on this board, but I've searched and haven't found precisely what I am looking for: "directions" for a long toss program.I read Jaeger's site, and it wasn't detailed enough. Probably have to buy his package to...
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and the best FB in baseball is......
Jarrod Washburn at 88.4MPH? http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne...&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Nice article on the FanGraphs site (thanks Sizzle great site, I am still in awe) Best pitch in baseball? CU by Lincecum (I won't eat crow on this GBM since he sets it up with his FB ) guess what? Santana's CU is no longer so great...his FB velocity has dropped to 90. (nice problem to have) Lots of other interesting tidbits. Worth the read.
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Something new.. Transfer Time
Over the winter it is a little tough to focus on pop times when you are indoors and working with limited space. One thing I have been stressing to my students is the importance of having a quick transfer and focusing on getting it and getting...
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Helping 13's get prepared for high school
Coaches,I have always coached 17-18 year old players, so when a father in the neighborhood asked if I could help his son and 3 other boys who are all in 7th grade (13 yr. old) prepare for high school ball in a couple of years, I was happy, but...
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Outfield footwork
I need some help with outfielders footwork. When coming up gunning on a fly or grounder, how should the footwork go? As your catching I throw right-handed) the ball, should your left foot come forward as your receive, followed by the right foot...
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Call for nominations: Mental Skills MVP - Week 6
Let's give credit where credit is due! Please nominate any player who "Did his job" on the field extremely well this week.This award will not be given out solely on stats, although consideration will certainly be given to athletes who were "in the...
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DMN All Big 12 teams
Some familiar names on the list. Congrats to the locals! SportsDay's All-Big 12 baseball team 07:27 PM CDT on Monday, May 19, 2008 By BRIAN DAVIS / The Dallas Morning News brdavis@dallasnews.com Player of the year: Jose Duran, Texas A&M There was no pressure for Duran, a shortstop from Fort Worth Paschal, to put up monster numbers on a team full of veterans. But the North Central Texas College transfer made an exceptional adjustment to Division I baseball, settling into the clean-up spot...
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Nice Finish to HS Season!
Sorry, just had to crow. Bum, Jr. had a nice season. He was named by Gatorade as Washington State's Baseball Player of the Year. Thanks to all at HSBBW for your advice and help getting him ...
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You Think You Had a Bad Outing!
Mizzou 31, Texas (yes Texas!) 12Seven Texas pitchers charged with combined 27 earned runs. Little glee on the Mizzou mound either as probable first round pick Aaron Crow gave up 9 ERs in 5 ...
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Chance to contribute to sports science (not monetarily)
Do you have two good radar guns of the same make and access to a stadium with an overhanging second level? If so you can make a contribution to sports science by performing a simple experiment.ASMI has done a really excellent study comparing long...
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Make your mark in sports science!
Do you have two good radar guns of the same make and access to a stadium with an overhanging second level? If so you can make a contribution to sports science by performing a simple experiment.ASMI has done a really excellent study comparing long...
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Marshall mechanics
wvmtner, I am whom you think, as you know I have been involved with Marshall’s theories for a long time now and have found them to be all that he has claimed and more. I did not know about the tall ones injury. I was a little upset when I found...
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WSBCA all-state teams announced
Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2008WSBCA all-state teams announced The Washington State Baseball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams this week.3A ALL-STATE TEAM PLAYER NAME HIGH SCHOOL POS. GRADEKyle Sutherland Issaquah C 12Sean Rehon...
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Outfield Footwork
Coaches, how do you instruct your OF for footwork when catching a flyball if they must make the throw on an advancing runner? We have taught that they catch as throwing foot lands, crow hop off throwing foot, throw. I have heard glove foot lands as...
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the crow "hop"
There was a recent discussion on outfielder's footwork regarding the crowhop. Many suggested that the crow hop shouldn't really be a "hop", that is, leaping into the air. The leap will waste time and give runners that extra step or two, it's best if...
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Timing Catchers Releases-Revisited
A number of months ago I posted a technique I use to time catchers releases. I was pleased to hear from many coaches that they were incorporating the technique in their training of their catchers. I indicated then that after I received data from other...
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Long Toss , versus Bullpen and building velocity.
I know this has been hashed out a thousand times but....I hear that LT is something every baseball player should be working on, especially pitchers. I have heard that on off days, pitcher should LT to stay healthy. The part I can't figure out for the...
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Re: mechanics
hey guys thanks for the feedback. The head thing is something i've been working on since high school. I've gotten better at it because it used to be worse and I'm still working on correcting it. Here is some videos of me crow hopping and pitching last fall. I have the radar gun in these videos, take a look. http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=114116&cdate=20060513&ctime=133841 http://www.dropshots.com/day.php?userid=114116&cdate=20060513&ctime=134106
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Re: mechanics
Shep#1, I have been back to watch those streaming video clips a half dozen times since sending you that PM and I am here to tell you, I will do everything in my power to help you get signed if that it is what you want and I think this was a very wise move on your part posting those clips because they are stunning!!!! Very seldom I have ever seen 98-99MPH balls from crow-hops like that and I see great potential and so do others here. peace
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Re: mechanics
Shep Are you a scout with a team? A birdog? Or a feelancer? And for who? Just curious. Thanks. Nice videos. Wow. What is the distance you are throwing from on the crow hops? Thanks
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Re: mechanics
4bagger, Interesting first post! How did you figure out who this pitcher is and where he was going to college? I don't remember him mentioning it on here. I don't see a problem with your post, but just curious why your very first post was this one. There could be many reasons for a lack of innings in addition to those he mentioned. We can not see his other pitches (would love to), or his ability to command the strike zone. The one obvious thing and I didn't need to see the radar gun readings...
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Re: Long Toss for a catcher
My son was instructed by a pro coach that there are two parts of long toss, both of which should be of equal duration - the spreading out period in which you "air it out" (long motion, high arc, crow hop at farthest point), this is the stretching out of the entire arm as well as the upper body - then the closing part in which you'd throw on a line (the strengthening part). The "air balls" go strictly against the grain of a cool teenager, but my son has had great benefits from this technique,...
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Re: College Outfield velocity
Guys, the outfielders velocity on a radar gun isn't useful unless you put that guy on the mound. I have seen many guys throw 90 plus from the outfield yet have below avg. arms to well below avg. arms. The reason for this is that an outfielder needs to have on line carry without any tail or run. The outfield arm needs to be long in back with a big circled arc. Just to throw 90 from the outfield doesn't warrant an avg to above avg. arm. I have watched many guys throw 90 from the outfield yet...
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Re: Ready for next season
joe91...here is a very good longtoss program...hope it helps--copy and paste to a word or excel document and it will line up and make sense. Throwing Program This program is designed to condition and build arm strength over an extended time period. The program is designed to avoid throwing too much, too hard, too soon! By completing the program, arms will be ready for the practices and early season games, and will greatly reduce the risk of injury. The first part of the program consists of a...
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Re: I'm Lost.
Linear ... Check out the thread in this forum entitled "Trouble is ..." and you will get an idea of what we serve up at our respective homes. However, I am sure some of us oldie moldie moms can convince even our non-cooking friends to fix you a befitting meal. By the way, what do midwestern curmudgeons like for dinner? Crow? Pigs' feet? I realize you are trying to be funny ("Dinner ready yet?"), but even your humor rubs people the wrong way. One thing I have learned over the many years of my...
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Re: u of mizzou
I see 5 recruits on the link I listed above (Coleman, Munson, McCormick, Senne and Foglia). You can also add Crow from the Topeka area and Finley from the KC area. I can't remember any more off the top of my head.
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Re: Pitching
The way I learned to 'long toss' was to (after stretching and warming up) start out at a comfortable distance from your throwing partner, and make 10 good throws. Back up 10 to 15 feet and make 10 more good throws. Keep doing this until you've reached your maximum distance (throwing with a 'crow hop'). Then work back in to your starting point. Concentrate on making good, accurate, line drive throws. At the longer distances there will naturally be an arc, but don't settle for rainbow throws.
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Re: Pitching
We have heard from a Mills desciple and a Mitchel groupie. Chris from Germany get a good book from a repotable pitching guy like Tom House or "All You need to know about pitching" by Louisville Slugger. I really like the Louisville book as it is easy to read and great illustrations and looks at several points of view. It is the only one I bought. A great book. Long Toss is not just for pitchers. It is used as part of the regimine to strenthen and promote arm heath. A crow hop is fine but for...
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Re: Crow Hop Clips
I know this topic is old but I was doing some reasearch on crow hops. Anyway, go to the mlb draft page, look at some video of some very talented OFs fielding ground balls. http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/draft/y2006/index.jsp
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Re: A Playoff Meal
woody i sent that xmas card to you and the family,not for publication on the www. wow jeezum crow.
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Re: Mizzou???
I would think they could provide you with that info but they had a 1st rounder in Scherzer, they have another one this year in Crow, #1 guy in Cape Cod League. I think a lefty went in the 2nd or 3rd in Scherzers year and they have some more on campus. Also, believe they hosted a regional after being 2nd in big 12 last year, so they are pretty good I d say. I think they must work pretty hard to compete in that conference.
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Re: What's a good velocity from shortstop?
Agree, 82 is not average from shortstop. It is better than average. However, was there a crow-hop knowing it was gunned or a catch and release?
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Re: What's a good velocity from shortstop?
I definitely wouldn't say I took a crow hop, but I knew I was being clocked so I probably took an extra step and tried to put a little more oomph in it than usual. I bet on my normal quick release I'd probably be anywhere from 77-80 though.
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Re: What are the velocities of your HS team rotation?
MTS, Then the ability to throw a ball 90 mph is there. You just can't get a ball to go that far without throwing it about 90 mph unless you have the wind behind you, are taking the starting point of the crow hop rather than the release point of the throw, including the roll, etc. It isn't all that unusual for a player to have the arm strength and not be able to bring it to the mound. We've got a pitcher like that who I gunned at 83 max. My son who hits 83 max fairly easily and who I've...
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Re: What are the velocities of your HS team rotation?
He can throw it field goal to field goal from release. He does the Jaeger approved version of the crow-hop. I believe I've seem him have more velocity making a throw from the 5-6 hole to 1st base than pitching.
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Re: What are the velocities of your HS team rotation?
Sluggo, I think in the field they create a lot more momentum or forward motion, especially in the outfield with a crow hop. My son has always thrown 5 mph faster from a crow hop than pitching.
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Re: What are the velocities of your HS team rotation?
I've always long tossed without any crop hop. Just a step and a release. Is this a bad idea? I always thought that the idea was to build armstrength, and that crow hopping would detract the benefits from the arm...
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Re: What are the velocities of your HS team rotation?
It depends on your position whether or not to use a crow hop. I would think as a position player, you would want to simulate the type of throwing that you would do in a game (i.e crow hop). For a pitcher, it would make sense NOT to use a crow hop when long tossing.