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Mid-Atlantic Reg'l Legion Tourney in Colonial Heights, VA
You can follow the Mid-Atlantic (VA, WV, MD, DE, NJ, NY and PA State Champs) Tourney “live” on the NET with PBP by the “T-Man”. Post 137 South Richmond is 2-0 so far … Host Team Post 284 Colonial Heights Bucs are 1-1....
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Junior Baseball Magazine
While looking up baseball stuff on the net I have come across a magazine called "Junior Baseball". I am considering subscribing for my 11 year old. Is there anyone out there that has seen the magazine and has an opinion to share? GO UTES!
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Practicing in 3 feet of slow
...it's minus 10 degrees outside. I'm trying to figure out how I can get the most out of practice when their's snow outside, icicles forming under my eyelids (the cold makes my eyes watery) and little space in my garage to work in. I'm not with a...
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How accurate are top pitchers? If pitching were archery?
How good would top pitchers be if they had to hit a bullseye rather than their unknown (to the fan anyway) target in or around the strike zone?Watching pitchers tells the casual spectator little about how accurate the hurler is. Pitchers rarely aim...
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Another recruiting scenario
What a nightmare! My son just finished sending out intro letters. He cast out a VERY large net (about 50 letters). In his letter and the the attached bio sheet he named his varsity coach, mentioned that the coach had won the state championship 3 out...
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DIII Tryout Situation
2013 is being heavily recruited by a nationally ranked DIII. They have a fall tryout every year for all players - returning, recruited, and walk-on.Worst case scenario he doesn't make the roster (which is capped by the conference). If he enrolled in a...
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Simon Fraser became the 1st Canadian NCAA college.
It was just announced that Simon Fraser University has become the 1st Canadian university to join the NCAA. They will be a D11 college.SFU first Canadian school in NCAAJuly 10, 2009SFU first Canadian school in NCAAIn a historic return to its athletic...
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Drills worjouts for 11 and up
Looking for drills/workouts for a Travel 11 and up team that will be fun and keep them interested. What things can they do at home and limited space? Where can a good cheap net be purchase for tee work? Any and all suggestion welcomed.
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Living In The Shadow Of Steriods
I never think about tenses when I hear Latin Americans speak English. If it's their second language, you can't blame them for being technically imperfect. Then again ...I definitely was a little bit careless back in those days when I was buying...
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September 1st
2011 son sent out letters in June to 18 schools introducing himself and his summer schedule. A number sent letters back thanking him and then he gets the normal camp stuff during the summer.Sept 1st rolls around this morning and the first email in his...
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Grim statistics?
Grim and irrefutable statistics: 3 out of 100 senior high school pitchers; 2 out of 100 senior high school catchers; 4 out of 100 senior high school infielders; and 1.5 out of 100 senior high school outfielders have a freshman roster spot waiting for...
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Batted Ball exit speed
What is the standard for exit speed with BBCOR bats? I've seen some coaches measure bat exit speed by having players hit off a tee in the cage. Coach sits outside the net facing the batter and measures exit speed with a radar gun. I've seen...
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Virginia Preps AAA All State Team
As the season closes, here is the last of the listings courtesy of VirginiaPreps.com. Congrats to all the boys that made the listing. Thanks to their VirginiaPreps.com coverage of Virginia High School baseball. Nice job...
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Foul Balls
This cartoon makes me think of my son. He was 11 last year when we took a trip down to Citizens Bank Park in Philly. We took in a Saturday night and a Sunday afternoon game. We had seats behind home plate on Sunday. As usual, they did not have batting...
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Good with Bad
I've started doing a drill with my son where he throws into one of those pitching backstops with a net the size of a typical strike zone. In order to emphasize the importance of throwing strikes and especially first pitch strikes I charge him $1 for...
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September Letters
Thanks for the feedback on the questionaire question. Next question: For the 07s out there [and their parents] how much should be read into getting those September letters? I know that they are to a great degree form letters casting a pretty wide net, but do they go out to every single kid in their database no matter the source? A little selection before they go out? And what to do about a school who has your name from a past camp, letter, etc who does not send out a letter? Is all lost, or...
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I miss being a kid
Thankfully, there used to be 2 brothers 2 doors down from me and we used to go to the crescent nearby and play with a tennis. They had the balls, we brought our own gloves, I brought a wooden and aluminum bat. If my older brother wanted to come along,...
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Prospect Batting Cage Net
I've got a full size baseball cage net that me and my brothers used growing up. My mom is moving and the people who bought the house don't want it. Does anyone know of any programs that maybe don't have alot of money that could benefit from a...
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What Now????
I can’t be the only parent out there in this situation. My son is less than 2 weeks from heading off to college out of state and more than 1500 miles away and I am starting to realize the major change that is fast approaching. He is my first...
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help finding pitching coach
Hello all, New to this site and so far has been very helpful. I have a 16 year old who eats, sleeps and dreams of baseball. He's just now going around to the scouting tryouts and really enjoys doing so. My question is does anyone know of a pitching...
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velocity increase
I want to increase my throwing velocity but I don't have enough space ay my house to play long toss. Is there anything I can do to increase arm strength? Would throwing against a soft toss net help?Feedback would be much appreciated
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Jordan Walden - Baseball America's Pitcher of The Year
Congratulations to Jordan Walden of Mansfield for being named the Pitching Prospect of The Year by Baseball America. Way to go, J! BALTIMORE (Aug. 11, 2005) – Gerald Sullivan, a right-handed pitcher from Mt. Olive HS (Budd Lake, NJ), was awarded...
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Post your career as a ballplayer
Even if you're an older coach/parent and you played, would like to know. Here's mine. When I was 3 or 4, my parents borrowed a TV from my grandparents (we had no TV at the time) and the only thing I watched on it was baseball. Then a couple times my...
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Team Websites
Here are some of the team websites I like to visit. Some are updated often--others not too much. If you have any to add please post them. Deep Creek - Http://www.eteamz.com/dchs_baseball/index.cfmCox -http://www.coxbaseball.com/Indian River -...
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One smart blonde
A lawyer and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and tries to catch a few winks. The lawyer...
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27/17, 28/18 big barrels
Hey looking for some input! My weekend team is made up of 4 weekday teams, we played our first tournament this weekend and finished 3rd, think there were 13 in the tourney. Had parents asking me all weekend "should we get a big barrel bat" You can use...
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"Forms"
While working with my summer team 13s I noticed that they would benefit from daily reps of fundamental forms. From an idea I got off the net and then tweaked I put together the following routine which is done in warm-ups every day after...
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2nd chances for college freshman-honest advice needed
I am looking for some honest advice. My son was a 2004 graduate, top pitcher for his HS team, won MVP and all-area honors. We did not know enough to promote him properly, he never attended any showcases during high school, only played summer ball with...
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Hitting Lessons: Any input would be great
I am looking into giving hitting lessons in my spare time and am just looking for some input or advice from parents and coaches. This is something that I have always wanted to do, and now that I am out of the game as a player, I would love to put my...
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A wonderful example of cyber-friendships
I don't normally copy a news article to any message board but this was in today's edition of our local paper, The Orange County Register, and I thought it was a wonderful example of how many of us have made friends through the internet:Net fan club...
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D2/D3 in Pennsylvania
My kid is a '09 catcher who can hopefully find a good D2/D3 school to play at. He's a decent student (3.0/1100) and we are interested in some PA schools. Any thoughts on the following:SusquehannaMillersvilleMoravianMisericordiaArcadiaI know there are...
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Full-size portable backstop for sale
Used baseball / softball backstop for sale. Frame is fine, net is fully functional with no holes. (Replacement nets for this specific model are still sold.) Being sold by N. Dallas high school. If interested, pls email backstop@tucks.org From sales literature: Model: BS-4 backstop from Champion. Google "BS4 Portable Backstop" Description: Product Details: The BS4 Backstop is the backstop that started it all. It features a heavy-duty frame and net design that's usually found in much more...
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Mid-Atlantic Reg'l Legion Tourney in Colonial Heights, VA
You can follow the Mid-Atlantic (VA, WV, MD, DE, NJ, NY and PA State Champs) Tourney “live” on the NET with PBP by the “T-Man” … Post 137 South Richmond is 2-0 so far … Host Team Post 284 Colonial Heights Bucs are...
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Mid-Atlantic Reg'l Legion Tourney in Colonial Heights, VA
You can follow the Mid-Atlantic (VA, WV, MD, DE, NJ, NY and PA State Champs) Tourney “live” on the NET with PBP by the “T-Man” … Post 137 South Richmond is 2-0 so far … Host Team Post 284 Colonial Heights Bucs are...
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SE Reg'l American Legion (Sumter, SC) Aug. 9th-13th
Click here for direction to Riley Park in Sumter, SChttps://maps.google.com/maps/p...14524199848332571745SE Reg'l website:http://www.p-15.net/2012_SE_Regional.php Team Rosters:Post 77 Rockdale - Conyers, GA...
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American Legion SE Reg'l (Sumter, SC) Aug. 9th-13th
Click here for direction to Riley Park in Sumter, SChttps://maps.google.com/maps/p...14524199848332571745SE Reg'l website:http://www.p-15.net/2012_SE_Regional.php Team Rosters:Post 77 Rockdale - Conyers, GA...
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Keller Reds 13u Tryouts
Keller Reds U13 looking for players for Spring 2013 season and a few fall 2012 tourneys. Looking for a couple of strong AA players as the team looks to test the AAA waters by summers 2013. Coach played D1 college ball and minor league baseball for 4...
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Bummer, Rob K!
Looks like the rug has been pulled out from beneath Rob Kremer:http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2538649The owner has pulled out of negociations to sell the Trail Blazers. From reading his posts (and scowering the net), the group he is with...
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Money Game: Baseball at the next level
Thought provoking article… http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/sports/cu...08-03-06-986060.htmlWhat does it cost, “out of pocket”, to get to the next level? What is the $ value, net-net, for a college baseball scholarship,...
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AFLAC All-American Game
"The fourth annual all-star classic featuring the nation’s top 38 rising seniors in an East vs. West match-up will be played Saturday, Aug. 12, at San Diego State’s Tony Gwynn Stadium. The nationally televised game will air live at 3 p.m....
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Forums- what are they good for?
Ran accross this article.Forums - what are they good for?The bumper sticker goes: "*orn - driving the Internet since 1986." While there's no denying pornography's long-standing reign over the Net, the runner-up to the throne would have to be the...
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Best techniques for old men(and young women) training with their sons
I just thought I would bring up two training techniques that I have learned on this site that are saving me a ton of pain right now and in the future due to my declining skills and my sons increasing skills.Long toss from RJM. He throws and I hit them...
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Indoor batting cage assembly?
HiI have a 70 foot net we use for an outdoor cage, and i have been given permission to use it in a city building here during the winter.The building width is 59 feet the cage is longer but that's no problem, we have been advised to use 1/4 galvanized...
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Batting cage installation instructions?
HiI have a 70 foot net we use for an outdoor cage, and i have been given permission to use it in a city building here during the winter.The building width is 59 feet the cage is longer but that's no problem, we have been advised to use 1/4 galvanized...
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Winter Baseball Indoors
What drills and things can you do inside during the winter? In our school we have a weight room with about a 20 x 50 feet of artificial turf we can use. So we do have some space to do some things.Any products I could buy that would be a good...
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Outdoor Batting Facility
We are building an outdoor batting facility and our construction company wants to know the tension on the three cables that will be used to support the net. It's a sttel building and I can't see this being an issue (most likely CYA), but does anybody...
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OUtdoor hitting facility
We are building an outdoor batting facility and our construction company wants to know the tension on the three cables that will be used to support the net. It's a sttel building and I can't see this being an issue (most likely CYA), but does anybody...
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Sadness In My Second Favorite Sport
Russian Hockey TragedyThe long video is well worth watching..regardless of the inability to understand the words.I got chills watching the team put pucks in their own net in honor of their fallen opponents.
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mstcks pitching
So this is me throwing into a net yesterday off of a wooden incline. Please let me know if you see anything that would help my delivery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-9cK9uSWy4Thanks,Mstcksp.s. - i don't know whats wrong with the sound in the...
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Matlock is fired-up!!
Matlock's meeting with parents/players at Lake Dallas. The "4A" school is excited. Matlock fired-up over Flacon baseball “Winners work and workers win,” new Falcon head baseball coach Derek Matlock said Monday in a meet and greet session...