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2013 Mid America Winter Showcase in Kent, OH
2013 Mid America Winter ShowcaseNov 23rd, Kent State University Field House, Kent, Ohio. The 2013 Mid-America Winter Baseball Showcase is the premier winter event to be seen and evaluated by dozens of college recruiters and pro-scouts....
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NCAA-D1 Atlantic Sun Conference Comparison 2017 - 2019
Conference Comparison Report quickly allows interested party to review some Key Performance Indicators for all teams within a conference. Most KPI's are self-explanatory. Baseball Conference W-L-T Overall W-L-T Head Coach Tenure Number of years coaching , "*" means pending coaching change. Team Roster Insights Roster Size (Website/EADA) Compares the roster on the team website with the participation size reported to Dept of Education. Why is this relevant, the team website for specified year...
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PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
My 2017 is considering the PG National Academic or the Sunshine Northeast (same days), the Atlantic Coast top Prospect (late August). In addition, his team will be at the 17U WWBA at Lakepoint (early July). He is a RHP (max 88mph in Fall last year)/MIF who has has received text/email/phone interest from top/mid D1's as a RHP. Academics (>3.5)/Test scores (ACT 28) all good. The big question is many coaches that have seen him at Camps and such, want to see him in games. Do games at PG...
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Marshals 15U-18U Tryouts Sunday, September 10
Tryouts for 15U-18U Marshals summer 2018 teams Sunday, September 10 , 2:00 p.m. WHAT: Marshals 15U-18U Tryouts WHEN: Sunday, September 10 TIME: 2:00 P.M. WHERE: Pearce High School 1600 N. Coit Rd., Richardson TX BRING: - Baseball appropriate clothing & gear - Water ATHLETE AND TEAMS ACROSS DFW AND NORTH TEXAS We are called the McKinney Marshals, but we have teams and athletes across the Metroplex and North Texas. Athletes come to play with us from across the state of Texas and Oklahoma.
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Catcher Camps
I am looking for a catcher camp in Pennsylvania. I live near Gettysburg, PA. I have heard that Mike Chroniger lives in Gettysburg and that he is a good coach. Does anyone know of him? I also did research and found an organization known as the...
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Mid-Atlantic Rookies and Mike Chroniger
I am wondering if Mike Chroniger's team is still the Mid-Atlantic Rookies. I am getting catching lessons from him. Can anyone please give some "reviews" on his coaching? I am very excited to get lessons from him as I've heard form one person that he...
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Re: Catcher Camps
Might want to check out the person providing the FALL 2015 Catcher Training (Rick Straub._ Depending on where you are in Gettysburg that facility is about 90 minutes away
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
PG can be powerful for sure. Depending upon many things its not for everyone. You're son will be a needle in a haystack. They have tens of thousands of kids they're looking at any given weekend at tournaments alone. There showcases are 400-500 kids minimum. College coaches mostly incognito on sidelines so you never know if you may have caught an eye. 99% will leave the showcase and or tournament never hearing a word from anyone that might have seen them. 88 max velo is good but that will not...
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
Backyard, Why not just go ahead and promote what you want. Because your information is wrong. Always have to wonder when a new poster brings an endorsement.
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Backyard, You could not be more wrong with your entire post. We are now all dumber about showcases for having read it.
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
Why not just post the meme Redbird?
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
. . . that's one needle of a thousand in that haystack. And if that haystack is where I need to go to find a needle, then . . . .???
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That's fine, It's no matter to me. I've personally been through these and know first hand so thought I'd offer. Simply posting to help kids, athletes and coaches.
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
I have been through this as a parent and hundreds of times each year as a coach and my results are very different than yours, backyard.
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
backyard -- everything I have read on this site is contrary to what you wrote. The original posters question is a good one tho. when should tournaments be utilized and when should showcases be used and what are the pros and cons of each?
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
I would highly recommend the Complete Showcase. Guaranteed a minimum amount of coaches (usually 30 but could be up to 100) and a maximum amount of participants. Your son will be evaluated by 2 college coaches but will be looked at by more. No more wondering if a college scout or coach will be at a game or whether you have to make the championship round to be seen.
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
We have little experience but we have heard that unless your kid is D1 talent don't go to PG (other than the academic one) so whether true or not that rumor is out there!
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
If he has never done a PG showcase, your son may want to attend at least one late spring/early summer to see where he is relative to his peers and get some updated video and verified numbers. If he does well enough, he could receive an invite to the PG National Showcase, which is loaded with college coaches who want to see the best match ups. As far as tournament play this summer, USA Baseball 17U National Team Championships (east or west), 17U WWBA, and an Area Code tryout if you can get an...
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
Thanks for all the posts. My 2017 has been to two PG WWBA tournaments, but not to any of the PG showcases yet. That is what prompted my initial question about the value and relative pros and cons of PG run tournaments and showcases. At tournaments, the players are evaluated on game performances and that is always a hit or miss in my opinion (depending on where you play for example at Lakepoint or area HS fields, who you are playing, and who is watching you at any given point when you are...
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Phanatic, Comparing a PG showcase to a PG tournament is apples and oranges. Both are fruits and a necessary part of recruiting, IMO, but they accomplish different goals. The PG Tournament is where players show they can get out decent hitters, rather than simply striking out the same kid from a rival high school over and over. And, if they get hit a little bit, they can show their makeup....among other things. Their velo, command, etc. may or may not be noted. The PG Showcase is where they...
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Re: PG 17U WWBA /National Academic /Sunshine Northeast /Atlantic Coast Top Prospect
Thanks for the reply Redbird5. I totally appreciate the feedback. Definitely worth looking at the tourneys and showcases as separate, that both feed into an equation. Also, point well taken about the "dad with rose colored glasses - not Oakleys". He was at 88 max (sitting around 86) but at a camp that most coaches there saw, but no recording via a neutral entity like PG. So that is needed. Thank you.
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Redbird, Thanks for the explanation, good one BTW. Often I want to say some of the same things, but am afraid it would come off the wrong way and people would think I am BSing. Phanatic, Sounds like your son could create some interest. So much depends on the other things once the velocity is recognized. Is that 86-88 look like the end or does it look like there is more to come in the near future? Are the other pitches usable now and how much can they improve? Can he pitch? I can tell you...
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I would do the PG Northeast Showcase in June and set his measurables heading into the summer season. You'll have his velo numbers, PG rating, video and comparison with his class out there for anyone to see post-showcase plus you'll have whatever coaches are there watching him. Redbird has a lot more knowledge and experience than I do but my 2016 played with 2 RHPs with similar to your 2017 (one last year and one this year). Both had max velos 1 MPH below yours and sat/sit around the same and...
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Get him to a PG Showcase, etc. It helps. Just saying!
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Thanks again for all the suggestions. I am convinced on the need for going to a PG showcase. PGSTAFF: appreciate all the nuances to stocking up player projections that come into play. Although challenging, over the course of many years, these intangibles that we refer to (body type, arm action, command, secondary pitch readiness, poise, ability to get batters out, etc) have coalesced with metrics (pitch velocity, spin rate, etc). Together they are better aids to project what a 16 year old...
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Phanatic, I suggest you contact me regarding your son. Don't worry I don't try to sell anything. I just think certain kids get the most out of certain situations or events and I would like to know more about your son. He does sound interesting based on your initial post. You can send me a private message as I doubt you want to discuss your son out here in the open.
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Re: NCAA-D1 Atlantic Sun Conference Comparison 2017 - 2019
Lots of JUCO transfers here, but very little freshman attrition; on the other hand, the overall attrition pretty much equals the transfers. So, would the way to read this be that whatever freshmen make the team they keep for 2 years, then dump in favor of transfers? (and of course it doesn't show how many show up in the fall, right?). The EADA numbers for 2018 are all 35 or under, I notice. I'm still pretty confused about overall attrition rates; what does a number of 17 or 20 mean (not here...
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Re: NCAA-D1 Atlantic Sun Conference Comparison 2017 - 2019
The freshman attrition rate is based on players listed on the spring roster the previous year but are not listed on the current year roster, thus I would not try to directly link JUCO Transfers to freshman attrition rates. What I might do instead is look from the perspective player channels. What percentage of players are recruited from High School or other colleges? As for Player Attrition, overall attrition rate means any player that was on previous year's roster, that is not on current...