Tagged With "Southfork Sports Complex"
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Cut after HS JV season
As sophomore son's JV season transitioned to Varsity this past June he was cut by the Varsity coach on day 1 of summer ball. The only player cut. Reason given "your numbers don't look good (based on JV) and I have nowhere to play you" Son asked "Can I...
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Joe Bohringer interview with Andy Andres
ANDY ANDRES: Joe, we're here in Phoenix at the SABR Analytics Conference in 2014. And there's a lot of folks here talking about baseball analytics, how it's grown up, where it is today, where it might go forward. One aspect of that is that we've got this huge course coming up at BU offered to thousands of people to understand sabermetrics better. But you were there a long time ago. You've been in baseball for a long time. Can you talk about the arc of the change in sabermetrics and analytics...
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WWBA 17u and LakePoint
Will be in GA for tourney starting Friday, and am a big fan of PG...but with all the hype about LakePoint am surprised to see that some teams have no games at LakePoint while others have multiple games there. Obviously the logistics of...
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Comments from Dr. Jaeger
I've not posted here for some time (Actually had to re-register , I submitted a thread a couple of years back on "The Convention on Over-use" and through my research met and became aquainted with Dr. Alan Jaeger, well he hit me with the following on another forum and asked if I'd share his thoughts with this community...so here it is; http://baseballnews.com/throwi...s-of-elite-pitchers/ (Editor’s Note: This in-depth report took more than eight weeks to research after contacting hundreds of...
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Engineering and D1 Baseball
Just happened to run into a link to this on the Cal Poly Facebook page and I thought it would be of interest to some here: Engineering Students Contribute to Cal Poly Baseball’s Historic Season Taylor Chris (mechanical engineering), Jake Lesinski (biomedical engineering), Tommy Pluschkell (general engineering) and Tim Wise (electrical engineering) were members of an historic Cal Poly team that went 47-12, won the Big West Conference championship and hosted an NCAA regional championship...
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Arena Starz Tryouts - Aug 3rd at Ripken Complex
The Arena Starz will hold tryouts at the Ripken Baseball complex in Aberdeen, MD on Sunday, August 3rd starting at 6pm. All interested players should complete the registration form found here - [url] http://www.thearenastarz.com/images/starzflyer.pdf [/url]. The Arena Starz is a premier baseball organization that combines competitive team play with high caliber coaching and training designed to produce well-prepared atletes at all levels of play. We have built our reputation over the years...
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Grand Park near Indy
Another beautiful complex. Just opened, more field being used than Lakepoint at this time. Both turf, and grass fields. Plans to add hotels, restaurants like GA. Anyone played there yet?
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Signed Pro Contract and Left to Attend College?
This is a link to an article about a HS kid drafted by the Braves who signed a pro contract, was at their facility for a week, then left to attend a community college. I was under the impression that this wasn't even possible... http://www.dailyfreeman.com/sp...er-community-college BASEBALL: Kingston High graduate Pat Dorrian leaves Atlanta Braves, will attend Herkimer Community College By Freeman staff Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Pat Dorrian’s professional baseball career seemingly came to an...
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2015 Commit and Thanks
My 2015 signed a NLI with his dream school last Wednesday. It was the culmination of a long process and a lot of hard work. He took care of business in the classroom, in the weight room, and on the field and it finally paid off. When he was a...
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Dallas Tigers Tryouts Dec. 6
Mark you Calenders for Tigers East Tryouts on December 6th. Dallas Tigers East is getting very close to securing our spring roster for 2015. We will be holding tryouts for ages 8, 9, 12, 13, and 16's on Saturday December 6th. Each team...
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Virginia Swamp Things Tryouts
Swamp Things will be having tryouts for the summer season on Sunday, December 14th at the Warhill Sports Complex Field #5. Registration begins at 12:30 pm - cost for new players trying out = $20 ages 14-18 for...
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Is it really my business if my 12u doesn't want to pitch?
My son sees pitching as a curse. He knows that when he pitches he is almost guaranteed to sit out the next game. He knows that all the pitchers he watches on TV seem to only play a few innings every few games. He thinks that might be...
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Football or baseball
My middle son plays two sports and recently committed to a university. Baseball is his main sport but he also got offered to play as a football player. I am worried about the injury risk as he is a quarterback. Does anyone have any experiences with...
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Holiday Wishes and Thanks!
As has become tradition, when we come to the end of the year and a few days prior to Christmas, we like to take this opportunity to thank the HSBBW Umpire family for another wonderful year. The opportunity to come together, discuss, share and help others through this sport we all love, is outstanding. First off, we always want to thank Julie (mn mom) for keeping the site up and running.......many of us do not know how much time and personal $$'s that it takes to keep this site open and for...
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East Coast Baseball Camp at Tuckahoe Sports
http://eastcoastbaseballcamp.com/ January 9-11, 2015 **only a few spots remaining** Tuckahoe Sports Complex Richmond, VA Learn from some of the best college coaches in the game. Hands on instruction from: Brian O'Connor - UVA Monte...
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Multi Sport Athletes In College
In recent light of watching the college football playoff and seeing Jameis Winston looking forward to playing baseball in the spring for Florida State. There has been some multi sport athletes in college (Russell Wilson, played baseball and football...
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Pro multi sport athletes ... baseball and another
How many can we name without looking them up? Has to have played in regular season games. Jim Thorpe OF and NFL Gene Conley P and NBA Chuck Conners 1B and NBA Dave DeBusschere P and NBA Ron Reed P and NBA Bo Jackson OF and NFL Deion Sanders OF...
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Workouts for players always "in season"
A lot talk about multi-sport athletes. So you have a kid who is always in season for his sport. But the kids who aren't start "unofficial" workouts -- lifting, speed training, long toss, etc. I have also read some commentary...
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Other sports benefiting the developement of youth baseball skills?
First, full disclosure: I'm not coach of any sport. I have a young son (soon to be 7) that is athletic, active, and loves baseball. I've always believed some sports help the development of skills of other sports; more so in the main...
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EvoShield Canes Winter Tryouts
The Evoshield Canes will host tryouts for our fall 2015 rosters: SOUTH CENTRAL HS - WINTERVILLE, NC - JAN 31 - 1130 AM VA SPORTS COMPLEX - RUTHER GLEN, VA - JAN 31 - 11:30 AM Sign up at www.canesbaseball.net
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EvoCanes Winter Tryouts
The Evoshield Canes will host tryouts for our fall 2015 rosters: SOUTH CENTRAL HS - WINTERVILLE, NC - JAN 31 - 1130 AM VA SPORTS COMPLEX - RUTHER GLEN, VA - JAN 31 - 11:30 AM Sign up at ...
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Myrtle Beach - accomodations/spring break
Can anyone recommend group/rental places in Myrtle? We are looking for a complex where families can rent condos, ocean front, etc. Our school's program has stayed in one the last few years (spring break tournament) ...and let's just...
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NCAA Archives
Here's a link to search NCAA archives. kinda neat to have everything on one page to access any program, any sport. It goes back quite a few years. Type your kids name in and see what shows up. You can do a search by name, sport, or team....
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Two Sport Recruit Question
Here is a hypothetical recruiting scenario and I'd like some feedback on how this would play out: 1. High school athlete wants to pitch AND play basketball in college. 2. Player verbally commits to play BASEBALL at a D1 school. ...
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Football helmet for catchers
After my sons 14U baseball practice a couple of us were sitting around talking and the group included both our catchers. Three dads who were college catchers and three more of us that had some catching experience. We were discussing masks and one of...
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NECC Winter Vacation Catching Camp @ Baltimore Orioles' Spring Training Complex in Sarasota, FL Dec.27-28, 2014
We will once again be running our Winter Vacation Camp from Dec. 27-28, 2014 @ the Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Facilities (Ed Smith Stadium Complex) in Sarasota, FL! This year, it will be a 2-day camp with 4 hours of instruction per day (8 hours total instruction) and will cover all aspects of the catching position, including proper receiving and blocking techniques, efficient throwing patterns and catcher throwing mechanics, as well as all fielding skills. Each catcher will be held to...
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Showcase Question for a 2016
We are thinking of either the National Underclass Showcase-Main Event in Dec or the Academic Showcase in May/June. If all things were equal my son would prefer the one in the spring after baseball season however if there is a big advantage to go in...
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CrabFest All Americans Winter Teams
The CrabFest All American Baseball - Youth Teams Selection Committee now seeking top prospects to compete on our rosters in Disney's New Years Baseball Classic at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex this coming Dec 27 - 31, 2014 . ...
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pen pals project with France (write in English)
Hi there I'm an English teacher in the South of France. Our students (14 years old) will work on baseball in America this year to discover the history of the sport, the rules, players and so on. I'm looking for teachers or teens to work...
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pen pals project with France (write in English)
Hi there I'm an English teacher in the South of France. Our students (14 years old) will work on baseball in America this year to discover the history of the sport, the rules, players and so on. I'm looking for teachers or teens to work...
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Recruits who need the most Help
This site is a remarkable resource for top HS players looking for direction with their recruiting efforts. Great advice on timelines, choosing schools, showcases, camps, deciphering offers, athletic and academic scholarship info, official visit advice, communication with coaches and on and on. But I often wonder if there isn't a bit of disconnect here with the majority of kids who are capable of filling the “bottom half” of college rosters. Sometimes we talk about there being a place for...
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Too Early?
My son is a 2017. 3.75 GPA with some honors classes as a freshman. He is a lefty pitcher with good mechanics, great control. 5'10" 150lbs. Plays on a pretty good travel team(went 37-14 last year playing in Triple Crown and Perfect Game, played up an...
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Need Pitchers for Beach Collegiate League
Just loss my #1 and #2 right before the start of the summer season. If you're an incoming college freshman or college pitcher looking for a place to play this summer id love to hear from you. I've listed the league info below as well as my contact...
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NEWLY FORMED CLUB TEAM NEEDS EXPERIENCED COACHES!
Our newly formed club based out of South Ft Worth Texas is backed by the Fort Worth YMCA. We have excellent facilities, five newly remodeled baseball fields and brand new cages for work outs. We are looking for experienced...
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Outrageous prices at Lakepoint fields for PG tourn
Got an email today informing us that Lakepoint is a cooler free facility. Guess they mean for players too. They have "concierge service" where u can reserve your team cooler. ex of prices 25 bottles of water $50 (grocery here sells case of 24 for...
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UVA's Coach O'Connor favors the multi-sport athlete
Interesting discussion the announcers were having today during Ole Miss game about UVA's J oe McCarthy who was a 3-sport athlete from Scranton, PA. They said when Coach O'Connor was asked about multi-sport athletes ... he was quick to reference...
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punishments relevant to the offense
Hey everybody, I teach at the school where I coach, (going into my 2nd year) so I get to know my players pretty well. Many of my players are multiple sport kids so I watch them play soccer, basketball, and volleyball before I get them in...
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Va Swamp Things Tryouts
Swamp Things will be having tryouts for the summer season on Saturday, November 15th at Petersburg Sports Complex. Registration begins at 9 am - cost for new players trying out = $20 ages 14-18 for the 2014-15...
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tracking programs
I was wondering if there is anyone out there that knows of an electronic program either by website or app, that can: Give me a sport specific program (such as baseball), but that I can have each one of the players go into and input their data,...
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Major League Baseball and USA Baseball on the Launch of the Pitch Smart Program
For 75 years, Little League® has strived to provide children with healthy and safe baseball and softball opportunities. Little League would like to congratulate Major League Baseball and USA Baseball for the launch of their new Pitch Smart campaign, as we continue to work together to make baseball a safe, fun sport for all children. The Pitch Smart program is a collaborative effort to encourage youth baseball pitchers to adhere to strict pitch count limits with mandatory day's rest. The...
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Lacey Waldrop Named Softball player of the Year
I know this is a baseball site but I have to give a "well done" to Lacey Waldrop a Thomas Dale Alum for being named USA Softball National Player of the Year. http://www.seminoles.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/052714aae.html Florida State...
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