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HS Fall League Tryouts taking place now - Sunnyvale
Texas Select Baseball Club is looking to add quality players to the fall league rosters. We are a small organization with professional coaches who work with our players to help further develop their skills to help them move on to the next level. To fill out a tryout form and find out more about us visit our team website at www.claysmithbaseball.com
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Summer Camp Baseball and Softball Coaches Job Available
Camp Towanda, a family owned and operated, 7-week, coed, traditional sleep-away camp in Northeast Pennsylvania. Our camp is over 235 acres offer all land and water sports and many other activities that develop key social skills by reinforcing group bonding and respect. For a full list of our activities and facilities check out our website! We are filled with down to earth people that know how to have a good time. We hire staff from over 30 states and 20 countries. Working at Camp Towanda,...
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D1 Recruiting Rule Changes
Anyone care to weigh in on the changes to D1 baseball recruiting that were adopted last week? Here's an overview of the proposals if you missed it: https://d1baseball.com/features/division-council-adopts-baseball-changes/ It's interesting to me that the article leads with the change to official visit policy. Tell me if I'm wrong, but coaches don't like this because they will end up having to spend more money to bring their recruiting targets to campus during their junior year whereas under...
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ncaa and draft
Wonder if a redshirt sophomore (currently draft eligible) with 2 more years of NCAA eligibility that is being hold back his full potential to play more innings because coaches hope to play him for another 2 years (senior plus grad school) vs being drafted? How coaches promote players to the MLB scouts? Or do they? Does this affect on how scouts may be looking at his potential as a possible draftee?
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Looking for good pitching coach in greater Philadelphia, PA area - recommendations?
Looking for a good pitching coach in the Philadelphia area. Willing to travel for the right fit. Appreciate any recommendations. Send private message for any to avoid . Thanks in advance.
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Stallions Baseball
High School Showcase teams 16U and 18U. Still a few openings left on the teams. Our biggest need is a varsity level short stop. If you can shut down the left side of the infield and hit to consistently get on base, we are interested in you. Also, looking for pitchers. All players will play in 8 showcase tournaments over the summer. If you want to be seen by college coaches and scouts, and, potentially, by professional scouts, come play with us! Coach Edgemon - edgemonlarry11@gmail.com Coach...
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HS Summer Showcase Team Tryouts!
Professionally coached Texas Select Baseball Club is looking to add talent our High School summer showcase teams. Our practice field is located in Sunnyvale, just east of Dallas. Visit our team website for more information and to fill out a tryout form at www.claysmithbaseball.com
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2019 prospect trying to finalize summer schedule
My son is a 2019 6'4" 205lb hit and hit-for-power 3B/RHP with 7.2 speed . He attends an academically rigorous independent boarding school and is a solid student (3.2/ACT~25) who has taken seven AP and/or IB courses, as well as Physics, Chemistry, Calc, Econ, Stats, and Spanish 5. He's also a very mature kid and has travelled extensively internationally. He's been a three sport varsity athlete since his freshman year and quarterbacked the football team this past fall. Coaches/Scouts say...
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A Player's Confidence
We all know the peaks and valleys in competitive sports. We have even heard pro's and coaches say they try and stay on a median plane no matter how it's going. I believe confidence fuels this state of mind. Confidence is wild and hard to grasp. All players should have it, but how many really do? Confidence does not relate to instant gratification. Confidence is derived from hard work and utilized in specific moments of time. Confidence has purpose and comes through preparation for the task...
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Stallions Baseball
HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SHOWCASE: 15U through 18U players who are interested in high level competition to develop and improve their game. Showcase tournament teams will play in 7 showcase tournaments. Younger teams will play in highly competitive league and in three to four showcase tournaments. Showcase tournaments give players the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of College and Professional Scouts. Tryouts scheduled for Saturday, November 18, at 2:00 pm at Princeton High School,...
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What To Expect At The Next Level?
I'm a senior in high school who just signed to a D3 progam in VA (USA South) and based off of attending a few D3 games and speaking with some D3 players and Coaches I'm confident that I will be able to compete at this level. However, I'd like to get more insight into what I can expect going into my freshman year both on and off the field. Is their typically a drastic difference in the quality of pitching? Is the players schedule completely booked throughout the week? What would a typical day...
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What questions should I ask on a campus visit?
First of all to all the dads on here that told me it was to late for me to play at the next level and that I should give up and play club ball I just wanna say my recruiting has picked up significantly �� thanks for the motivation! Now for my main question. I’ve spoken to a few schools recently and two of them have invited me and my dad one for a campus visit the other to a fall league game. My question is what questions should I ask these coaches once I arrive. A little background I’m a...
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Tryouts and Teams 12UAA and 14U Major
Please visit this link to sign up for our 2018 Spring/Summer Tryouts ! We are looking for 4 players for a 14U Major level team and 4 players for a 12U AA team. All of our coaches are former college/pro players. We also have a 12, 500 sq. ft. indoor facility with 12 lanes and a full climate controlled weight room! We have won over 100 tournaments and have had 112 graduates and 105 have gotten college scholarships! We also accept full teams that may want to make the jump to select ball. Please...
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College Coach Sets Deadline On Offer - Is This Common?
A mid-level Division I coach at an academic school has offered my son, a rising senior, a roster spot on the team. He told him he needs an answer by a certain date next month. Just wondering if any of you can give me a sense of how common this is, what the deadline might mean, and how firm the deadlines generally can be. My son is a power hitting center fielder, and this is his first official offer from a coach. Thanks in advance for any responses!
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Avoiding abusive coaches
Hi folks -- In conducting your recruiting campaign, I'm just wondering if anyone could offer any advice on how to avoid coaches who are continually abusive verbally (or even physically)? I'm guessing the only way really is to ask around, including former and current players, etc. My impression is that too many coaches are still allowed somehow to get away with this crap. Thanks very much, and happy U.S. Independence Day and Canada Day to everyone? -- John in Toronto.
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The Dick Birmingham Memorial Sports Complex
“The Birm” – features 6 full baseball fields of various age appropriate sizes for players ages 7-18, including 3 outdoor batting cages, newly renovated fields, fences, and dugouts. The Birm also offers delicious concessions, clean restrooms, large pavilions for parents and spectators, and a Marucci Pro Shop…but The Birm isn’t just another concrete filled cookie cutter park. We undertook the ambitious project of saving and restoring this classic baseball complex for the enjoyment of...
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Texas Select 14U Tryouts
Professionally coached 14U Texas Select Baseball team is in need of few solid players for the Spring/Early Summer season. This is a tournament only team, we have our own practice field located in Sunnyvale (just East of Dallas). ...
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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: Paid Baseball Coaching Position with New and Exciting Program!
I live in maryville tn. Been around baseball all my life. Coached and umpire. 40 years of age.
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Re: Paid Baseball Coaching Position with New and Exciting Program!
I am very interested in this. I live in Pittsburgh.
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Re: Cut after HS JV season
Originally Posted by 2016Dad: Originally Posted by Stats4Gnats: Very interesting. "Runs Created". Shouldn't RBI's factor into one master stat of a hitters worth? The hitter left on base but got an RBI. He didn't create a run for himself but but did get an RBI. Seems like that's a run created as well. Well, far be it for me to comment on what Bill James was thinking when he dreamed up RC, but I can certainly give you my thoughts about RBI’s. I’ve never been a big fan of them as a performance...
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Re: Paid Baseball Coaching Position with New and Exciting Program!
How the batting cage are beneficial for practicing the baseball? What you think? Here is http://www.slideshare.net/pitc...atting-inside-a-cage
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Re: Looking at strike three, a good thing?
Originally Posted by PGStaff: I don't have any actual numbers to go by. It is just the way our teams played back when I coached. I don't need any history in order to know what 50-50 will produce in the long run. Once again, the only question is, what is 50-50. Is it on the black, three inches off the black, or something else? It can change depending on who's calling it. In the end it is all up to the hitter to decide. I love it when a lead off hitter with a full count takes a close ball...
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Re: Batter absolutely on top of the plate
Other than the “eyeball” test of how much a player crowed the plate, how do you know if a player is getting hit more often than the average? I just added the PAs per HBP column to see what the players I’ve scored for look like. Looks like the aver is 1 HBP every 25 PAs. So how often are these players crowing the plate and leaning in getting hit?
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
Just a simple question ... Why would a kid listen to a sixteen year old versus a professional pitcher? Your heart is in the right place. I’m just not sure the effort will be effective.
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
I guess the simple answer is that younger pitchers can be more relatable to kids than a pro. Also, not many pros have a Free detailed program online that teaches kids how to go from t-ball to HS Varsity level. Possibly because pro's are either busy or want to be paid in some way for their time. Granted there is no revolutionary information being relayed. Most of the content is "best practices" type of stuff. But, Good information can come from anyone. A lot of the pitching instruction videos...
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
I agree with you -- good content is good content, regardless of the age or experience of the presenter. Certainly pro pitchers bring more credibility to the table, but they are not necessarily good coaches and communicators. I think the video you linked to is pretty good and I hope the kid keeps it up.
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
@JCG Thanks for the reply. I think that if kids took the time and effort to engage in positive projects like this, it should be encouraged. There are enough people already on the other side of the equation giving criticism. How many pro's are teaching online and opening themselves up for criticism?
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
It is really cool to see a young man trying to give back to the community and the game! Creating a YouTube channel for pitching will bring value to many who may not have the resources to secure professional instruction. Feedback for improvement: 1) Watch a few YouTube videos on Camera presence. He does a great job of showing enthusiasm, but some thought should go into the viewer's experience as well. Meaning, all the unnecessary movement takes away from the viewer's ability to focus on the...
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
@Scott Muroe Thanks for the feedback and the suggestions. I feel like your post is a good example of how forums like this should be used. Meaningful and constructive feedback is not always easy to come by on forums. Thank you! I'll pass the sentiment along. I think that collaboration with other programs may be a little ways down the road given time and age constraints.
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
You are welcome! Also, I agree the forum should be a place for feedback....how else can you learn if you do not ask for feedback? In defense of those who choose not to provide feedback, this forum has a couple of members on it that have ruined it for people like you and I apologize for that. There many good people on this site who have a wealth of knowledge that would love to help continue an up and coming player's success. You know who they are...just PM them with your questions. Just for...
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
Why can't a 16 year old be an effective coach? Who knows? I am certain my son could teach younger kids to pitch better than a lot of coaches out there. I do just want to put one thing out there. I live in Texas. If my HS son gives lessons, helps someone out with baseball or similar and gets paid for it, it is a UIL violation and if you play on a high school team all of the games can (and most likely will) be forfeited. It happened here a couple years ago. ...
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
@go44dad Thanks for the reply and heads up. At this time, the you-tube channel and all the content is free and he is not getting paid for anything. But that is a good point about the various rules around players getting paid. Thanks you!
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
I just took a quick glance at this from work with no audio. My observation may be useful from this different perspective. The video is 4:18 long. There are three short 5 second action clips (two of them being identical). The remaining 4+ minutes are video of a guy talking. I don't even know what the topic was but kids young and old require a much higher ratio of visual demonstration and less talk. Even if he was just talking about what he was going to be presenting in the future, still need...
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Re: 16u pitcher launched a channel to help younger kids learn how to pitch. Needs your support and input.
@cabbagedad Thanks for the reply and the thoughtful feedback. I'll make that suggestion to the channel producer.
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Re: Looking for quality outfield coach in the Dallas area
I have never been, so, I cannot fairly endorse it, but, these guys offer defensive instruction in the Dallas area: http://www.rustygreerbaseballschool.com/ Good luck!
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Re: Chicago Public League
I'm going to guess that all of the Daley boys made it...and of course Todd Stroger. Probably Manny Flores, Toni Preckwinkle, Eddie Burke, Mike Zalewski, Danny Solis, Ed Smith, Ray Saurez, Dicky Mell, Emma Mitts, Pat O'Connor, Bernie Stone, and bat boy Tom Tunney. Burt Natarus, unfortunately, did not make the team this year. And Tony Peraica, although talented and deserving, was not let into the building while the ballots were being counted and as a result there was absolutely no way he was...
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Re: Interference with Stalker Sport 2
Yes, the Stalker Sport 2 seems to read about 1.0-1.5 MPH slower at 80+ MPH in our experience compared to a Stalker 2 Pro (the main scout gun these days). I've tested these products in so many different ways anyone else would go insane (various JUGS, Stalkers, Trackmans, Rapsodos, etc). We have industrial fluorescent lighting but I'm not actually sure that's the issue. I think the Stalker 2 Pro is just a better / hotter gun.
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Re: Interference with Stalker Sport 2
That is fantastic to hear! (said the dad whose son's recent readings have all been with a Stalker Sport )
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Re: Coach hand wrote letter?
Probably a good indication.... unless it looks like girl's writing, gets his name wrong and asks him to come to camp for just $299 Usually, a personal hand written is a good sign but those sneaky marketing departments these days... depends what it says.
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Re: Coach hand wrote letter?
I thought that a D-I College Coach could not contact a freshman or sophomore recruit either by phone or letter. Am I wrong on this?
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Re: Coach hand wrote letter?
It is mailed to the school to the high school coach in regards to the player.
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Re: Interference with Stalker Sport 2
I'd say 1 MPH is a bit high. Sometimes it's dead on. The average overall is probably slightly below 1 MPH. We gunned a pro pitcher with our Stalker Sport 2 and he sat 92-94 but when we had the same gun on him for scouts, he was sitting 93-95 on the Stalker Sport 2 and 94-96 touching 97 on the Stalker Pro 2. So there's a difference, but it MIGHT only be important at 90+ MPH. It may read 70-75 MPH just fine. I am not sure.
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Re: Coach hand wrote letter?
DAG, as a former D1 compliance director, I'm curious to know (although I don't expect you to say publicly) whether the letter was written to the coach about your son (which I would view as borderline acceptable), or whether it was written as if being sent directly to your son (crossing the line in my opinion)? Congrats to your son on getting that level of interest as a sophomore! However, if a coach is playing loose with the rules while recruiting your son, will he be playing loose with...
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Re: If hitting is the hardest thing to do in sports
Many words and phrases are thrown around the game of baseball and many times their meaning is ambiguous at best, and one of the most ambiguous is Plate Awareness. My personal belief is that it has to do with a hitter’s understanding of where the pitch is in relation to the strike zone although it may well be understood to be something different by others. Having determined the meaning, I’ve tried to come up with some way to measure it. Now if the hitters were MLB players it would be...
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Re: Called strikes and missed swings
JCG posted: Anecdotally I would say it's pretty common. My kid moved from 2nd to 1st in his team's lineup halfway through this season, and I don't think he's swung at a first pitch since. He's doing well but he'd rather bat second. I really don’t know how prevalent it is, but I think if a coach does it on a “blanket” basis he’s making a mistake. I believe you have to really know your hitters well. the attached comes from 10 years of HSV data. The 1 st 3 pages are hitters and the last 2...
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Re: Missouri State Coach Telling What He Looks For: Character, Ability & In Your Email To Him & More!
Thanks for posting, great video.
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Re: Missouri State Coach Telling What He Looks For: Character, Ability & In Your Email To Him & More!
I have had 5 players play for Coach Gutin. He is a very good coach and every player that I have had play for him has nothing but the best things to say about him. I'd pay attention to his advice.