Tagged With "multi sport"
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Scholarship burden alters prep sports; peer, parental pressure to blame for move towa
Scholarship burden alters prep sports; peer, parental pressure to blame for move toward single sport starshttp://www.independentmail.com/and/sp_high_schools/arti...8210_4624988,00.html
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Baseball Factory and BA
Any comments on the new coalition between Baseball America and Baseball Factory? More and more, it seems like big business and less like a sport...
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Student of the Game-John Paterson
Congrats to Prestonwood Academy's Varsity Baseball player John Paterson for being named this week's WFAA HS Sports Special Student of the Game.Great kid and he has quite the future ahead of him...... my son and I got to know John and his Dad several...
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Does anyone use the Schutt Striker for practice
This is the ball that hangs from a rope attached to a pole that sticks out from a fence. Here's a link: http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/productdetail.cfm?TID=75...&mvp=sport&sport=all is it durable? it seems like a good tool on gameday...
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I am New Here with Some Questions
I am new to this website and forum, so I hope I've posted in the most appropriate place (if not, please accept my apologies).My goal as the single mother of an 18 year old only child is to make sure that he at least gets an opportunity to be seen by...
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State Tourney - Sarasota
2006 Florida State Series Schedule:• Monday, May 15 – Classes 1A, 3A semifinal games: 10:00 a.m. – 1A – Eagle’s View vs. Central Florida Christian Eagle's View - 2, Cen. Fl. Christian - 0 1:00 p.m. – 3A –...
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Baseball is Different
Why do coaches wear uniforms in baseball? In no other sport do coaches get dressed up in uniform? WHy is it in baseball?
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Is this "Real" interest?
The oldest T is now a 2013 and is a two sport athlete that missed his Sophomore baseball season due to an injury. He was very limited this past summer, due to same injury. He has received several "cattle call" letters over the last few weeks, however...
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Choosing the USA National Teams
We have six national baseball teams to represent our nation and our national pastime in compettition against other nations of the world.Womens' - open to all womenYouth - open to boys 16 and underJunior - open to boys 18 and underNational - usually...
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Matt Sulentic
Really nice article in today's Dallas Morning News on Matt Sulentic. He's an outstanding kid and is one of the hardest workers I've ever seen. Glad to see him get some ink.Sulentic's Work Ethic On And Off Field Pay Off For Him And Hillcrest03:59 PM...
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Couple questions
Today when I returned from our doubleheader I was surprised by finding a letter from a college coach. Inside, I found a questionnaire and I need a little bit of assistance filling it out please..1) I'm given some codes for sports and such and then it...
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Students having to pay to watch a HS Baseball game
Keller has a unique situation in left field that allows kids to congregate on top of the football visitors parking lot and watch the game. Last night there were over 100 kids out there.Couple of reasons they do it, tradition, and they don't have to...
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Don’t hesitate, vacate juiced-up records
Don’t hesitate, vacate juiced-up recordshttp://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/sport...dont_hesitate_v.html
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37/38 Games...and counting
I absolutely love the game of baseball but, even more, watch with awe at some of the things professional players can accomplish. What Jimmy Rollins is doing is...spectacular, IMO. That it is being overshadowed by the same raging controversy that is...
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Club Baseball and Division 3, Drexel, F&M
Hi there. I have been in the college application process for a little while now, and right now I have two schools that I think are my favorite options right now. However, there are some major things I have to consider when picking one, and I honestly...
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One of baseball's finest
Dear HSBBW family--Just wanted to pass on that baseball lost one of their finest today at 8:45 am. Bobby Hill loved this sport and passed on his passion for the game to his players. He lived life to the fullest and was a true reflection of what a...
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One of our own, Ryan Zink
Saw this article posted with a link to Perfect Game's website.Since I'm a mope when it comes to these "link" things (and my 14 year old isn't around), I thought I would paste it here for everyone, both young and old, player and parent, to...
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COLLEGE WEBSITES??
ok so on the college websites there is like a form you can fill out that tells about what sport and position and stuff that i saw on the Minnesota Gophers site and i cant find where it was. does anybody know what im talking about if so could you tell...
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Is the risk worth it?
Have a three sport athlete. Lettered Varsity in baseball his freshman year and football his sophomore year. He also plays basketball. As a mom, am worried about the injury potential while playing other sports. Should we zone him in and only focus on...
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Adjustment, slump, struggle and recovery
Often easier to mention the good things happening to our players than any of the below.AdjustmentOften the easiest for us to talk about. Freshman players (HS,college) making adjustments to new situations, new position, starters to relievers, batting...
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Complete list of Arizona draftees
Here's a link of everyone drafted from Arizona. It includes JCs, and colleges. http://www.valleysportsledger....-complete-draft-listThis is a pretty good haul this year. We've had college baseball programs in our state for along time. But recently...
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Baseball
Has anyone heard of a High School Baseball coach telling kids that maybe some should play another sport. This was done at banquet with parents and players sitting there. Also has any heard of a coach changing stats for players in book?
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Am I being naive- Do other coaches do this?
In the past year, my son's coach has:• "Friended" his players (high school kids) on his facebook and posted pictures of himself drunk.• He and the assistants chew tobacco in front of the boys.• He told the boys it was team bonding to...
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Please allow me to introduce myself
Hello, I found this fantastic website about 2 months ago. Someone asked me if I registered my HS son with the NCAA Clearing house. I have never heard of that term before, I googled the name and found the information, and this site. Since then, I have...
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high school fall workouts
we are going to a 2 day a week program for the fall. we have golfers, footballers, crosscountriers, etc. we want them playing other sports but want them in the weightroom too. i study this stuff all the time and understand the sportspecific/functional...
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Fall ball for school teams
Is there still a fall league for school teams that want to play the kids that don't play that other sport?