Tagged With "summer job"
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Not playing high school baseball?
Hey guys whats going on? Im a senior in high school this year and will be attending Sauk Valley C.C. in the fall of next year and will be playing ball. Im sort of thinking about not playing with my high school this year because of some personal...
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Notre Dame Football
I know, I wish I had a baseball question.Cincinnati football coach Brian Kelly was named the new head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.Duh. Everyone knew that was coming.But, WHY right this minute? And WHY will he not coach Cincinnati in...
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What are the benefits of playing college ball?
What are the benfits for playing college ball if you don't have a chance to play pro? The time spent playing ball seems to limit your study time and what majors you can have at some universities. The schollys are small and could be replaced by a part...
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KG vs. Funneldrill
KG vs Funneldrill HS Baseball vs Select Baseball (Top 20 HS Programs & Top 20 Select Programs in Texas) From the eyes of a scout: Select Ball Better Talent Better all around coaches: Most played a little pro ball. Coach hangs hat on how many kids sign Bigger egos, Players, Parents, and Coaches Easier to judge talent Can see 10 HS stars in one game Don’t like the team jumping Coaches fault if not any good, he recruited the team No football coaches Coaches are not afraid of getting fired...
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Texas All State Football Players
Congratulations to some of DFW's baseball players that made the All State Team. Nice job 2009 AP All-State Team: Up-and-down year still nets Scotty Young POY12/17/2009 Last season, Denton Ryan QB Scotty Young came oh-so-close to snapping Graham...
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discomfrt behind elbow after throwing
Doctor said nerve related. Was pretty vague about treatment, I should've done a better job about getting info from him. He said it was ok to throw, anybody have experience with this
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The Liars Club
There's a wise passage I italicized that applies to any college sport including baseball. It came up in a recent thread.Dan Shaughnessy - Boston GlobeCollege coaches lie. How do these guys sleep at night?It’s unfair, of course, to include all...
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Tanner Wilt, N. Allegany Pa. to Coastal Carolina
Tanner Wilt (P - No Allegheny - 2011) commits to Coastal Carolina NorCal East pitcher, Tanner Wilt, commits to Coastal Carolina UniversityNorCal East pitcher, Tanner Wilt, has chosen to continue his baseball career at Coastal Carolina University in...
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The reality of college baseball
Hard to beleive in just a few short weeks, the college baseball season will be underway.I wasn't quite prepared for the college baseball experience. My player did very well in HS, he did very well in first fall practice, and like many, ran into a...
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coaching rules in faifax county
If a private pitching/hitting instructor takes a job as an asst varsity baseball coach does he have to give up private lessons to the players on the team that he coaches?
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Overinvolvment
I have been around the game for many moons at all levels but i have to tell you I have never seen parental involvement as excessive as it is currentlyIt used to be the parents showed up at games only and cheered and rooted for THE TEAM---now they want...
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Baseball
A letter to some:I enjoy coming here and reading posts.In most cases (NOT ALL) what is posted, especially when it comes to hitting and pitching is so far out in left field it makes it almost impossible to comment on.I work in baseball for a living. So...
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Hello from old timer! And a request for a daughter...
Hello! A few of you who have been around for a while may remember me.....my son played baseball at Stanford, graduating in 2008, and I used to hang out here a lot. He has moved on to the working world (starting a private equity job in the spring!),...
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Portsmouth area high schools?
I may be getting assigned to a job in Portsmouth NH and am looking for some information on the best high schools in the area. When I say best I mean academics then baseball. Specific to baseball a program that conducts baseball activities (off season...
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Top 15 College Baseball Recruiting Questions (Pitchers' Parents)
If you have questions about your pitcher, you're going to love this... Recently I opened a discussion from parents about their sons' (pitchers) concerning the college baseball recruiting process... Here is the Q/A, enjoy! 1. At what point does it make sense to contact a college? Velocity? Grade? Size? etc. I wouldn't waste your time early in the process unless you have a burning desire to attend a specific school, UNLESS you have desirable velocity in the range of 85 +. Obviously, lefties...
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D-BAT Gallegos manager credits his mentor for teaching him about baseball, life
FARMINGTON — The celebration started moments after D-BAT Gallegos third baseman Noah Hill lifted his glove into the air, signaling he had caught the game-winning out of Friday's championship game against the Midland Redskins. Players from the Dallas-based team sprinted to the center of the infield, piling on top of each other and basking in the bliss of winning the Connie Mack World Series. Lost among the entangled arms and legs of the dog pile and drowned out by the cheers of the packed...
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transfer vs returner?
Any thoughts on having a transfer start over a returning payer? Does the returner get first shots in the games or does transfer get the starting job if he earned it in practice?
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Shutting out the noise
I was watching the RI vs IL game this afternoon and noticing the noise level, and a thought crossed my mind. Has anyone experimented with earplugs or some other noise stifling thing for hitters or pitchers? It wouldn’t make a great deal of sense for fielders, other than maybe to teach them to concentrate, because a lot of defense has to do with verbal communication. But what pitcher or hitter wouldn’t benefit from reduced distractions? Yeah, yeah, I know you coaches would feel like you lost...
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At a crossroads in my career.
I am 18 years old and a freshman in college at a juco where I am playing baseball. The last few years have been rough for me with injuries and losing opportunities to play at dream schools because of those injuries. Anyway now I am over a week into my...
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LLWS Pressure Point
I've enjoyed watching several of the LL regional and Series games. However, I've noticed an interesting change in the most recent games. Some of the same teams that showed such great composure (relatively speaking for 12 y.o.'s) in earlier...
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Is FIP any better than ERA or WHIP?
Not being someone who gives up easily on just about anything, I thought I’d pursue the FIP thing that JH got started in another thread a bit further. In order to do that, I needed to compute a “League ERA” in order to get the constant used to compute FIP. Since HS ball doesn’t have a league in the sense of American or National league the way MLB does, I had to go to the closest thing to it that was available. I chose to use DI schools in our section. Our section has 195 schools, 49 of which...
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Cloak and Dagger Recruiting Games?
So my 2017 attended a D-1 camp last month. Toward end of final day, the Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator pulled him aside and told him he did a great job. Told him the coaching staff were interested in him. Assistant...
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Umpire Conduct
For the sake of the umpires in this scenario, and the union as a whole, no locations will be mentioned in this post. At an 18u tournament this weekend I was player coaching this game. Before the first pitch is thrown, I set up over at...
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Education or Baseball
Often people talk about the importance of education over baseball. The long odds of being a MLB player vs. The realistic chance to earn a great living with a good degree. Well, these people are right! No doubt about it! However,...
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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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Congrats to Nashville knights baseball
Congrats to sons summer team, Nashville knights on winning the Perfect Game WWBA in Atlanta. Great job men
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Stanford camp from a first timer
My son and i got back from the headfirst and Stanford camps yesterday and i felt i needed to make a post specifically on the Stanford experience. these camps were the first that he has attended (a 2016) so we honestly did not know what to expect. we...
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Taking the One Hop Throw from C
Situation: a throw from the catcher down to 3B is on the foul side of the bag on a tag play. It's a one-hopper that's a tweener. My argument: job #1 on that throw is to make sure it does not get through, i.e., getting the out is secondary. To...
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upper Arlington in Columbus will be looking for a coach.
Current coach, has taken a asst principal job elsewhere. I have not had a son playing baseball there in a while, so I have no idea who os interviewing or who is interested.
Good luck to former coach. He was very good for my sons.I am sorry to se him...
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Hustle, Attitude, and Success
Several years ago now, I wrote this post in response to a player's question and dilemma that he was facing with his team. Many of you probably remember this post, but I share it again tonight because I really believe it's important for us all... I want you to pay special attention to the bolded paragraph at the bottom. And for you players, I really want you to think about this... I wrote this post in 2008 after I graduated from high school in 2007. Last week I was working at a minor league...
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Pre-qualifying
On a current thread and in many recent conversations I have heard from some folks that are disappointed with how much school is gonna cost, compared to what they thought it was going to be. In some cases 8-12 thousand dollars a year more than they had...
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The process
Have been reading here, for several years. Young (16y/o) 2016 has been reading for @ 6months. Handles his baseball journey and business, for the most part.The legal stuff he runs by us 1st. Replies to colleges, we have discussed before he hits send,...
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Relief pitcher with bases loaded (earned run)
Hi, can anyone help me with this one. My son came in as a relief pitcher with the bases loaded. He finished the job but walked the guy on 3rd. Does this count as an earned run against him? He did not load the bases but the one walk he...
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JUCO's
First post here, this question has been on my mind for a while now and here it is. Would committing to a JUCO and then transferring to a four year school affect your chances in this job market instead of going a full four years at a...
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what is your son doing when he finished with baseball?
The reality is everyone finishes with baseball early in life. Some at 35-40 (VERY VERY LUCKY FEW), some 23-35 (Way more 22 that 35), those lucky enough to play college or get a few years in MiLB 19-22, and the vast majority at 18 or before. so...
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Cool job (for someone) with the NCAA - don't have to relo
Saw this job posting today while looking for something else: NCAA Baseball Secretary - Rules Editor http://ncaamarket.ncaa.org/job...cretary-rules-editor This is what caught my eye as part of the job description, " h. Attend the NCAA Men’s College World Series as the official rules interpreter of the committee, as directed;" There may be some folks on here that are qualified.
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Should you advertise a willingness to walk on? How?
Suppose you are willing to give it a shot as a recruited walk on at a particular school. Should you advertise this fact to them? If so, how? Or does expressing upfront a willingness to walk on make you seem desperate? I ask...
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Lawsuit filed over minor league pay
This one will be interesting to watch. http://online.wsj.com/articles...J_hp_RightTopStories During his days as a minor-league pitcher, Garrett Broshuis figured that the long bus rides, late-night workouts and meager pay were trade-offs for a chance to someday pitch in the big leagues. He also believed those working conditions might be illegal. Five years after hanging up his glove and spikes, Mr. Broshuis is putting that theory to the test. Earlier this year, the 32-year-old, now a lawyer...
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No pro ball after college, still a success story
It was suggested to me by another member that I might want to share this story. Many of the posts on this site talk about the .10% of the very talented baseball player who are pro prospects. This is not one of those stories. Statistically...
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Head coaching interview
Possibly interviewing for a head baseball coaching job. What are some of the questions I should expect? thank you
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Marshals High School Program Tryouts
www.mckinneymarshals.com TRYOUTS: 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U Tryouts for our 15,16,17,and 18U Marshals HS program teams for the Summer of 2015 will be held on the following dates. Sunday, October 26 from 2:00 -4:00 p.m. WHERE: Clark High School (Plano)...
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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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Time to get a life
My son's college career ended a couple of weeks ago with his team's elimination from the Atlantic 10 tournament. Most of the last 15 years revolved around some baseball event, whether coaching, watching him play, family vacations around a baseball...
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CWS bats
Like others here the past few of my weeks has been filled watching college baseball (way too much according to the wife). One thing that has caught my eye is the lack of players using any of the new bats in games.For example, i must have watched over...
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First Appearance Of Pitcher's Protective Hat
Alex Torres of the Padres came on in relief last night sporting a protective pitcher's hat. Hard to believe this could ever look "normal" to the eye, but if more guys start wearing these... then who knows. Nice job by MLB and the manufacturer of...