Tagged With "experience"
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Video Analysis of Players
In the offseason I usually coach players at our local baseball facility. Unfortunately, I am away for the summer and the kids still want to work with me while I am away. I was wondering if there are any coaches that have experience with having their...
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Video Analysis of Players
In the offseason I usually coach players at our local baseball facility. Unfortunately, I am away for the summer and the kids still want to work with me while I am away. I was wondering if there are any coaches that have experience with having their...
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Coaches with College/Pro Experience Wanted
We are looking for very good men of character who have college or pro coaching/playing experience in the Dallas area who are interested in coaching youth teams or have current teams. We have a 12, 500 sq. ft facility where you can also do lessons in Carrollton off of 35/George Bush if interested. We take care of everything for you and pay great but you need to be organized, motivated and a constant learner. We pay very well per half hour/hour lesson and for our teams. Contact our admin...
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Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
Can anybody shed light on this program? Any son's/players play for Coach Wilk? Anybody attend any of their summer prospect camps? Any intel is appreciated. Decent schedule. 39 players listed - assuming there is a JV team, how is that run? Thank you.
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Interference with Stalker Sport 2
Has anyone had any experience with things interfering with the readings on a Stalker Sport 2? I've been using mine in my basement where I have fluorescent lighting and I'm getting lower readings than I've gotten on my college coaches gun. I know the manual says fluorescent lighting can cause interference but wasn't sure how much it affects it. Thanks
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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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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: 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: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
David: My 2015 had considered Georgetown met with the coaches on several occasions (events/showcases) and attended the "Junior Day" weekend MLK weekend his junior year. Son knew the quality of the academics at Georgetown and value of Jesuit education. Their is stability at the top (HC Wilk) though all of his assistants are new. RC son had correspondences with had left school son's senior year of HS. If you don't mind the winter, DC is a great place to go to school. As for the school's...
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
We had mentioned this program with our travel coach. Our coach has been around a long time and is old school. That being said, he hesitated and stated that "the coach has a very strong personality. Some guys do fine with him and others have a hard time with the coach." Take that for what it's worth, but it definitely made us reprioritize programs.
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Ripken, that does help. Also, a nice reminder to check out facilities while you're in the "process". I can recall my 2016 being turned off by William & Mary's facilities while we were on a 7 college tour in 5 day. trade-offs with everything. Thank you
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
William and Mary has pumped millions of dollars into their athletics programs the past several years. It is the only school in the country, outside the Power 5 to have a student-athlete drafted from the basketball, baseball and football teams last year. In my humble opinion it is on the rise and definitely worth taking a look if you are ever in southeastern Virginia.
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Good to hear CatsPop. Figured they were due for enhancing the facilities, can't do all of them at once. It's all about timing...
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Sun and Ripken have provided some sound insight to the situation. Not everyone's cup of tea. Not for my 2012 that's for sure.
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
There's a board member with a son who played at Georgetown. He recently graduated. He still pops in once in a while.
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My son played for Georgetown University and Coach Wilk. My son had options coming out of high school but he had his priorities when making his decision. He wanted to play D1 (please no comments about why just D1, I agree there are many great D2 programs and D3 programs, but Like I said these were his priorities)…he did consider D2/D3 programs but a priority was D1. Georgetown plays in the Big East and his first few years it was the old Big East so he got the opportunity to play against some...
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
Really appreciate hearing about your & your sons GTown experience. I'm confident I'll have questions. Hoping to hear about capital improvements to baseball facilities from someone. When did your done graduate, and what career field is he pursuing? Thank you. David
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Gov....he graduated this past Spring....double major in Finance and Accounting. He is working on Wall street. I am not sure but I think you can go on line and read about the new athletic building....like I said I think the baseball program will experience some positive aspects due to the overall improvement and additions. I wish they had done this years ago :-) Also I saw you asked about a JV program, there is none.
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Son works out indoors at the same baseball facility as the Gtown, and frankly it's a haul from DC to this facility (and then add on DC/VA traffic). That's a negative. Having said that, those boys get at it during practice: no BS, and they compete hard. They don't leave anything on the table. Let's not forget the most important factor: IT'S GEORGETOWN! One of the best universities in the country!!!
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2015 RHP considered Georgetown due to family connections - Dad has an MBA from there many moons ago and sister is in the Class of 2016. He's played many times at Povich Field, enjoys the environment, saw many of the team's practices, and still thinks highly of the program. From a parent perspective, the only negative in my mind is the off-site field. Yes, the 15-minute commute to Povich field is possible, but even if that were the case every time, that's 30 minutes a day of likely...
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Reviving an older thread that brought into question the status of current facilities. Clueless JR will likely attend January camp, but thought i would share one piece of this mass mailing that updated current facilities discussion. This camp will take place on the Georgetown University Campus in our brand new indoor facility. Within the past year we have added a new locker room as well as we continue to invest in this program. As this is part of our continued effort to heavily invest in our...
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
That will definitely help. When my 2015 was looking there they would share some of the turf fields with other sports, though they had a batting cage on campus (that the coach said can be used at all hours). Their field would involve bus trips to Maryland everyday with a stadium that was used in a summer league and needed some TLC.
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Hello all, Glad this was started as I have a question as far as interest. I got an email from the AC stating "Continue to keep us updated with new video and progress through the fall. Look into one of our winter camps in December and January and see if you can attend. Keep in touch." Would it be a good idea to attend one of the camps or should I just invite them to showcases I will be at? Thank you
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Re: Georgetown University Baseball - Any Knowledge, Experience w Program / Camps?
Son graduated a few years ago after the new locker room and hitting facility but they can only add to the great experience at Georgetown. He did not attended one of their camps but was seen at showcases and travel team games. I do know many kids do attend their camps and is a good way to get recognized. Be glad to answer any questions that a person a few years removed can answer...just send me a private message
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I am not sure how hard if would be to do a pre med tract and play baseball at Georgetown. My son did do a double major which I thought was crazy but he was able to pull it off. I have heard at other D1 schools it is not possible to do a pre med and play baseball but I am not qualified to answer that question. Best thing would be to talk to the coaches at Georgetown and I know they will advise you. Hopefully somebody else can help you with the pre med tract question. Good luck!
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
What was the color of the bat? Who was the hitter? Bob
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Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
This doesn't happen often at all to me I'm just curious as I had this experience at practice and it kind of freaked me out. We were doing an intersquad scrimmage and I was in left field and the batter (righty) hit the ball to right field. I heard the sound of the bat but I could not find the ball in the air at all. Anyone else had this experience or know what causes it? It wasn't particularly sunny out so I don't think I lost it in the sky.
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
In college summer ball I once made a diving catch of a routine fly ball. The light standard in the right field corner blew. We played the game anyway. I had trouble in right picking up the spin of the ball off right handed hitters when they hit high flies to the right side. It was like chasing down an eclipse.
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
Happens to everyone at some point. Often, it is the result of the background, whether that be silver bleachers, white/grey sky, dusk, lousy lighting... And, of course, when our sight starts to deteriorate (which can be at any age), it can happen more easily.
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
Hint: If you are focused enough to be able to answer the questions Bob posed, you are much less likely to lose sight of the ball.
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
The first sign that I needed glasses was that I started losing fly balls in the sky, especially during night games. May want to get your eyes checked just in case.
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Re: Ever lost a ball in the outfield off the bat?
Adbono: maybe the "helpful hints" from this video. It is a "slow" day in Santa Rosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...flun5CyIc&t=191s Bob
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Re: Improving the High School Ballpark Experience
Bandera; You have achieve a great objective and goals. Congratulations. When I coached our Summer team I invited Tommy Lasorda to speak at a banquet. We sold out the Vets center [500 tickets]. Received "negative" press. "A Dodger in Giant's Country". Next day it flooded in Sonoma County and use the Vets Bldg for the "homeless". You did not mention the game program [important] or the 1st ball "thrower" for opening day. Bob
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thanks for ideas Bob. we don't do a program, but we have laminated QR codes posted for schedules, rosters, and the GameChanger feed. We will look having someone throw the opening pitch! this year we have added a live performance of the National Anthem for most Varsity games; our new wireless microphone system made that a lot more practical. I think it ads to the fan experience.
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1) We have a number of fundraisers out of season, some things have been donated (often labor if we pay for materials). 2) it's chain link. any idea of rough cost to change?
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It can vary depending on the size of the existing fence but I believe around $100k. It’s probably the single best upgrade you can do besides lights, which you already have.
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The paper program should have ads as it has a retention life of 30 days. Bob Sent from my iPad
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Our school did a paper program book, with ads from businesses, player ads from family, team history and records, profile of each player, etc. They are great keepsakes, in addition to being nice to have during the games. I think the ads mostly paid for the program (which was given away free), but it was also a fundraiser for the team. Our schools also all gives out a roster sheet with home and away teams at each game (so that you can tell who the players are). I suppose one could sell ads for...
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1. Where do you guys get the money for this? 2. Is the backstop netting or chain link? If it is chain link, get rid of it. Makes a huge difference.
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Improving the High School Ballpark Experience
Our RBI club is very active supporting the team and I’m seeking suggestions of neat things to add to the high school ballpark to make a more enjoyable fan experience. At some point I would like to do a wall of alumni who went on to the next level or who made it to professional baseball. Anybody have any image to share of one that really stood out? We are getting custom Cornhole boards for the ballpark next week. Anything else we should consider? We are looking at banners that you mount on...