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Best of the 757 High School Athlete Showcase!
Velocity Sports Performance, in conjunction with Nike, SPARQ, Z104 and the YMCA, is launching the First Annual Best of the 757 Athlete Showcase! The inaugural Best of the 757 is a community event celebrating all of the high school athletes from...
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A Smile and A Tear
One Night Changes a Life, and Calif. Town By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Sports Writer Fri Jun 10, 3:40 PMCLOVIS, Calif. - The chant began late in the fourth quarter in the basketball gym at Clovis East High. The students started it first, clapping their hands...
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long tossing in a cage
I was wondering since my dad isn't home much during the day in order for me to long toss, could I go in a batting cage a throw the balls like I'm throwing to someone about 300 ft. away and the ball would just hit the cage?
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Updates at AB Athletic Development
Just wanted to post an update here because I know a lot of people from NH read here. We are almost done with our move into our new facility and we are very excited about what we can do now. We are upgrading from a 2700 sq ft location to a 6800 sq ft...
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PG Underclass Showcase, Winston-Salem
Just got back from the PG Underclass Showcase in Winston Salem NC. My son (2014) has attended many PG events in the past and we have always been happy with their events. I have always "pushed" PG to new parents because of their unbiased rankings. I am...
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Mariano Rivera signs incentives-based contract with Red Sox
Mariano Rivera signs incentives-based contract with Red SoxNew York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera inked a lucrative, incentives-based contract with the Boston Red Sox today, a deal that could net him more than $2 million this year alone if he...
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D1 Interest
My 2014 received an email a couple of days ago from a Pac-12 school's recruiter/coach. It wasn't the Camp flyer type of emails that we have been receiving. It was directed at my son, saying they were impressed by his accomplishments and that this...
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Gametime Hitting Problem
I am a coach on a 14 travel team and one of our players hits very well in a cage (line drives mostly, some power) and during soft toss. However, when it comes to game time, his bathead drops off and he pulls his head out and is frequently striking...
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What's going on?
Just saw on Sportscenter where Manny Para and Prince Fielder got into a one sided shoving match in the dugout tonight during the Reds game.There have been more "public" confrontations this year during games (in my opinion) than in past years. I know...
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L-screens
Does anyone know if a portable L-screen exists? I mean one that would be collapsible and fit in the back of an SUV. I am running into the problem with my 14 year old of throwing hard enough and accurately enough from 60'6". If I move up closer I risk...
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How do you guys do it?
How do you guys manage to spend all this time without going crazy?It is January and I am doing more baseball related stuff now than I did in mid summer just two years ago (kid is 12).He has a 2 hour practice with his 14u select team on Sundays. He has...
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Hustle Never Has A Bad Day
I'm watching the USA v. Finland in Olympic Hockey. USA scores the first goal to the game thanks to pure hustle. USA skater (Kessle?) out hustles the Finnish defense towards a puck; forcing the Finnish Goalie to make a play on the puck. The Goalie...
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"and school" -- need some info about the mlb scholarship program
“and school” – what does this really mean? I am asking questions on (1) amounts, (2) inflation and (3) taxes. When a player moving directly from high school to college receives a scholarship (either athletic or academic or based upon...
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Nothin' like a good piece of wood.
So to speak...It's no secret to me that using a wood bat whenever I get the chance in pre-game BP or off a tee in a cage will help me be a better hitter someway, somehow. However, I have been through a few Demarini composite bats and they have been...
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Warning! Always inspect your L-screen before each use
As many of you who know me from my years online, we've had a batting cage in our yard since my son Kevin was 7. He's now a high school sophomore. Our usual BP session is me sitting on a bucket behind the L-screen about half the distance of the cage...
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HSBB web donation
I got a practically brand new batting cage net. Its a 70' net high quality thick netting. You pay for the shipping and make a donation to the HSBBweb. The amount of the donation is up to you. Any takers?Also I got a Hank Blalock autographed baseball...
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Question about pitching machine speed from a shorter distance.
I just have a random question. So yesterday I was in the batting cage trying to break in my new catchers glove and getting used to balls being pitched that fast. Now I was catching balls at 85 mph on the big unit machine and it was only 48 feet away....
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Long Toss alternatives or modifications?
Living in the Pacific Northwest it is sometimes difficult in the winter months getting the throwing time in that I want with my 12 year old. Lets face it, this place is rainy as all get out and the boy (and myself) really don't like going out and...
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alternatives to long toss in poor weather.
I posted this in the pre-HS forum and then realized it might be better here. Please note that I am not looking for something to replace long toss all together, just something for poor weather days.Living in the Pacific Northwest it is sometimes...
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How to advise son on a situation
My son is playing short on the high school team. He's primarily centerfielder on his showcase team per advice of pro scout (speed, reaction, arm). His arm keeps getting stronger. Pitching he hit 85 on the gun last fall and cruised at 82/83 with the...
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bat drag
My 10 year old son is having a problem with bat drag. Can anyone tell me how to correct it? I've searched the net, and I couldn't find anything, besides Chris O Leary's website offering a solution if you buy his video. I'm not opposed to buying a...
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Standing long jump.
Been reading some on the net. This seems to be a good indicator of core strength and ability to get off base quickly(running explosiveness). Coaches measured the standing long jump in the HS workout. Anyone know how a 116 inch standing long jump...
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hitting nights
For San Antonio area players, every monday and friday from 7:00-8:30 at Powerhouse Athletics on hwy 46 there is a hitting night for players of all ages. Players are split into groups and rotate from cage to cage of drills and live bp. Last monday the...
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Wall Ball - ABCA Dallas (low cost alternative)
One of my favorite presenters at this years ABCA convention was Coach Cohen from Mississippi State, with his presentation on "Wall Ball". I brought his ideas home and incorporated them into our practices and they really work well. Our players love...
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Outside Batting Cage Nets + 12" snow = ?
Winter Storm takes toll on Keller High School Baseball Batting Cage. Heavy Snow has broken both end sets of end supports of batting cage! Keller baseball website pics The netting @ Haltom also gave way from the weight of the snow ...
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Commercial Facility Batting Cage Suggestions
I'm a batting cage owner in Oklahoma that will be expanding to a second location later this year. As of now, I'm just trying to gather different information, quotes, etc., to put together the best facility I possibly can along with my partners. I'm...
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The InsiderBat
I hope it's okay to post this -- thought it might be of interest to many of our members.My team (7-0 here in Korea thus far), received a unique donation from another poster on the site, springsteve. He was kind enough to send us two of his InsiderBat...
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How many pitches a day?
hello,I've started throwing to get my speed up and i'm wondering how many pitchs i should be throwing a day if i'm 17 years old. thanks,You know your Canadian when you use a hockey net as pitching net. True story.
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Getting across the "little things"
How do you get across the little things that make you team that much better than your opponents? As an example, I picked this up a few years ago as a way to get players to let go of errors so they don't compound. This is done by a Captain as all...
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Baseball snow removal 101
Well we started doing something today, Wow our field still has an average depth of 10 inches and in some places where it has drifted it's 18+ inches today 2/20/10. I cannot see us on the field for another 3 weeks, and that's pushing it. The area...
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D3 official visits and general recruiting anxiety
Hi, Situation: 2015 son wants to use baseball as a way to get into some very selective academic schools. Over the past year, he's attended several academic baseball camps (Showball), three Ivy camps (two at same school), a Stanford and Duke...
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Recruiting Underclassmen
Now that major colleges are looking for commitments much earlier than in he past, be careful out there! Just last week, we received another example of what can and does happen to several young underclassmen. Good young player...
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Age of Perfect Game Showcases?
Do Perfect Game showcases start at age 14? My son is 11u (first travel ball team). I am trying to plot a measured course for his development. As long as he wants to play, I want to help him reach each new level. At the moment, I am trying to assess...
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Why YOU Could Be To Blame For BAD BODY LANGUAGE!
Why this may be the most important message you've ever read... Can mental toughness be taught? You want to know what I think? Yes! But you know what… It starts with parents and coaches like us, we’ve got to hold our kids accountable inside every single activity! We can’t let them off the hook and point the finger at the umpire, coach or teacher and when that “poor me” body language pops up… SQUASH IT! If not, it’s bound to happen again! Body language is powerful! In fact, your character and...
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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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BP - Always be careful...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/league-coach-dies-hit-ball-practice-article-1.1947748 And remember... Just because you're behind the screen doesn't mean your 100% safe... I got hit in the head after a ball my son hit in the cage...
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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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preseason indoor drills
hey all, me again! As most of you know by now, I'm coaching in Maine...Northern Maine. Snow is very much the enemy. Last year our scrimmages were all cancelled and our first 2 games rescheduled due to snow still needing to melt. We spend...
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Hitting Facility Near Quincy, MA?
My son goes to a D3 that just finished official workouts for the fall - but they don't have access to batting cages with Iron Mikes or such. Wondering if anyone knows of a facility or an instructor with a cage in the vicinity? Thanks for...