In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Depends on the coach and if he sees kids that stand out and are locks at certain positions he may have kids work out in positions other than their primary ones to see who can help. For instance, my sons HS used an 8th grade feeder team to kind of determine where kids lined up for their progression into HS ball. My son was a darn good catcher, but there was another kid at tryouts who was a year older and more physically mature who was pretty clearly going to lock down that spot. Son worked out in MIF and is now playing a completely new position. Pays to be versatile for sure, because he made the cut over others who were primary in that position.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
Dad, this is another one of those questions for which the answer can vary widely. The length and nature of tryouts differs quite a bit as well. For example, as a small/medium school with a lot of multisport kids and overlapping seasons, we will conduct tryouts, squad splits and practices over an extended period of time with a fair amount of overlap and various cut points. Some schools will conduct a single tryout on a single date. Regardless, I think most will at least make an attempt to look at a player as either an IF, OF, P, C or combination of. You are likely to see something similar to a showcase environment. A player is likely to get sent to a group taking ground balls and making throws, taking similar OF reps, possibly throwing a pen and possibly catching a pen (if there is some indication they may contribute as a P or C). This, combined with some cage or on-field hacks and maybe some form of running typically make up the basic groundwork for a tryout. From there, some programs have the luxury of more extensive looks and some do not.
So, I think the answer his current coach suggested is a good starting point but it will likely benefit him if he also shares where he has played the most, whether IF, OF, P or C. With incoming freshmen, HS coaches are generally more interested in determining whether a kid is a player or not as opposed to making specific determinations on where they will fit in. That's not to say that it isn't part of the equation.
Honestly, a decent HS coach can watch the first part of the first day of practice (playing catch after warming up) and pretty much tell by throwing motion and athleticism which kids are going to be good players and whether they are more likely to be IF, OF or P's. Of course, it is tougher with big schools with large pools of talented players, but coaches of those programs usually have a pre-read on the better incoming players. Just have your kid be himself, be respectful and play hard. The rest will take care of itself.
Dadof3 posted:In hs, do they try out by position? IE does coach ask what 2 positions do you want to try out for? My son will be in hs next year and his current coach told the kids if a coach is to ask you what position do you play, your reponse should be,”anywhere you need me coach.” Which I thought was good. But that might not be applicable if they have to try out by position.
At son's school, they try out for the team, not a position. I think they get asked if they have pitched or caught before. Coach will put them where he wants them to develop.
baseballhs posted:Our boys have been in baseball class all year so cuts were made last Friday. They will have another tryout in January for football/basketball kids and then first game is first week of February.
Same state, level as baseballhs - Texas 6A. Our coach gives each kid in baseball class at end of semester (today) a sheet of paper. On the paper it says the most likely outcome(s) for the kid for the upcoming tryout. So "Varsity/Cut" (for a senior), "Freshman/JV", "Varsity", "Freshman" etc. Let's all the kids know where they stand. No seniors are actually cut, if they played at any level the previous years. But if they are not in the plans to play their senior year, they are told. Some of the kids will get notes, "work on this/that". He will then meet with any kid in the class one on one to discuss if they have questions.
We lost some top level 2018 pitching, so we might struggle there even though there are a few 2022 (Freshman) Pitchers that can help...but probably won't be impactful.
My 2021 catcher will be on Varsity as the backup catcher, but will get his reps behind the plate as the #1 2020 catcher wants to be more of a pitcher this season.
We'll see how things work out.
My 2020 plays for a 6A Pennsylvania high school. He started OF/MI as a 10th grader, and got 3 starts on the mound as team won their section. Lost some talent but still should be pretty good this year. Barring injury I think the lineup is pretty well set. Season doesnt start til mid-March. Last spring our weather was brutal, hopefully we dont have a repeat. We had several local teams head south (NC, GA, FL) to get games in against other high schools while we were waiting for snow to melt. Wish my son's hs planned such a trip this year. But I guess we'll just have to keep fingers crossed for decent weather
PG's review of 2018 season: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16053
Fun to see how some schools just didn’t live up to hype and some that weren’t on the radar made a big splash
2019Dad posted:PG's review of 2018 season: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=16053
We ended up ranked in the top 35. I had no idea. We were ranked in almost every top 20 in football that year too.
We are the defending 6A champs, but we lost our dude on the mound. We should be solid at the plate but pitching depth and having that one stud on the mound could be the issue.
2022OFDad posted:Fun to see how some schools just didn’t live up to hype and some that weren’t on the radar made a big splash
Yup. Better to be on this list: https://www.perfectgame.org/Ar...w.aspx?article=15333 than the one at the beginning of the season.
#7 preseason Greater Houston area
A young captain sailed from port, the stores of his ship full and fresh. The seas were flat, a slight wind at his back. “With vigil, this journey will please the queen and profit the crown.” The old salt murmured under his breath “the dragons of fate lie in wait”.
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Go44dad posted:#7 preseason Greater Houston area
A young captain sailed from port, the stores of his ship full and fresh. The seas were flat, a slight wind at his back. “With vigil, this journey will please the queen and profit the crown.” The old salt murmured under his breath “the dragons of fate lie in wait”.
Here is the write up for the #1 on the list.
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2 guys throwing 92-96....that will be tough.
Always interesting to see how these teams end up doing when there are such high expectations.
Looks like #1 in the state.
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For those not from texas, which schools are the larger schools? 1A or 6A?
white boards are easily erased
6A is the largest.
(Gary's deleted post on Texas State championship having two state champs for each class like football. There is only one as Russinfortworth points out below.)
Texas only has 1 state champion in each division. The champions of each region (winners of a 3 game playoff series, or 1 gamers (don't ask)) each advance to Austin to play in a semifinal and final (single game elimination).