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Well Bulldog, I don’t know if your school is Central or one of the other schools in the area, but I got a big hoot out of what happened when I went to “Stats” on the Central web cite. It took me straight to MaxPrps. I see that not all the schools in the Southeast Missouri League use that service, but some do.

My congratulations to whoever sends in the stats. All the games are in there! But Dog, if that's your team, ya gotta buy that scorekeeper of yours a sharper pencil! How can you expect to get any respect for the team when you don’t have 6 players batting over .400? Wink

If you look at the school Archie, you’ll see they have a player batting .721! That’s 7-2-1! They also have players batting .500, .478,.453, and .414, for a team BA or.444. I’m not saying their SK has a sharp pencil, but if s/he doesn’t, someone might want to get those guys to whiz in a cup! LOL!

Actually, the Central stats are what I would call in the “normal” range for a HS team. So right away I’d tend to give their numbers validity, while good ol’ Archie just makes me laugh. However, if I’m wrong and those kids are really putting numbers up like that, perhaps their HC ought to consider scheduling some teams that were a little better.

Other than I’m a stat junkie, I like to take a look to see if I can spot anyone who stands out somehow. From what I can see, if I was a scout or someone from a college looking for a player, that Garret Stevens boy looks like a for real stud. At least he’d be someone I’d like to get a look at.

The only thing I’d look more into about though, was his pitching. That’s a lot of innings, and the last several games he was asked to and did, throw a lot of innings. Before I made much of a real decision, I’d really like to know more about his pitching. Its not that it looks all that bad, but I’d want to make sure.
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Now I get it! Waterloo, Bulldogs – Bulldog 19. In the words of the immortal Homer Simpson, DUHOH!

Well, I see that someone put in some of the scheduled games and the scores into MaxPreps, but none of the stats. But, if nothing else, I’m a Bulldog when I really set out to find something. Wink AHA! I found ‘em in SportsStats!

Have you ever read anything by, or contacted or communicated with Catching Coach? I’ve seen him posting on the WWW for several years now, and although much of his stuff is aimed at youngsters, much of it is appropriate at any age. The Online Camp tab is interesting if not totally useful for older players. http://www.catchingcamp.com/

What’s your major, and are you playing ball?
Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
I've communicated with Catching Coach a few times on here, but that's about it.

I am studying athletic training and no baseball for me. I did coach a high school summer team though here at home and I help out our coach during the summer on the field, in the weight room, and during his various camps. The next one starts in about an hour Wink
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Athletic training huh? Well, that sure leaves a lot of options open, but at least you’ve got your sights beginning to narrow. Out of curiosity, does that course of study include much psychology? It certainly seems to me that it should.

Its too bad you decided to call it quits as far as playing, but at least you’re still involved with the game. My son was asked to help coach the Fr team at his old HS this upcoming year, and he’s gonna do it. I think its great that you young guys keep your hand in it because its so much easier for you to relate to the players.

Good luck to you!
Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
I had to take an Introductory Psych class.. HATED it with a passion! It's the only class I've skipped twice so far Wink

I wasn't much of a player in high school. I knew how to play the game, I knew the rules of the game, and I hustled and tried to always do things right, but I didn't have the God-given ability needed to be a stand-out high school player or a college player.

Coaching is not something I see myself doing long-term. My dad coaches baseball and basketball and he's told me that he has had other coaches that we know comment how they couldn't believe I wasn't going into coaching. I enjoyed it this summer, I've enjoyed helping out with all three sports but coaching just isn't something I think I could do long-term. They work too hard Wink

I hope to eventually work at either a Service Academy in the athletic department or at a high school fulltime as an athletic trainer.
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Originally posted by Bulldog 19:
I had to take an Introductory Psych class.. HATED it with a passion! It's the only class I've skipped twice so far Wink


The reason I asked, was that it would seem that a very important part of athletic training, whether from a studying, teaching, or receiving end, would be understanding the mind set of the individual.

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I wasn't much of a player in high school. I knew how to play the game, I knew the rules of the game, and I hustled and tried to always do things right, but I didn't have the God-given ability needed to be a stand-out high school player or a college player.


Well, I suppose that might be true, but I always wonder what a given player might have been able to do in a different situation. Of course no one can say whether a weak player might have been super successful if he’d had parents who helped him more, coaches who were better, more opportunities to play, etc., or that a good player would have been a failure if he didn’t have those things in his past that pushed him along. It all depends on whether or not one’s a NATURE or NURTURE person. I happen to be a nurture guy myself.

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Coaching is not something I see myself doing long-term. My dad coaches baseball and basketball and he's told me that he has had other coaches that we know comment how they couldn't believe I wasn't going into coaching. I enjoyed it this summer, I've enjoyed helping out with all three sports but coaching just isn't something I think I could do long-term. They work too hard Wink


Here’s the deal. It really doesn’t matter what you choose as a life’s work, there will always be people in that field who will be relatively good, bad, or in between compared to everyone else doing that particular skill. The difference is, coaching is really teaching, and therein lies the future. There is no more noble a profession, or one that pays as badly! Wink

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I hope to eventually work at either a Service Academy in the athletic department or at a high school fulltime as an athletic trainer.


I can see the service academies or really any professional athletic organization or even some of the amateur ones like colleges or the Olympics. But I can’t picture HS’s as being a big marketplace for such a person, unless of course you’re talking about some kind of teaching position.

But whatever it is, I sure wish you the best of luck!
Bulldog 19Bulldog 195,000+ posts
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But I can’t picture HS’s as being a big marketplace for such a person, unless of course you’re talking about some kind of teaching position.


Actually you would be surprised. More and more high schools and even some middle schools are starting to hire athletic trainers. Simple reason: Liability.

The state of Hawaii leads the way. Every high school in the state is required to have an athletic trainer on staff.


***Went and read your post again so I just want to make sure we're clear.. A Certified Athletic Trainer is an Allied Health Professional. Athletic Trainers deal with the prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation of injury. An integral part of the Sports Medicine Team, an athletic trainer works closely with a team physician and other professionals to give athletes the best health care possible. A profession that started in professional sports, athletic training has made its way into the college, high school, physical therapy clinic, doctor's offices, the corporate world, and even the military!
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Well, now that you mention it, I have to admit that I’ve seen “trainers” at
HS games, but not very often at baseball games. Most often it seems that I see them early in the season. But to tell the truth, I don’t know a lot about what they do, and I have a difficult time believing they’d wield much power. However, I sure believe that people trained to watch out for injuries and such, could sure prevent a lot of unnecessary injuries.

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