My initial reason to ask for first to third speed was to get a better idea of if it was timed and how 2014's speed was versus average HS sophomores. I know kids are timed in a straight line 60 yard dash all the time but hadn't seen any information on running from first base to third which would in mind be run in a slower time because taking the correct angle, cutting the corner of the second base bag etc.
I saw 2014's time on the evaluation form and was surprised and was trying to figure if running first to third would be slower (say by 1/10th or 2/10th of a second)and if anyone had feedback. At somepoint, 2014 will run a straight line 60 yard dash but until then was wondering if first to third times were available.
Thanks for the feedback.
I went back through some old coaching notes for that age group and found our times, hand timed starting with a foot on first base. Times ranged from 7.6 to 9.1 seconds. Anyone under 8 was pretty fast, over 8.5 were noticeably slow runners. It was wet so a few kids really slowed down rounding 2nd.
Thanks Primary. I am just trying to get an idea of what other kids are doing and use 2014's time as a baseline as he strives to improve his first to third speed.
I don't believe there's a sixty time a player should set as a goal. Why be complacent? Work on getting faster every year regardless of the time.
I agree with you and disagree with you. The goal is to develop and improve on field baseball speed every day, which to me is more important than a 60 yard time. My son is very competitive and what drives him is achieving specific numbers. When he hits that number, the bar is raised. I'm simply using a first to third time he received last week and asking him how much faster he can run through hard work.
Kind of like the pitcher who throws 78 MPH as a freshman whose goal is to throw 90 MPH by senior year. The pitcher needs to work hard if there is even a chance to achieve that goal but seeing measured increases of 4-5 MPH per year helps the kid realize that maybe the hard work is paying off.
Kind of like the pitcher who throws 78 MPH as a freshman whose goal is to throw 90 MPH by senior year. The pitcher needs to work hard if there is even a chance to achieve that goal but seeing measured increases of 4-5 MPH per year helps the kid realize that maybe the hard work is paying off.