How should I prepare for Freshman baseball tryouts? I live in Minnesota, so its not the easiest to train in the offseason
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Get on a tee in garage, and attend all workouts,conditioning at school. Look for any indoor camps, lessons you can take that will not break the bank.
also, you can, if possible, put up a net across a whole wall (basement or garage) and long toss into it. Just pretned you are long tosssing and simply throw into net.
Move south for the winter.
If that's not an option, work on getting stronger and follow the previous advice. Sounds like you have the willingness to get better and coaches will appreciate that. Working out at the school either before or after the school day is always a plus. Coaches like to see you there when you don't have to be there.
Best of luck.
If that's not an option, work on getting stronger and follow the previous advice. Sounds like you have the willingness to get better and coaches will appreciate that. Working out at the school either before or after the school day is always a plus. Coaches like to see you there when you don't have to be there.
Best of luck.
I come out of the northeast where winter weather can be brutal
what myself and a few other dads gid was secure the use of the armory in town
we instaled cages and portable mounds----it was available all winter for the hs players
what myself and a few other dads gid was secure the use of the armory in town
we instaled cages and portable mounds----it was available all winter for the hs players
nspeltz11,
A couple things....What position do you intend to tryout for? What/where do the other high school players at your school train in the winter?
There are going to be after school team activities (throwing in the gym, weight lifting, running, etc..) such as the one's described by the other posters. Very important to get involved in that.
In addition there is going to be skills and possibly additional running you can do on your own or through indoor baseball academys or facilities. Go with your parents to check a few out in terms of their professional staff and cost. I presume the single biggest challenge in your area is going to be long toss. I have three sons, and I do long toss with them in the Virginia winter, so I would think MN is 10X more difficult but there could be facilities to do it. You should absolutely get a tee and a net in your basement or garage if you are a position player. I've seen some very ingenius hitting nets in my time. We bought a $100 hitting net for Christmas 10 years on Ebay. My boys hit tennis balls off the tee into the net in the garage or they take it outside on a decent day to hit baseballs into the net.
You can search this site under Skills & Tips section to get ideas aroung strength and conditioning, hitting and pitching and throwing. I would also research through friends how your high school coach runs tryouts. My youngest son had tryouts that were vastly different from the tryouts my two oldest sons went through. For example....we found out the first cut was throwing. If you couldn't throw a certain distance accurately that was the first cut. The second cut was speed. These two cuts happened before anyone stepped on an infield or hit a ball. So, my point is to research how tryouts are conducted.
Good luck.
A couple things....What position do you intend to tryout for? What/where do the other high school players at your school train in the winter?
There are going to be after school team activities (throwing in the gym, weight lifting, running, etc..) such as the one's described by the other posters. Very important to get involved in that.
In addition there is going to be skills and possibly additional running you can do on your own or through indoor baseball academys or facilities. Go with your parents to check a few out in terms of their professional staff and cost. I presume the single biggest challenge in your area is going to be long toss. I have three sons, and I do long toss with them in the Virginia winter, so I would think MN is 10X more difficult but there could be facilities to do it. You should absolutely get a tee and a net in your basement or garage if you are a position player. I've seen some very ingenius hitting nets in my time. We bought a $100 hitting net for Christmas 10 years on Ebay. My boys hit tennis balls off the tee into the net in the garage or they take it outside on a decent day to hit baseballs into the net.
You can search this site under Skills & Tips section to get ideas aroung strength and conditioning, hitting and pitching and throwing. I would also research through friends how your high school coach runs tryouts. My youngest son had tryouts that were vastly different from the tryouts my two oldest sons went through. For example....we found out the first cut was throwing. If you couldn't throw a certain distance accurately that was the first cut. The second cut was speed. These two cuts happened before anyone stepped on an infield or hit a ball. So, my point is to research how tryouts are conducted.
Good luck.
Study every position and thier responsibility. Know where you should be, pick a ;position and run scenario's through you head...if this happens, then this is where I need to be and need to do type stuff...be prepared to be moved out of your favorite position and asked to play a different one. Preparing mentally and knowing what to do is just as important as all the other good advice previously mentioned
Thanks everybody for the advise, really appreciate it. p.s. I am a position player and other players usually attend baseball camps in the winter.