Impact baseball will be having open workouts around the state for all 05 06 and 07 grads.
open workouts
This will be a great way for some guys to get seen.
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It's great to see that they've been able to include Boone and Asheville as sites. I know why not too many state-wide events don't happen up in the mountains, you can't get their from here. 
Traveling West-to-East in NC can be such a pain also.
Players, this is a good opportunity to get on someone's radar screen. It's reasonably priced too.
Traveling West-to-East in NC can be such a pain also.
Players, this is a good opportunity to get on someone's radar screen. It's reasonably priced too.
I think the really good thing about these tryouts it will expose the younger players to the process. They will get to see other players from across the state and see where they stand. Andy is doing a great job opening up opportunities for kids.
I couldn't agree more with Coach May... Andy is doing a great job with IMPACT BASEBALL!!
Keep it up Andy!!
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Keep it up Andy!!
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The only thing between extraordinary and ordinary is that little EXTRA.
Good Things may come to those who wait, but only things left by those that hustle!
What will be the results of these open workouts?
Will the players evaluations be posted or given to someone......will the players be given written feedback?I don't think any coaches will be there.Whats the upside..We are new to the process..
Will the players evaluations be posted or given to someone......will the players be given written feedback?I don't think any coaches will be there.Whats the upside..We are new to the process..
The workouts are open to anyone who wants to come, but you do have to register.
The top performers from the scattered workouts will receive an invite to Chapel Hill for a select showcase event later in the summer.
For the younger players, it's a great way to get over "showcase nerves" and break in to the environment. They will learn what the scouts are looking for and "how to showcase". It can get some otherwise unheard of player some regional attention. It's a very reasonably priced learning experience that is local enough so no hotel expense will be incurred for most people. ($60.00)
Summer/Fall scout teams and showcase teams will also be in attendence looking for prospects down the road.
I have never seen a summer showcase, regardless of which graduating class was involved, where there were no college coaches or recruiting coordintors in attendence. These showcases are open to rising seniors also. I expect that each one will be attended mainly by the local colleges in each area as a way of building a follow list.
The top performers from the scattered workouts will receive an invite to Chapel Hill for a select showcase event later in the summer.
For the younger players, it's a great way to get over "showcase nerves" and break in to the environment. They will learn what the scouts are looking for and "how to showcase". It can get some otherwise unheard of player some regional attention. It's a very reasonably priced learning experience that is local enough so no hotel expense will be incurred for most people. ($60.00)
Summer/Fall scout teams and showcase teams will also be in attendence looking for prospects down the road.
I have never seen a summer showcase, regardless of which graduating class was involved, where there were no college coaches or recruiting coordintors in attendence. These showcases are open to rising seniors also. I expect that each one will be attended mainly by the local colleges in each area as a way of building a follow list.
Heat,thanks for the info...It sounds like it will be well worth our time......Thanks
This looks like a great stepping stone for players who might otherwise be out of the showcase loop. I am glad that Impact has recognized the difficulty in covering the entire state and has come up with a solution.
It looks like they are working hard to improve their coverage which is definitely a good thing for players off the beaten path.
Sounds like something similiar to Perfect Game's talent ID venues but on a smaller scale. I wonder how the pitchers will be evaluated given the time constraints.
It looks like they are working hard to improve their coverage which is definitely a good thing for players off the beaten path.
Sounds like something similiar to Perfect Game's talent ID venues but on a smaller scale. I wonder how the pitchers will be evaluated given the time constraints.
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I wonder how the pitchers will be evaluated given the time constraints.
If you can come up with a good way of evaluating pitchers accurately and quickly, you could be a rich man.
One of the reasons that the top picks out of HS in the MLB draft are seen 10-12 times by the teams is for that very reason. They aren't just looking at the physical tools, they already know about them. They are looking to see how he handles that "bad outing", etc. I've given up trying to evaluate pitchers. I just know who I like on the mound.
The physical tools are very important (arm strength, etc.), but the intangibles is what makes a pitcher at the next level (including college). For example:
1) How a guy handles competition on his own team
2) How he’ll handle failure or a bad call
3) How he’ll be able to handle criticism
4) How actively he may pursue rehab following an injury (yes, before it's done, about every pitcher has to deal with at least a minor injury).
These issues are at least as important as the physical tools a player possesses. Mental makeup and character are vitally important. It's easy to spot physical tools, it's the rest that takes time.
Hiheat
You make good points, but I fear that if the pitching segment is confined to 1/2 of a 3-4 hour staged workout, it will place even more emphasis on the radar gun to screen pitching prospects.
You make good points, but I fear that if the pitching segment is confined to 1/2 of a 3-4 hour staged workout, it will place even more emphasis on the radar gun to screen pitching prospects.
It's not just a radar gun though. They will be looking at arm action, arm angle, unload time, mound presence, etc etc etc... all these things are used to create a "projection" of where the player will be by the time he is a senior (or in college). The gun can get you noticed, but there are some fine HS pitchers who have signed D1 and only throw in the low-80's right now.
Once you get someone's attention (i.e. a college coach), they will ask for a summer schedule and then come see you in a game situation. It's a preliminary screening, yes, but it's not JUST velocity.
obtw: Velocity SURE helps.
Once you get someone's attention (i.e. a college coach), they will ask for a summer schedule and then come see you in a game situation. It's a preliminary screening, yes, but it's not JUST velocity.
obtw: Velocity SURE helps.
Velocity will get you noticed and thats a fact. But to the trained eye it is just one factor of many. Mechanics, ability to locate, movement etc. All come into the equation. I will be at the workout on 4-18 in Oxford NC. I have some players going and I want to see some of the younger players in the area as well. It should be alot of fun. I know that there will be some other High School coachs at the try out as well. It would not surprise me if some College coachs were there as well.
I'm taking my 07 kid to the workout in Kinston this Sunday. We are looking forward to it. It will give him a chance to be seen a little by someone other than the local yahoos and me.
I agree rd. Plus it gives me a chance to stop at Wilber's BBQ! A trip down US 70 is incomplete without a stop at this culinary shrine.
"take your boy hunting'instead of hunting for your boy"
"take your boy hunting'instead of hunting for your boy"
Everytime we played AAU in Kinston we stopped at Wilburs man its good. Can anyone that went to the workouts in Kinston tell me how many kids did they have show up? How did it go?
I took my kid to Kinston Sunday. There were 20 kids there, about 5 07's (i think)and the rest 06-05's. 60 yd. times were clocked first. Outfielders threw to third and home, infielders threw to first from SS, first basemen threw to 3rd. Catcher logged pop times. Pitchers threw 3 of each of their pitches from the wind up then 1 each from the stretch followed by 2 fastballs. A juggs gun was used to clock speed. Batting practice was two rounds of 6 cuts per player. There were a few players there that looked to have great potential. I don't know any of the names. My 07 kid did not do good in BP, nerves maybe. He showed to be one of the weakest players there but it was still an ok experience. He's still quite young. I did not get a chance to talk with Partin but I would say that the workout was well organized and carried out in a professional way. I am surprised that there were not more players there.
We went to the one in Wilmington and went thru the process,but what now,any feedback????
I e-mailed Andy Partin and did get a response from him on some things my kid needs to work on.
The "resonse" will be if the player gets an invite to this summers underclassman showcase in Wilmington. If no invite comes, these open showcases will give a freshman or soph. a chance to show the Impact staff what improvements (and growth) the player has made over a years time.
My son was there, '07 at shortstop, and was probably the smallest kid on the field (what's new...he always has been!). I felt he did fine, he hustled, he threw accurately, made contact on every pitch and threw strikes. Most importantly he got the experience. He'll go to the one in Oxford with a little more confidence.
My son was there, '07 at shortstop, and was probably the smallest kid on the field (what's new...he always has been!). I felt he did fine, he hustled, he threw accurately, made contact on every pitch and threw strikes. Most importantly he got the experience. He'll go to the one in Oxford with a little more confidence.
Has anyone else had any feedback or recieved any info from the open Impact workouts?
Great turn out at the Oxford Webb open workout (April 18th). First day this year of "hot" baseball weather... had us parents huntin' shade! Hopefully, Andy saw some talent out on the field. Now we wait to see who gets an invite to the Underclassman Showcase in Wilmington this summer.
Yes is was a good turn out and the weather was great. I thought the talent level was very good. My 08 attended as a catcher only three catchers showed up. Needless to say he and the other two guys got alot of work in since there was 24 pitchers. I thought the work out was well run and I enjoyed seeing alot of kids that I had coached over the years in AAU and kids that I had coached against. I was impressed with several of the pitchers they had very good control and some of the kids showed some good velocity. It was worth the time to attend no doubt. G13 which boy was yours.
Coach May, sent you a p.m.. Sorry it took so long, we have a daughter, 12u, playing travel softball also. As the song says "on the road again"....
Took my son to the showcase at Watauga HS yesterday. It was orderly and well run. The Watauga HS Coach was very gracious and the rest of the staff freindly. They have an excellent baseball facility at Watauga. Impact does a very good job.
My son enjoyed the workout despite the weather. It was rainy and about 68 degrees. They had to stop the workouts twice because of the rain. The track was damp and the baseballs a little slippery but it appeared that an enjoyable time was had by the 22-25 boys that attended.
My son enjoyed the workout despite the weather. It was rainy and about 68 degrees. They had to stop the workouts twice because of the rain. The track was damp and the baseballs a little slippery but it appeared that an enjoyable time was had by the 22-25 boys that attended.
Has anyone recieved an invite to play on Impacts Fall team?
LeftyFord I do not think they have completed the picks yet for the fall team. My son got a invitation to Mount Olive College June 23rd for another tryout which I believe is a tryout for the showcase team. We went to the tryout in Oxford NC. back in April.
My son got an invitation to play on Impacts Fall team.