IS the 30 Yard dash the new 60 yard?

Thank goodness someone is thinking.  I have been saying this for such a long time.  Glad to see they are doing this.  Hopefully the colleges, etc will follow suit.  Best wishes to your son.

Not sure why it sticks around.  It's likely a useful screening for outfielders and to gauge the flexibility a MIF can bring to a roster (is the MIF fast enough to get to a gap ball).   

I really like the Area Code training.... strong tests for athleticism.   I think it would enhance PG workouts if they added the 5-10-5 drill and vertical.  Both solid tests for explosiveness, quickness and agility. I think PG has done the 5-10-5 at a few PG events.  

Gov posted:

Not sure why it sticks around.  It's likely a useful screening for outfielders and to gauge the flexibility a MIF can bring to a roster (is the MIF fast enough to get to a gap ball).   

I really like the Area Code training.... strong tests for athleticism.   I think it would enhance PG workouts if they added the 5-10-5 drill and vertical.  Both solid tests for explosiveness, quickness and agility. I think PG has done the 5-10-5 at a few PG events.  

also they didn't do the 5-10-5  or Vertical neither ,

 this what they did,

30yd, Broad Jump, Powerball, L and R Grip Strength

c2019 posted:

Gov posted:

Not sure why it sticks around.  It's likely a useful screening for outfielders and to gauge the flexibility a MIF can bring to a roster (is the MIF fast enough to get to a gap ball).   

I really like the Area Code training.... strong tests for athleticism.   I think it would enhance PG workouts if they added the 5-10-5 drill and vertical.  Both solid tests for explosiveness, quickness and agility. I think PG has done the 5-10-5 at a few PG events.  

also they didn't do the 5-10-5  or Vertical neither ,

 this what they did,

30yd, Broad Jump, Powerball, L and R Grip Strength

I've seen previous AC workouts results where they did 5-10-5... could have been west coast tryouts

Gov posted:

c2019 posted:

Gov posted:

Not sure why it sticks around.  It's likely a useful screening for outfielders and to gauge the flexibility a MIF can bring to a roster (is the MIF fast enough to get to a gap ball).   

I really like the Area Code training.... strong tests for athleticism.   I think it would enhance PG workouts if they added the 5-10-5 drill and vertical.  Both solid tests for explosiveness, quickness and agility. I think PG has done the 5-10-5 at a few PG events.  

also they didn't do the 5-10-5  or Vertical neither ,

 this what they did,

30yd, Broad Jump, Powerball, L and R Grip Strength

I've seen previous AC workouts results where they did 5-10-5... could have been west coast tryouts

You are correct . That was last year. But they changed it this year, all the places they've been to so far, this is the format they are using , don't really know why 

top end Speed is harder to improve then acceleration, because it Needs good running form and more natural Talent. accelerating on the other Hand can be improved by getting stronger, even with poor running form.

I was a shot putter when I was a kid and for about 20 meters I was almost as fast as some quite good Sprinters in our Club because I had strong legs. over a full 100 I was never fast at all because my top Speed and Speed endurance was poor.

I can thus see top Teams wanting to know the top Speed of a Player.

At the WWBA tourney in Ft Meyers last month a few scouts had the stop watch on guys getting out of the box and running to first. I had heard from a couple of scouts that they like to know how fast a guy gets down the line to first to guage his game speed. The 60 is nice but it has been looked at quite like the 40 times in football now. More practical is the box to first timing. Especially in game.

I would measure both (60 and 30). I get that the speed to first is important to beat out a close play or a double play but as a scout I think I'd also like to know how fast they get from first to home or home to second  or whether they get gassed covering the bases.  

They were still talking about 60 times and asking about them but with the clock on kids during the game , they didnt need to ask or trust the coach or kid wasnt exaggerating at all. Plus, once again, we are talking about game speed.

H-1 times are good, we get lots of them.  Problem is they depend very much on the swing.  RH power pull hitters are going to have slow H-1 times, no matter how fast they are.  Then when they hit a ground ball to the second baseman they will have a better time.  Everything from swing path, to direction the ball is hit can have a big effect on H-1 times.  So the same hitter can have vastly different H-1 times in the same game depending on where he hit the ground balls and his swing on those ground balls.

I think the 5-10-5 would be beneficial - nice tell on player athleticism