Making the team and stats

I think the coach is right. stats only tell a small part of the picture. If your son is pitching well, has composure and has good stuff but has a weak team behind him he cant control that. he can control his actions. scouts look at composure believe me on this. they want to see how a plyer responds to failure.
a Jv coaches job is to get guys ready for varsity. A good program belive me the coaches are talking. the varsity coach most likely has a finger on the pulse of the situation down on the JV team.

It's not about the stats---and then it's all about the stats.

A little bloop hit, hit with not power but was not caught will be scored as a "hit". A hard line shot---that could have taken someone's head off---that was "miraculously" caught---is recorded as an out. One is a "hit" but really isn't one, and one is an out, but really shouldn't be---doesn't quite quite tell the tale. One kid could be 1/1, the other 0/1----and yet who had the hit? Not about the statistics.

But, as mentioned in a previous thread, stats are used to award the awards. My local paper goes purely by hitting statistics for all-area. Same goes for the all-conference--pure stats. And I have not seen an Prospective Athlete Profile with a spot for "Hit the ball really really hard but was caught", but there is a spot for "Batting Statistics".

So there you go---it's not about the stats, but it really is. Do they mean anything? Not to anyone watching, who can see how hard one can hit the ball. But to those who don't---and for anyone who has to be purely objective, yes, they do.

And the coaches do talk, or they should. The varsity coach should watch what is happening at the lower levels, because it IS subjective. But no, as long as a younger player is learning the game, it shouldn't matter where a younger player is placed on the team. As long as he learns....and gets an opportunity to play in the game when appropriate--especially when the team is up by a lot or down by a lot......It doesn't go anyone any good at all to be brought up to sit and watch. You learn the most by doing.

STATS---we don't even keep them for our travel team---if a college coach calls he usually asks "how is the kid throwing? How is his velocity? How is his location? How is the kid swinging his stick? "

It is never about how many has he won or what is his batting average---it is more like "can he play for us?"

I have also learned that K to BB ratio is a very good stat instead of the all important ERA or wins/losses.

Let's one know if they can throw strikes!

When you do not put runners on with walks you do not put undue pressure on the defense

quote:

Originally posted by TRhit:
When you do not put runners on with walks you do not put undue pressure on the defense

On my son's JV team the defense is more likely to place undue pressure on the pitcher.

quote:

Originally posted by RJM:
On my son's JV team the defense is more likely to place undue pressure on the pitcher.

That's why it's JV

Reason why they're on JV is because they make the mistakes or lack the skills of varsity play or they're physically not ready yet to play varsity.

The difference between jv and varsity is night and day. Especially the pitching.