Speed

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He just turned 14 & his best times were 4.0 to 1st,

He's faster than 95% of all the high school SENIORS in America.

Then...It doesn't make sense that he would run a 7.45 in the 60.

A 7.45 60 time is not bad for a kid who just turned 14YO.

He's faster than 95% of all the high school SENIORS in America.

Then...It doesn't make sense that he would run a 7.45 in the 60.

Well, he's a lefty, so he's got a jump from the batter's box. Also, he's been pretty erratic with timed runs (sometimes gets off to bad starts, etc.), so I think that might be the reason for the speed fluctuation (or maybe timing error). But he was consistently within a tenth or so of the fastest kids, so I think that got him excited about running (and winning a couple of Gatorades at the one camp

Thanks!
Andrew

a 4.75 in the 4o yd dash is almost impossible for a 14 year old kid. That would mean by 18 hes down to around 4.4 or so which I feel is highly unlikely.

jmk721,
don't running backs do that all of the time? even slower runners still get to that. whats to say that he couldnt get to that?

yes they do but they are all very strong and lifting weights everyday. I highly doubt a 14 year old works out and if he does I doubt its an everyday thing. If I am wrong then good for the kid but cheaps a bit unrealastic to me.

A 4.75 for a 14YO is not impossible. Very good, but not impossible. Some kids mature physically faster than others.

A 4.75 40 is flying, but I think it's possible at 14. We had a freshman run a 4.7 for football and a senior fullback (6-1 230) run a 4.9. I don't go to a big time high school so it seems possible, but it would be real fast.

i know a kid who was a fresh last year ran a 4.6.

there was a boy on our baseball team who played football and also ran track. he was a freshman 15 years old and ran a 4.4 40. he could fly.

How were these timed? Was the home to first on a real baseball field on dirt with cleats? And was the 40 and 60 yard dash on a track?

At all the showcases we went to, they never timed the 40.
Home to 1st after a batted ball.
And the 60 was timed in the outfield grass, from
foul line to 60yd's.
They use either a stop watch and an electronic
beam.

Speed is often the most over looked tool for players to work on (mainly because they don't know how to get faster. The truth is if your not getting faster the chance of playing at the next level gets smaller. Every level you move up the speed of the game gets faster and faster.
By mproving running mechanics players can knock 2 to 3 tenths off there times.

Check out this new site:
http://theformrunner.com/

Sounds like the young man is fast - maybe not - but he could be - definitely - he's fast and slow - sort of - he can run - kind of...

The 4.0 is quick from the left side, the 7.45 doesn't match the 4.0, and the 40 time is quick also.

Must be some 14 year old...

Speed is NEVER overlooked. Good site.

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Originally posted by pirateradio:
Sorry for this Q because I know I've seen general speed requirements for colleges and prospects on the forum several times. But I can't find it. Could anyone repost them?

http://hsbaseballweb.com/pro-scouting/rating_system.htm

This is the MLB rating system:

60 Yard Dash:
8: 6.4 seconds
7: 6.5-6.6 seconds
6: 6.7-6.8 seconds
5: 6.9-7.0 seconds
4: 7.1-7.2 seconds
3: 7.3-7.4 seconds
2: 7.5 seconds +

Home To First (Left Side):
8: 3.9 seconds
7: 4.0 seconds
6: 4.1 seconds
5: 4.2 seconds
4: 4.3 seconds
3: 4.4 seconds
2: 4.5 seconds

Tell your son to keep working hard, because it will pay off later. Although, the 60-yard time is what gets you noticed at most showcases, scouts seem to like the home to first time. If your school has a good track coach he may be able to offer your son some helpful hints on improving his times. Good Luck.