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Starting a travel program from the ground up.
Posted by Octavio Rodriguez on December 3, 2013 at 12:49am 8 Comments 0 Likes
I guess I am writing this for a couple of reasons but the number one is that I have four boys that excel at baseball and love it. I coached high school baseball for the past 14 years and in that time I gain the respect of all my fellow coaches and all my former players. I never had an issue with any of them and always had a successful season not matter the talent I was given. Anyone that knows anything about high school baseball knows that this is where the funnels affect starts. The…
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Are Kids Sports Pricing Themselves Out of the Market?
Posted by Bill Stanton on November 26, 2013 at 3:52pm 5 Comments 1 Like
Are Kids Sports Pricing Themselves Out of the Market?
As organized sports get pushed further out of reach of many poorer kids, one former college hoops star wants to even the playing field.…
How to Improve the Landscape of Youth Baseball
Posted by Kyle Nelson on October 29, 2013 at 7:12pm 22 Comments 0 Likes
I sat down this morning and started writing a blog post about how I would organize a youth baseball league. To aid in my writing, I looked back at some of the comments from my readers on my blog, on twitter, on Facebook, and on LinkedIn and realized that my readers have an absolutely outstanding view on youth sports and youth baseball in general. So I decided to let you write this blog post by answering the following question...…
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Posted by Bill Stanton on October 14, 2013 at 3:30pm 7 Comments 4 Likes
Youth Travel Ball and Player Development
Posted by Andy Barkett on October 11, 2010 at 10:00pm 42 Comments 0 Likes
Youth baseball has really changed huh? It seems like baseball and life itself used to be so much simpler twenty or so years ago. Youth sports were about teaching fundamentals and playing in games. It sure doesn't seem like that is what is going on these days. There is one thing I think all parents of little leaguers or babe ruthers or travel ballers would agree on - we all want the best for our kids. We want them to become the best that they can be while at the same time be successful on the…
Continue THE BASEBALL SWING
Posted by Bill Stanton on September 27, 2013 at 3:30pm 5 Comments 2 Likes
One of the best overviews of the baseball swing I've read, especially since it's written by a sports writer. Take the time to read it and let's discuss...
August 26, 2013
The Swing
SEE BALL, HIT BALL? MASTERING THE INTRICATE CHOREOGRAPHY IT TAKES TO SQUARE UP A BASEBALL REMAINS ONE OF THE GAME'S ENDURINGLY BEAUTIFUL—AND…
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Catching A Pop Up - For Catchers
Posted by Chad Moeller on September 17, 2013 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The "Other" College Scholarship
Posted by Jake Chapman on July 29, 2009 at 10:00am 5 Comments 0 Likes
By Jake Chapman, Showcase U Co-founder
The Academic Scholarship
Unless you live under a rock, I imagine that you are hearing a pretty consistent message from your teachers, coaches and counselors, about the importance of academics throughout your high school and college careers. We hear it all the time that the best opportunity to get recruited is in the classroom. Let's face it, some of us… Continue
The Academic Scholarship
Unless you live under a rock, I imagine that you are hearing a pretty consistent message from your teachers, coaches and counselors, about the importance of academics throughout your high school and college careers. We hear it all the time that the best opportunity to get recruited is in the classroom. Let's face it, some of us… Continue
One MLB Scout’s Take on Showcases, the Scouting Process, and More
Posted by David Franco on September 28, 2011 at 6:24pm 5 Comments 2 Likes
I recently posted an article about what college coaches are looking for when scouting high school prospects. Since then, I’ve received several questions from players and parents about how the MLB scouting process works. Better than hearing it from me, I called a buddy of mine who is an established scout for a…
Continue Taking Risks in Baseball
Posted by Chad Moeller on August 28, 2013 at 1:00pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
Author and poet Rudyard Kipling, most famously known for writing the beloved classic “The Jungle Book” wrote a simple yet profound poem titled “IF”. At the beginning of the third stanza Kipling writes
Continue“If you can make one heap of all your winnings,
And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never…
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"That's what I said. "there is no rule". There is a penalty for obstruction but no penalty for running over a guy that is blocking your path to the base."
David LeVine replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"Look at MLB rule 7.06 b. There is no rule about running over a player but a catcher cannot block the baseline."
LmbrdSteve commented on Bill Stanton's blog post Listen to Buck Showalter"I don't think Buck is out of touch. And, I see his point. Further, taking a somewhat different spin on it, I would ask this: If you took a look at ALL Little League players out there, NOW, how many would make their High School…"
Bill Stanton commented on Bill Stanton's blog post Listen to Buck Showalter"1- Bob's post is fantastic!
2- Steve- That is a great question. It would be a fascinating poll to take of MLB and MILB players. You hear many stories of the premier athletes who chose to sign out of high school rather than accept a…"
LmbrdSteve commented on Bill Stanton's blog post Listen to Buck Showalter"Reading Tony's post got me wondering. If were were to look at all MLB players, or, all Minor League players, or, for that matter, all NCAA players, and polled the ones who were NOT in the top 10% of their group, I wonder how many would…"
Michael Paes replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"Actually, I don't think this is so much about Posey. They saw the NFL lawsuit settlement, and are afraid of something similar. I think the issue of concussions in all sports is going to be a major issue going forward. The league is…"
Ted Browne posted a blog postNEW MLB RULING TO LIMIT COLLISIONS AT HOME PLATE
I'm still trying to wrap my hands around this one...http://www.athleticbusiness.com/more-news/mlb-ban-on-home-plate-collisions-coming-in-2014-br.htmlCopyright 2013 Gannett Company, Inc.All Rights ReservedUSA TODAYJorge L. Ortiz, @jorgelortiz, USA TODAY Sports With the high incidence of injuries and the chance of concussions no longer deemed acceptable job hazards, Major League…See More
Tony Crisci commented on Bill Stanton's blog post Listen to Buck Showalter"As a high school baseball coach and having coached club teams in Arizona for about 7 years now, I have noticed a huge difference between those who play club baseball almost year round and those who play multiple sports. Yes, there are some…"
"There is no difference with the obstruction rule at home from any other base. The umpires just call it differently. We mailny talk about collisions at the plate, not because the rule is different but because most collisions occur…"
"The fielder has to be in possession of the ball before he can legally block the base. Catchers do it without the ball because they figure they will catch the ball before the collision. You are right about the umpire treating home with a…"
Kip Gross replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"Sorry guys, but I'm in favor of leaving it just the way it is. This all came from one collision at the plate and it happened to be a franchise player. If it would have happened to a Sunday backup none of this would probably even be talked…"
"I don't remember the NCAA rule but I did read it when, as the Commissioner of my adult league, I needed to adopt a no collision rule that was clear. At the time I felt the NCAA left to much room for misinterpreting so I coppied word for…"
Bill Stanton replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"how does the collision rule read in College Baseball? I've heard MLB managers mention the college rule recently as an example of what works."
Michael Paes replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"I hand turn baseball bats, so I have some baseball in my activities even in the winter."
Mike Greene replied to Michael Paes's discussion home plate collisions in the group Umpires"Amen!!! Feb. 3rd is our day and it can't get here soon enough!!!!"
"It is Dec. 12th. We are getting cabin fever."
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Why Is your off season hitting plan a GAME Changer ?
Started by Dave Kirilloff in General Baseball Dec 3. 0 Replies 0 Likes
http://www.LanguageOFHITTING.com/ For most players, the off season training is heating up. Emphasizing Hitting…Continue
Arm Strength and Speed for an Infielder?
Started by Justin Wong in General Baseball. Last reply by rick ochoa Nov 30. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I was reading an article in the ABPA website and it stated that most infielders should be hitting 85 mph at the minimum. Unfortunately, I'm probably at the mid 70's to maybe high 70's range and…Continue
Beach Collegiate Baseball League Looking for college players
Started by Phil McClure in Teams Looking for Players Nov 19. 0 Replies 0 Likes
I am the head coach of the Windy Hill Whales of the Beach Collegiate Baseball League in Myrtle Beach SC. The league runs from May 31 to July 14. I am looking for collegiate baseball players who may…Continue
MLB Draft Breakdown: State-By-State
Started by Will Laurence in Around The Horn. Last reply by Shaun Reed Dec 4. 1 Reply 0 Likes
MLB Draft Breakdown: State-By-State- Connor GlasseyPosted on…Continue
One Coach's Baseball Rules
Started by LmbrdSteve in Drills and Practice. Last reply by LmbrdSteve Nov 13. 4 Replies 1 Like
I try not to have too many rules for the youth teams that I coach. At a high level, I keep it simple: Never walk when you can run. No one else talks when the coach is talking and I want to see your…Continue
9-Year Old Shows The Art Of Hitting
Started by LmbrdSteve in Hitting and Offense. Last reply by BRANDON BULL Nov 13. 17 Replies 3 Likes
I've watched a lot of hitting instruction VHS and DVDs over the years - along with reading many books on the topic. And, lately, my 9-year old son has watched some DVDs along with me. This past…Continue
FLORIDA WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
Started by BORN IN A CAGE BASEBALL in General Baseball Oct 30. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Join Born in a Cage Giants to the playoffs for the 2013 TournamentJupiter, FloridaDATES & DIVISIONS:18 Wood–Majors, 18 Wood-Minors, 18 Wood–Rookie – Thur., Oct. 31 - Sun., Nov 3, 201325 Wood Open…Continue
Thank You Mike Schmidt - But, Will Anybody Listen
Started by Jack Perconte in Hitting and Offense. Last reply by RKM Enterprises Nov 23. 23 Replies 1 Like
Mike Schmidt: Will they Listen to a Hall of FamerMy new “go to“ line with my hitting students is “Try it, you may end up with a homerun.” Thank You, Mike SchmidtHall of Famer, Mike Schmidt just came…Continue
Miami, FL MSBL/MABL team looking for players
Started by Jorge O in Teams Looking for Players Oct 30. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Miami-based men's adult baseball team is in search for players (25+) to participate in season league play. Prior game experience is a +! The league has a pay to play policy therefore league fee will…Continue
Are Baseball Catchers Killing Pitchers – Time for a Change?
Started by Jack Perconte in MLB and other professional games. Last reply by Craig Prudom Oct 25. 14 Replies 1 Like
It’s Time to Overhaul the Catching Position - They Have Lost their WayI am sick of watching major league pitchers lose strikes that are "right there," because the catcher’s glove has to move a foot,…Continue
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June 1, 2013 at 9am to December 31, 2013 at 9am – Different Locations Offered in 4 States
All-Star Catcher's Camp: This is IPB's one of a kind instructional Catcher's Camps. This unique program breaks down the catching position. IPB features former Major League catcher's Matt Stark (Toron…
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September 13, 2013 at 11am to September 2, 2014 at 2pm – WALTHAM,MA.02453
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Player Development Camp - Ages 10-12
December 27, 2013 at 9am to December 28, 2013 at 12pm – Longwood, FL
December 27 – 28, 2013 9:00 am – 12:00 noon Ages 10-12 SPACE LIMITED Cost: $100 Venue TBA Register at www.orlandobaseballlessons.com -or- Email us at lessons@orlandobaseballlessons.com Camp includes…
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January 3, 2014 at 9am to January 4, 2014 at 11am – Longwood, FL
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Puerto Rico Instuctional Baseball League
January 7, 2014 to February 23, 2014 – Rincón Sport Complex
PRIBL is an instructional baseball program, created to help baseball prospects to start or advance in their careers playing professional baseball. The PRIBL program is absolute the best opportunity f…
Organized by Carlos Nunez | Type: instructional, showcase, program, tryout
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Sunkist Winter League
January 14, 2014 at 12pm to January 29, 2014 at 12pm – Palm Bay Regional Sports Complex
SWL Purpose: To provide free agent baseball players a Winter instructional league to be able to showcase themselves for the opportunity to sign professional contracts, or for those players currently…
Organized by Matt Stark | Type: professional, showcase, event
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Texas Winter League
January 31, 2014 at 6pm to March 1, 2014 at 7pm – San Antonio Missons Stadium and Academy
Welcome to the Texas Winter League. This winter baseball league is for current and aspiring professional baseball players seeking to improve their skills under the direction of veteran professio…
Organized by Chris Paterson | Type: professional, winter, league
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2014 Houston 4th of July Wood Bat Tournament - Collegiate/Semi-Pro Level
July 2, 2014 at 9am to July 6, 2014 at 7pm – Houston, Texas
The Westchase Express Cougars, would like to invite any interested parties to the 2014 Houston 4th of July Wood Bat Baseball Tournament. This will be a open wood bat only tournament held in Houston,…
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