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Page 1: Agenda - HomeTeamsONLINE€¦ · Agenda Welcome and Introductions Review of the Goals of our Program Team Descriptions Overview of the Team Selection Process Description of each tryout
Page 2: Agenda - HomeTeamsONLINE€¦ · Agenda Welcome and Introductions Review of the Goals of our Program Team Descriptions Overview of the Team Selection Process Description of each tryout

Agenda Welcome and Introductions Review of the Goals of our Program Team Descriptions Overview of the Team Selection Process Description of each tryout event and

presentation of how players are scored including samples of the scoring document

Totaling the events and selecting the teams Tryout Reminders General Reminders Questions, Comments, Feedback Conclusion

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The Goals of our Program Mission Statement: Develop student-athletes who are committed to

achieving excellence in the classroom, on the field, and in the community.

This means if you want to play you must be a success in the classroom, this is your first priority. If eligibility has been a problem for you, you may want to reconsider trying out. If you tryout and make the team, but then are ineligible to participate, then it is possible that you have taken a way an opportunity from someone who would have been eligible and could have helped the team.

As coaches we want to teach the game. We want players who want to learn, work hard, and be part of the team. If you believe in I and me, run track. This is what it takes to succeed on the field. There is much more to it then stats.

In the community we want baseball players to be known as good kids. We do not want trouble makers or party goers. If those are the things you love, stay away. This also pertains to how we conduct ourselves on the field. We do not want to be known as the team with foul mouths and bad tempers.

Win!

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Team Descriptions-Varsity: Varsity Baseball

The purpose of the Varsity program is to:

Develop the physical skills and condition the athlete to his fullest potential.

Provide talented athletes the chance to excel.

Provide the athletes with the opportunities to learn to set goals, strive to achieve them, and serve as role models for younger athletes.

Compete in every game with the intent to win. Varsity baseball is the level where we are truly focused on winning and competing at the championship level.

Promote and facilitate advancement for skilled players to the next level (Collegiate/Professional Baseball)

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The Varsity Team Continued… The Varsity team will consist of the best of the best regardless of grade.

It is expected that Freshman and seniors who make the team will be regular contributors. If they are not expected to see regular time they will not be placed with the varsity team.

No preferential treatment will be given to upperclassmen in the selection of the varsity team. The best players make the team and will play regardless of grade or past experiences with the team. Each year is a new season and players will be evaluated accordingly.

Playing time on the varsity team is earned at practice. Each line up will consist of the players who give the team the best chance to win. This is not a team where everyone is guaranteed a chance to play or will play equally. You must earn your time.

The varsity player must show the mental skills, proper attitude, physical skills, and sport specific skills needed to be starters or essential contributors to the success of the team. The total number of players may vary from season to season.

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Team Descriptions- Junior Varsity: High School Junior Varsity Baseball

The purpose of the Junior Varsity program is to:

Further develop skills of the athlete.

Increase the intensity of the competition.

Prepare the athlete for the varsity level.

Place more emphasis on winning, but not to the extent of the varsity level.

Provide opportunities for playing time as game conditions merit.

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The Junior Varsity Team Continued… The Junior Varsity team will consist primarily of freshmen and

sophomores. In certain circumstances, a junior who shows the potential to be a varsity player may play JV if the varsity is particularly strong as a unit, or the team is very strong at his position.

Playing time on the JV will be earned in practice. Players will be given a chance to play, but equal playing time is not a guarantee. The amount of time and manner of use will be determined by performance in practice.

The JV players must exhibit the required intellectual skills, proper attitude, physical skills, and sport specific skills that indicate a potential to be a varsity performer in the future. The numbers of players may vary from season to season.

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Team Selection Process: All students who are interested in trying out for the baseball team will

be evaluated during the tryout period that is for a minimum of three days once practice begins. If a student-athlete shows up late for no legitimate reason, they will be evaluated based on a minimum of two days. (Only practice days count toward a tryout period. At no time will scrimmages or games count towards practice days.)

Acceptable reasons to miss tryouts include family emergencies, illness/injury, or you are competing in the postseason with a school team.

If an injury occurs at any time during the three days of try outs it should be conveyed to the coach. The player should then be evaluated by the trainer and/or a doctor before the student-athlete returns to tryouts. The tryout would then occur during a three-day period once the athlete is back to 100%. If injuries are reported to the coach after cuts are made, the tryout will stand.

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Team Selection Process Continued: Tryout Schedule:

Monday- 4:15-7:00

Tuesday- 4:15-7:00

Wednesday- 4:15-7:00

Thursday- (if needed 4:15-7:00)

Friday- Tryout review meetings 3:30-5:30

Saturday- Uniform Distribution and First Team Practice

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Schedule of Events:

Monday:

Bunting Qualification

Hitting

Running (60, 25 yard lateral Break)

Throwing

Tuesday:

Running Continued (Home to first, Steal Second)

Bunting Evaluation + Qualification Continued

Situational Hitting

Fielding (Infield and Outfield)

Team Selection Process Continued:

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Schedule of Events Continued:

Wednesday (tentatively for pitchers and catchers only, others may come and workout or complete bunting):

Pitching

Catching

Pickoff Moves

Bunting Qualification for any who need it still

Thursday: Depending on completion of all events earlier in the week, this day will be for make ups, extra looks, to complete the knowledge evaluation, and to complete a general workout

Team Selection Process Continued:

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Schedule of Events Continued:

Friday: Every year we meet individually to review the tryout with every player. This year we will continue with this. This is a very difficult meeting for all parties. We strive to accomplish the following in this meeting:

For Players making the team- Discuss tryout, team placement, expected role, things to work on, and answer any questions.

For Players not making the team- Discuss the tryout, areas where the player can work to improve and hopefully continue playing and tryout again, Answer any questions.

During these meetings, other players and other players results will not be discussed.

Team Selection Process Continued:

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After the tryout- As has been previously mentioned, this is a very difficult time for all parties. If after the tryout you have questions, comments, and/or concerns I would ask that you email me at [email protected] with your questions. I will be observing the 24 hour rule that is an important element in our team communications policy. As such, I will not reply until Saturday evening at the earliest.

It is important to keep in mind when framing questions you may have that team selection is based entirely on the tryout.

I will be more than happy to provide your individual scores for the tryout at its completion. I however will not share anyone else’s scores for the tryout.

Team Selection Process Continued:

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Over the years I have worked very hard to create a tryout document that takes as much subjectivity out of the evaluation as possible.

The overwhelming majority of the tryout is based upon irrefutable numbers taken from stopwatch readings, radar gun readings, target area scores, and rubric numbers.

The tryout document is available to anyone who would like a copy of it to see the exact guidelines.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Bunting Qualification: The bunting qualification is a part of our tryout that gives a great deal of information about how we play the game. We feel that every player must be able to bunt. Our mentality is that we will always play situational baseball. We embrace the philosophy of get him on, get him over, get him in.

With this in mind, every year we require our players to qualify as bunters. This means, that in order for their hitting scores to count, they must pass the bunting qualification. If they cannot pass this qualification, their hitting score will be a zero.

The qualification requires that players can

Sacrifice bunt into a target area at a level of 3 out of 5 times

Drag bunt into a target area at a level of 2 out of 5 times

Suicide Squeeze at a level of 1 out of 1 time to an area that is away from the pitcher

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Player #

Sacrafice Bunts

to third (out of 5

attempts)- must

get 3 to qualify

Drag Bunts to

third (out of 5

attempts)- must

get 2 to qualify

Suicide Squeeze

Bunt- Must get

one out of one

dow n to qualify

Qualif ied to

Hit

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

• Players will be given the entire duration of the tryout to qualify as a bunter.

• Our scoring document for this event appears as follows

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Bunting Evaluation: The bunting evaluation will evaluate the players technique and execution while bunting.

For this evaluation the players will be asked to execute 6 bunts. They will be given one opportunity to execute the bunt.

The bunts they will be asked to execute will be:

Sacrifice bunt to third base

Sacrifice bunt to first base

Drag bunt to third base

Drag bunt to first base

Push bunt

Suicide Squeeze.

The bunter will be evaluated for their stance/technique, head position, and execution of the bunt.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Player # Stance

Head

Position

Bunt (Sac

to 3rd

base

side)

Bunt (Sac

to 1st

base

side)

Drag Bunt

(1st base

side)

Drag Bunt

(3rd base

side)

Push Bunt

(2nd

Base)

Suicide

Squeeze

Total

Score Rank

Execution Per Attempt (0-5)Overall (1-5)

Bunting Evaluation

1-poor

2-below average

3-average

4-above average

5-excellent

Stance (Squared around or pivoted.

Athletic stance. Knees bent, arms

extended with slight elbow flex)

0- No contact/Pop Up

1- Foul ball that is w ell foul/back to the

pitcher/easily playable by the catcher

2- Foul ball that is just foul

3- Fair ball more then 15 feet off the line

4- Fair ball 5-15 feet off the line

Execution (Sacrafice Bunts/bunt for a

hit)

5- Fair ball on the line to 5 feet off the line.

Squeeze Bunt Execution Score

0- Missed, taken, foul, or popped up

5- Ball is dow n and fair

Head Position (Behind the barrel of

the bat. Watching the ball to the

barrell)

1-poor

2-below average

3-average

4-above average

5-excellent

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

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Hitting Evaluation: The hitting evaluation will consist of a technique and execution evaluation of ten swings.

While all players will hit, the score will only count for players who have qualified as bunters.

To ensure equality, all hitters will bat off of a pitching machine during this evaluation.

Scores for this evaluation will be based on contact scores and rubric based scores.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

Overall (1-5) Swing 1 Swing 2 Swing 3 Swing 4 Swing 5 Swing 6 Swing 7 Swing 8 Swing 9 Swing 10

Player #

Check if

Bunting

Qualified Stance Mech

Bat

SpeedContact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score

Contact

Score Total Score Rank

1- Slow bat, consistent contact, still w eak.1- Many errors in stance that prevent a strong

swing. 1= weak foul ball

Stance Scoring Guide Mechanics Scoring Guide Bat Speed Scoring Guide Contact Score

2= weak ground ball, infield pop

up

5= line drive/base hit/home run

3= shallow pop fly/routine ground

ball4- Strong mechanics w ith usually consistent

contact.

5- Quick bat. Cosistently solid contact producing

line drives.

2- slight mechanical error leading to usually w eak

contact.

3- Average bat speed w ith consistent contact.3- Slight mechanical error still w ith consistent

contact.

Batting Evaluation Contact Per Attempt (0-5)

2- Poor stance with errors that will interefere

with swing

3- Good stance with few errors that could

interfere with swing

4- Strong stance with few errors.

2- Average bat speed w ith mostly solid contact.

5- Very strong mechanics resulting in consistent

contact.

5- Excellent, well balanced stance. Ready to

hit.

4- Quick bat. Mostly solid contact producing line

drives, hard ground balls or deep fly balls. 4= hard ground ball/deep fly ball

1- Poor mechanics leading to consistently w eak

contact.

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Situational Hitting: The situational hitting evaluation will ask the player to compete both mentally and physically.

For this evaluation, the player will be given a situation and be asked to execute.

Like the hitting evaluation, these swings will be taken against a pitching machine to ensure equality.

The situations given will be:

Two hit and runs

Two slashes

Advancing a runner from third with no outs and a two strike count

Advancing a runner from third with two outs and a 0-0 count

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Swing 1 Swing 2 Swing 3 Swing 4 Swing 5 Swing 6 Swing 7 Swing 8

Player #

Check if

Bunting

Qualified Hit and Run Hit and Run Slash Slash

Runner on

2nd w ith no

outs (2

strike

count)

Runner on

2nd w ith 2

outs (0

strike

count)

Runner on

3rd w ith

tw o outs (0-

0 count)

Runner on

3rd w ith

tw o outs (0-

0 count) Total Score Rank

5- Perfect Execution

Situational Hitting Evaluation

0- Fails to excute (strike out/no sw ing in a must sw ing situation, sw ings at a bad pitch on 0-0 count)

1- Fails to excute (f ly ball on hit and run or slash, pop up or ground ball to 3rd base side w ith a runner on second, routine f ly ball w ith runner on 3rd)

2- Fails to execute (ground ball to incorrect side on hit and run, w eak ground ball on slash, line drive or f ly ball to left f ield for an out,

3- Successful excution (w eak ground ball to correct side on hit and run, routine ground ball on slash, deep fly ball to right side for an out w ith runner on

2nd, ground ball w ith runner on 3rd)

4- Successful execution (hard ground ball or line drive to proper side on hit and run, hard ground ball to the middle of the infield on slash, ground ball to the

right side w ith a runner on second, hard hit ball w ith a runner on 3rd)

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

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Running Evaluation: The running evaluation will ask the players to complete two runs each in four events.

The events will be a 60 yard dash, a 25 yard lateral break, a home to first time after a swing, and a steal time to second base off of a signal.

For each event the players two times will be averaged together. That average will be measured up against other players and will be given a rank for that event.

After all running events are completed, each players individual event rankings will be averaged to come up with an overall average. This overall average will be used in the players total score.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

Player Name 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd

Overall

Rank

Avg.

rank,

all

events

60 Yard Time

Home to First

Time

Running Evaluation

25 Yard Lateral

Break Steal Second

Player Name 1st 2nd

Average RankHome to 1st

Sample break down of an individual event:

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Throwing Evaluation: The throwing evaluation will evaluate the players throwing ability in a defensive modality. Infielders will make throws after fielding a ground ball. Outfielders will make throws after fielding fly balls and ground balls.

Throws will be scored in the following ways:

Speed: Glove to target time score using a stopwatch

Velocity: Using a radar gun

Accuracy: Based on the ability to hit a target area

Mechanics: Throwing mechanics scored using a rubric

Each player will be evaluated on 5 throws.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

Time:

Velocity:

Accuracy:

Throwing

spe e d/ve loc ity

points:

Qua rtile Re sults:

Top 25% - 5 points

2nd 25% - 4 points

3rd 25% - 3 points

4th 25% - 2 points

Throwing Accuracy Key: Throwing Mechanics Score

5= Arm slot is appropriate for the position and play (over the

top for outfield, 1st base, and catchers, 3/4 to over the top for

4= Arm slot is slightly off but the throw is accurate. Footwork

and body position are nearly perfect

3= Arm slot, foot work, and body position are perfect, but

throw is off.

2= Arm slot, foot work, and body position is off and throw is

inaccurate.

1= Throw requires excessive effort to be caught, but is catchable.

2= Throw requires some lateral movement. Throw is above head, or

below waste height.

3= Throw requires some lateral movement. Throw is waste to head

high.

4= Accurate throw requiring no lateral movement. Throw is above

head, or below waste.

5= Accurate throw with no lateral movement. Throw is from waste to

head height.

1= Throwing mechanics are very poor and the throw is

extremely weak/off line

Rank

based on

total score

Average

velocity

Point

Average

Time

Points

Mechanics

(General

Score Out of

5)

Throw ing

Total

ScoreAttempt

1

Attempt

2

Attempt

3

Accuracy

Score

Attempt

4Player Name

0= Errant throw, cannot easily be caught.

Throwing Evaluation

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Infielders Evaluation: Infielders will complete a fielding evaluation that will consist of their ability to field and execute ground balls resulting in outs at first and double plays.

Each fielder will complete a play to first base and turn a double play on a ground ball right at them, a back hand ball, and a forehand ball.

For this evaluation players will be scored on their fielding execution, throwing execution, and their fielding mechanics.

Scores for this evaluation will be based on rubric scores.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

Ground ball

at the

player

Backhand Forehand

Ground ball

at the

player

Backhand Forehand

Fielding:

Throw:

1 – glove error / poor positioning

Infielder Evaluation

2 – glove error / fair positioning

3 – average catch / fair positioning

4 – above average catch and positioning

5 – Excellent catch and positioning

Throw (Strong, accurate)

0 - no throw , f ielding error

1 - inaccurate throw / slow speed

Glove Work/Mechanics (2 handed catch, funneling )

0-complete miss / poor positioning

3- Good

2- Average

Player

Skill Total Score Rank

Get One Mechanics-per

attempt (0-5)/Throw Accuracy

Turn Two Mechanics-per attempt

(0-5)/Throw Accuracy (0-5) Fielding

Total Score

Throw ing

Total Score

2 - inaccurate throw / good velocity

3 - accurate throw / slow speed

4 - accurate throw / average speed

5 – accurate throw / above average speed

1- Weak

0- Poor

Foot Work (Attacking the ball,

knees bent, feet apart)

5- Excellent

4- Strong

The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

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Outfielders Evaluation: Outfielders will complete a fielding evaluation that will consist of their ability to field and execute ground balls resulting in outs at first and double plays.

Each fielder will complete a play to first base and turn a double play on a ground ball right at them, a back hand ball, and a forehand ball.

For this evaluation players will be scored on their fielding execution, throwing execution, and their fielding mechanics.

Scores for this evaluation will be based on rubric scores.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

The scoring

document for

this evaluation

appears as

follows:

Overall

(1-5)

Overall

(1-5) Fly Ball: Mechanics-per attempt (0-5)Ground Ball: Mechanics-per attempt (0-5)

Player #

Foot

Work.

Route to

the ball

Glove

Work/

Body

Position

At the

player

Moves

the

player

back

and

right

Moves

the

player

back

and

right

Brings

the

player

in

At the

player/C

harge

Ground-

ball to

the right

of the

player

Ground-

ball to

the left

of the

player

Fielding

Throwing Acc.

0- Poor initial step and does not get to the ball.

1- Good initial step, but does not get to the ball.

2- Poor Initial step and does not get behind the ball

3- Good initial step but does not get behind the ball.

4- Works behind the ball and sets up the throw

5- Begins with a drop step or jab step and works to

get behind the ball, setting up the throw.

Footwork Score/Route to the ball

Outfielder Evaluation

1- Catches ball low, not on

throwing side/mishandles

ground ball.

1- Throw is on line, but take

more than one long hop

0- does not catch/completely

misses the ball.

0- Throw is offline, over the cutoff

man, or well short of the cutoff

man

3- Catches ball at its highest

point on glove hand side for fly

balls/back hand side for ground

balls.

3- Throw is to the cutoff man on

a hop.

2- Catches ball low but on

throwing hand side/not coming

through a ball on the ground.

2- Throw is offline, moving the

cutoff man no more than 5 steps

left or right. Easy to handle long

hop.

5- Catches ball at its highest

point on throwing side for fly

balls, glove side on ground

balls.

5- Throw is to the cutoff man at

letters to head height.

4- Catches ball at its highest

point in the middle of the body

4- Throw moves cutoff man left or

right no more than 5 steps.

Throw is at letters to head

height.

Glove Work/Body Position Throwing Accuracy

Total

Score

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Pitching Evaluation: Pitchers will be asked to pitch to 4 total batters. Players will be placed in the box and will be told to swing at pitches they feel are strikes. The players will simulate two right-handed batters and two left-handed batters.

Pitchers will face two batters out of the windup, and two batters out of the stretch.

Scores will be given based on final counts.

Mechanics of the pitchers will also be evaluated.

Each pitchers velocities will be recorded.

Pitchers time to the plate out of the stretch will be recorded as well.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

Player # Balance

Hand

Break Delivery

Follow

Through Finish Batter 1 vs R Batter 2 vs L Batter 3 vs R Batter 4 vs L Batter 5 vs R Batter 6 vs L

3- average 3- 0-3 final count, fast balls only

4- above average 4- 0-3 final count, using a variety of pitches

5-Excellent 5- 1-3 final count using a variety of pitches

1- poor 1- 3-3 final count

Mechanics: (balance, hand break,

delivery, follow through, and

finish)

Final Count:

2- below average 2- 2-3 final count

Rank

Pitcher Evaluation

Overall (1-5)

Total

Score

Final Count

0- At bat resulted in a base on balls or a hit batter

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Pickoff Move Evaluation: An important part of the game is a pitcher’s ability to control the running game. Pitchers will be evaluated on their ability to display a variety of moves to first, second, and third base.

Pitchers will be asked to make two moves to each base.

Moves will be graded on foot quickness, throw, and deceptiveness.

Pitchers are expected to be able to demonstrate at least two different moves to each base.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

Player # Move to 1st Move to 1st Move to 1st Move to 1st Move to 2nd Move to 2nd Move to 3rd Move to 3rd

5- Deceptive move

2- Good move w ith a poor throw

3- Average move

Pickoff Moves

0- Balks or does not know a move

1- Weak move or just a step back and throw

Pickoff Move Evaluation Evaluation

Pickoff Move (Time)

Total Score Rank

Pickoff Move Mechanics Score

4- Quick feet w ith a great throw

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Catching Evaluation: Catchers will be evaluated in three main areas:

Blocking

Pop times to first, second, and third.

Receiving skills while handling pitchers during Pitcher Evaluations

Catchers should make sure they wear a cup and are ready to catch every day, both in season and during tryouts.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The scoring document for this evaluation appears as follows:

C L R H 1st 2nd 3rd

Catcher Evaluation Scores

Overall Totals

Rank

Pop Times

Blocking Balls Score Key:

0= passed ball

1= blocked, but ball rolled far enough away that runner could advance

2= blocked, but had to stand to retreive (an average runner could not

advance)

3= Blocked, but reached with glove only and did not move body

4= Cleanly Blocked

5= Picked out cleanly while moving body

Total

Score

Blocking

total score

Average

time to 1st

Average

time to 2nd

Average

time to

Third

Blocking Balls

C= in the dirt, middle

of the plate

L= in the dirt to the left

R= in the dirt to the

right

H= High

Throwing Key:

0= overthrow

1= Ball in the dirt that gets by the fielder

2= Ball in the dirt blocked by the fielder

3= Ball high or low caught by the fielder

4= Strong throw slightly to the left or right of the bag

5= Strong accurate throw on the bag

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Putting Everything together: When selecting teams there is a wealth of information to consider. Players will be compared with one another based on the position they tryout at. In other words, first basemen will be evaluated against first basemen, shortstops and second basemen against other middle infielders, outfielders against outfielders, and so on.

We will take the top players at each position and assign them to the varsity team. The second tier of players will be placed on the JV team, and lowest ranked players will be cut, depending on the number of players trying out.

Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines:

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Tryout Evaluation Events and scoring guidelines: The following is an excerpt from a totals evaluation sheet:

Score

Rank

within

position

Score

Rank

within

position

Score

Rank

within

position

Score

Rank

within

position

Score

Rank

within

position

Score

Rank

within

position

#1 31 2 38 2 25 1 23 1 21 1 28 1 1.333333

#2 26 4 32 3 17 3 23 1 21 1 21 3 2.5

#3 29 3 39 1 21 2 11 6 5 5 23 2 3.166667

#4 32 1 26 4 9 6 17 3 6 4 20 5 3.833333

#5 (As a pitcher only) 22 5 23 6 17 3 13 5 18 2 21 3 4

#6 21 6 26 4 13 5 14 4 7 3 19 6 4.666667

#1 27 1 43 1 22 1 22 1 20 2 67 1 1.166667

#2 23 3 32 2 21 2 22 1 25 1 54 2 1.833333

#3 26 2 28 3 21 2 18 2 15 3 44 3 2.5

#1 34 1 32 1 24 2 18 2 24 1 27 1 1.333333

#2 27 3 30 2 21 4 21 1 24 1 27 1 2

#3 30 2 28 4 29 1 14 4 12 6 20 6 3.833333

#4 27 3 27 5 17 5 14 4 17 4 23 3 4

#5 27 3 0 11 7 0 3 23 3 4.333333

#6 23 8 24 6 24 2 17 3 22 3 17 8 5

#7 26 7 30 2 16 6 12 7 12 6 21 5 5.5

#8 27 3 13 7 10 8 13 6 14 5 20 6 5.833333

#9- unable to tryout (injured) 0 0 0 0 #DIV/0!

Defensive

EvaluationOverall

Position

Ranking

First Basemen

Third Basemen

Middle Infiedlers

Player Number

Bunting HittingSituational

HittingThrowing Running

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Some reminders about the evaluation process… As coaches, we hate this process. Please understand, that what we

must do here is not personal. It is not malicious, and is not something we enjoy.

We will be happy to answer questions you may have afterwards, but please understand we will adhere to the 24 hour rule.

If you have questions, comments, concerns, please contact the coaching staff. We are the ones doing the evaluating and will ultimately be the only ones who can actually answer your questions.

Should you feel the contact that you have with the coaching staff does not give you adequate resolution, the next step would be to set up a meeting with the athletic facilitator and the coaches.

Scores for players will be made available at and after the tryout meeting. You are welcome to see the scores of you child. Scores of other players will not be shared.

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We have two open gym sessions remaining.

Thursday will be a general workout

Saturday’s workout will be a tryout walkthrough.

Our online store is currently open. You can visit the store by going to: https://myteam.svsports.com/stores/danielboonebaseball15

Following team selections we will hold a meeting for all players and their parents to go over expectations for the season, ways to get involved, future fundraising efforts, and more. This meeting will be held on Monday, March 9 following the conclusion of our practice in LGI Room 103.

Some other general reminders…

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Questions? Comments? Concerns? As is always the case, anyone with questions, comments, or concerns is encourage to contact me, or meet with me. I will be happy to work with your schedule to ensure full communication.

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Thanks Again for Coming… Thanks again for attending tonight. Feedback from

tonight’s meeting is greatly appreciated.

Please drive safely and let’s make this the best year ever!