Youth Baseball World Series – Young Players and Bunk Beds
KEY TAKEAWAYS Most players and coaches stay at onsite accommodations during a given competition Leagues and coaches are ultimately responsible for player’s safety Introduction Easton Oliverson, the 12-year-old from Utah, suffered a devastating injury when he fell off from a bunk bed while staying at the Dr. Creighton J. Hale International Grove facility during the…
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Should You Play Down in Youth Baseball?
“Playing up” in youth baseball refers to assigning a player to an older division, typically in recreational leagues based on school grades. However, this choice may restrict resources and set the player’s level permanently for their youth baseball career within that league “Playing down” involves placing a player in a younger division, typically within travel…
Age Calculator – Baseball League Age
In recreation baseball, a team is usually formed based on a child’s school grade In travel baseball, a team is usually formed based on a child’s birth date This is post is part of an nine-article series covering every aspect of a baseball tryout. If you arrived at this page via search, I highly recommend…
Pitching Machine – Actual Speed vs Perceived Speed
KEY TAKEAWAYS Baseball pitching speed from a pitching machine is the same regardless of a pitching distanceHowever, a perceived pitching speed or Equivalent Reaction Time is relative to the distance TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroductionWhat is speedHow can speed remain the same?Reaction TimeEquivalent Speed Conversion ChartSummary INTRODUCTION It’s a common misnomer that a pitching machine throwing…
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ARBFK – Grown dude acting like a man-child
Over the years, I have seen too many instances of parents, grand parents and generally grown adults like like petulant children. It is one of my biggest pet peeves because these idiots are ruining baseball for kids. It happened again on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at a game between the Washington Nationals (home) vs. Oakland…
Pitch Recognition in Baseball
Key Takeaways In order to become a successful hitter, a young batter must develop the ability to recognize pitches Excellent hitter possesses a quick reflex based on pitch recognition, knowing the game situation, and the ability to predict a pitch based on the count, as well as the pitcher’s known strengths and tendencies Drawing on…