Case Study: The Bobcat Baseball Program

I have loved baseball for years, but by the time I was a freshman at Laurel High School, I had precious little experience. The chances of me playing baseball in most high schools were slim, but this was Laurel. America’s favorite pastime was treated there as a vestige of years long forgotten. The athletic director ignored us, the students didn’t support us, and the school funded us just enough to say that they had a baseball program. Tucked away in a forgotten corner of the campus in the gloomy shadows of the tower from which football games were announced, the baseball diamond was the school’s disgrace. The dugouts were dismal cinder block bunkers with peeling paint and a propensity to flood. Grass was scarce where it was supposed to be and

The Vital Baseball organization was founded in early 2015 in the northern part of the state of Utah. The strategic plan of the founding managers was to build an organization that supports youth baseball at every age level. “First and foremost, strategic planning is a process” (Abraham, 2012, p. 1.7). This process is not to be taken lightly and the Vital

Besides a town that loves to play the sport, Farmington is the host to a fairly well known high school baseball tournament, The Connie Mack Work Series. A tradition that comes with this tournament is being a host family to the hundreds of players that come to play in this tournament. For the past 8 years, my family has been a part of this tradition, hosting boys from all over the United States.

The Gents captured five different spots on the Second Team, including senior Dakota Brown receiving honors both as an outfielder and as a relief pitcher. Joining Brown on the Second Team are sophomore catcher Chris Zapata, freshman shortstop Colten Maples, and junior Aaron Quintanilla as a designated hitter.

If a college athlete is helping publicize the school, they are attracting attention and possible income to their university.

Let’s all be honest, when in a tight situation where a lot is on the line, having someone say, ‘No pressure.’ is the worst thing that could be ever said in that moment. Regardless, this is what was said to me and my 10-year-old baseball team, The Oklahoma Kaos before hitting the field to have a chance to get to finals in the State Championship. It was June 18th, 2010, and we had clawed our way out of losers bracket to get to the semifinals. We had come too far to give up or fail now. We came across a team called the Pawhuska Huskies, a team we had creamed in an earlier tournament 23-3 in one whole inning. The team joked back and forth about how easy this would be and how we already made it to the finals. But while

Coleman was a big reason why the RBI program, which stands for Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities, has become a popular program to grab the attention of blacks at a young age to engage in the game of baseball. This program has produced a number of current Major League Players such as Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp and Wil Nieves. About 190 RBI programs have been started domestically and at military bases around the country. Major League Baseball is also giving Little League Baseball $250,000 a year to expand their leagues to urban programs. They have also constructed a baseball academy in Compton, California to try to duplicate the success baseball has had in influencing Latin American countries to the game.

Due to their proven excellent performance, these representatives will be evaluated approximately 4 - 5 times per quarter and will be provided with specific behavioral coaching feedback.

The type of impact players from high school have had on the game has been mixed.

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Major baseball teams would hire high school players than college players. This made high school players costly. Oaklands A's strategy is to hire College players to save on resources. They argued that college players have already gained substantial exposure and competition.

So I actually pick this because I saw my little buddy Syrus do this over easter break. Syrus is a family friend from back home he is 10 years old, and this was the first time he has ever played baseball as an organized sport Syrus was having his try out for little league at our local rex center back home. Syrus was really excited to be trying out for baseball and kinda nervous at the same time. So he keep bugging me to go watch him try out I don’t really know why he wanted me to come.My guess is he knows that I played college sports so I guess I’m like an idol to him so I think me being there gave him some possitive renforment. Also It might of been to show off because when I got there he told all of his friend that I played Division one football player he always does that.

Seeing firsthand the all the talent that is out there is incredible. It helps me see where I stack up amongst other high school and JOCO athletes that I have competed against. Every program is a little bit different, some do different drills or teach different techniques that I have already been taught and have learned from every one of them. Being coached by some of the best in college football, even for one day, makes me better on and off the field. Seeing the facilities and meeting the coaching staff was one of my favorite part, I think it will help me decide where I want to continue my education and football career. I have had a great time this summer attending camps at Troy, EKU and Alabama and I am looking forward to South Alabama,

It may seem overly simplified and obvious to state that player evaluation is critical in generating success and wins on the football field. A coach may have the greatest “system” and an amazing game plan laid out but, without the right players in the right positions the only thing a coach will collect are losses. This is true of coaching recreational and youth football through the professional ranks. Player evaluation is not only about addressing the physical skills needed for specific positions but, it is also about plugging in the right players who posses the temperament and character to lead the team in all critical situations on the field. Coach Trimble has a very

Sabermetrics is a systematic statistical approach in evaluating teams and players. Based on this science it was found out that this basis for judging the performance of the player should be on-base percentage. The Oakland A’s recruitment would prioritize college players rather than high school players. This was due to the fact that college players have already played more games against better competition. Beane was convinced with the fact that “a young player” is not what he looks like, or what he might become, but what he has done. The bottom line is what the player has produced in college. Beane and DePodesta believed that they could forecast future performance of college players more efficiently than high school ones.