Situational Analysis, Easton Sports

The fact of the matter is that BBCOR certified aluminum bats have a smaller “sweet spot” region in the barrel of the bat than BESR certified bats do (Wooden). The “sweet spot” is the area where if a baseball comes in contact with it, then the trampoline effect will take major effect, causing the ball to be hit very hard and with much force, much more than what was put into the swing (BBCOR). The purpose of the BBCOR bats is to reduce this trampoline effect, meaning that players will have to be stronger and more skilled in order to hit the ball with the power they desire.

The evolution of the baseball bat dates back to when baseball was a growing sport. The first wood bats cannot be compared with today’s wood bats, and the BESR bats of the past cannot be compared with the modern BBCOR bats. The first wood baseball bats were considered sticks because they did not have a lot of pop, which is how hard the ball bounces off of the bat. As the wood bat progressed, the ball began to fly farther and travel faster. This change in wood baseball bats can be related to the change in metal bats. When metal bats were first introduced, they were considered inferior to wood bats until the new and improved BESR bats were introduced. These bats had more pop than ever before, and were considered dangerous. Because of this danger, the BBCOR bats had to be introduced in 2011. Because of the major advances in technology, bat manufacturers are able to tune the bats to the BBCOR certifiable level. The introduction of BBCOR bats into college and high school baseball has moved the game in a positive direction by making baseball more realistic, creating a safer game, and making it easier to project a player’s future.

Since the inception of the first Major League Baseball (MLB) game, played on May 4, 1871, bats made of wood have been the tradition in baseball. The creation of metal bats occurred in the 1920s, but not actually used in play until 1970 when they were introduced into Little League youth baseball. Even though all levels of players from children to professionals seemed to prefer the new metal bats, MLB prohibited their use. Safety, skill level of the players, cost, level of entertainment provided, and tradition are all arguments used in the controversy between whether Major League Baseball should allow metal bats or continue using wooden ones.

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     High tech aluminum baseball bats aren’t quite as new to the game as many people may think. Author, Patrick Hruby, wrote in Sports Illustrated, “introduced in the mid-1970’s… metal bats have become increasingly potent, forged with alloys… pressurized air chambers” (Hruby 42). Over the

A major topic that will come up when people start to talk about college baseball and the bats they use. They have went back and forth debating on whether or not the NCAA should switch to wood bats. There are many reasons why people think they should switch to wood bats. But there are still people who think they should stay using what they use now. Although metal bats will keep the game interesting, some reasons why people think they should switch are that most MLB draft picks come from college and they use wood bats in the MLB. The next reason is hitting with a

Even today, people continue to argue that aluminum bats are safer than wood bats even with scientific studies proving this argument false. Yes wood bats can break and potentially injure someone, but aluminum bats can be much more dangerous because of the speed at which the ball leaves the bat. For instance, when a ball is pitched at 90 mph, it comes off the bat at 108 mph reaching the pitcher’s mound in .375 seconds. With pitchers throwing at speeds up to 100 mph, the pitcher only has 0.030 seconds or less to react to a ball coming straight back at them. According to studies, it takes a person 0.095 seconds to blink an eye; this proves it’s impossible for a pitcher to react to the potential speed of a ball being hit by an aluminum bat. This could lead to horrific injuries such as fractured skulls, broken jaws, comas, and even death. In 2009, 108,976 baseball players were reported hospitalized due to injuries related to the use of aluminum

These aluminum bats, however, are not the standard bats used in college, rather, they are composite bats. The composite bats were used in college, high school and little league baseball until 2010 but banned following the 2010 season when BBCOR bats were introduced. These composite bats make the balls travel farther and the use of them in the MINK League Home-Run Derby brings the promise of large home runs and plenty of

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The metal bat carries an effect called the “trampoline effect,” (Nathan). According to “Safety Squeeze: Banning Non-Wood Bats Is Not The Answer To Amateur Baseball’s Bat Problem,” the “barrel compresses somewhat like a spring when the ball impacts it. This means that the ball is not compressed as much and therefore loses less energy,” (Palanzo). This causes a larger bat exit speed because no energy is lost and it is all stored up. In contrast, the wood bat loses “ about 75% of that energy,” (Nathan). With all the energy lost, this creates a slower ball exit speed than the metal bat. There are many different kinds of woods that players can choose from. “Historically, hickory was the players’ popular choice. As players demanded lighter bats, however, ash and maple emerged as the two dominant kinds of woods. Today, ash and maple each constitute 50% of Hillerich & Bradsby products,” (Palanzo). These different kinds of woods can lead to advantages for players because they can be able to choose what they feel comfortable using. This could not happen with a metal bat because they use the same metal for all of the bats. The technology of the wood bat will not change anytime soon. The article “Safety Squeeze: Banning Non-Wood Bats Is Not The Answer To Amateur Baseball’s Bat Problem,” states that “ MLB regulations on wood bats severely limit the technology

The style of the bat has remained the same for a while now, staying more to what we see today. Now the big difference today is now in the younger ages, they use metal bats instead of wood. This is because balls hit of metal bats go farther. This is because the center of aluminum bats are hollow so, when the ball hits the bat the side of the bat caves in, then it rapidly goes back to normal, slingshotting the ball at higher speed. Also metal bats are less likely to be defective, often if hit right wooden bats will splinter, or break. it is very uncommon for a metal bat to break. Thus is the reason in 1974 the aluminum bat was introduced into college baseball, because the price of new wooden bats were getting pricy. After this the aluminum bat

“It’s funny how they have the money to pay themselves (the administrators and coaches) first and then say there’s nothing left over for the athletes. Why are the athletes on the other end?...”(ProQuest Staff) That is what Jay Bilas had to say about paying student-athletes, and many more without a voice have agreed with him. Many people believe withholding compensation from student-athletes is wrong. The student-athletes make billions of dollars for the NCAA and receive no sliver of pay from the largest collegiate athletic organization in the entire world. Many have spoken, even formed groups to help reform college sports to where the athletes receive more benefits, and while the NCAA does offer scholarships to

The following Case Study is about the National Collegiate Athletic Association unethical act in the sport college league. How this league creates big amounts of money which is invest in all short of projects rather than take care of the student-athletes. The study case highlight the two main principles issue that the National Collegiate Athletic Association faces; the money how the student are not getting paid and the academic versus sport.

It has been identified that through sports psychology one can improve their physical ability and performance. Sports psychology is the study of how the mind, mental states and behaviour effect sporting performance. There are several sport psychology techniques, which have helped me become a better volleyball player. These techniques include planning for performance, controlling arousal levels, mental rehearsal and concentration.

Of course I had dreams of playing professional sport like every other young male in the world but, a wise man spoke to me and he asked me how much my favorite basketball player makes on average, I did the research and Lebron James makes over 300 million dollars annually. Younger me got that information and as expected I held strong on my dreams of being a professional athlete until he showed me 0.0015% of Americans make it into the NBA.”Out of every 10,000 kids playing basketball in high school only 3 will make it to the pros. Note, this doesn’t mean they’re going to stay in the pros more than 5 seconds. This doesn’t mean they’re going to get a sneaker deal and be in a Pepsi commercial This simply means they’ll get drafted.” (Odds of Playing).