Sunday Setting Sights on Success Tip of the Day – Baseball Tryout Guide with a Twist
Some kids have such talent that they are “no brainer” picks for the team. Other players have very similar talent, making player choices much tougher. Following is a short guide that may help decide the team, especially when players appear equal.
English: Waseda University team from Japan (baseball) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Coaches award players one point for each of these areas at the baseball tryout and then add up their score. Of course, coaches can give added points to any of these areas, as they feel. Obviously, players with the highest scores make the team, but do not forget the twist.
- Coachable
- Hard working
- Not hard on themselves after errors
- Having fun
- More athletic than most
- Defensively flexibility (willing to play different positions)
- Arm strength
- Hitting fundamentals
- Arm strength
- Speed
Here is the baseball tryout scoring with a twist. Once the tally is complete, coaches subtract one point from player’s score that have parents, who seem overly intense, and subtract two points for parents known to be too intense. Nothing disrupts a team more than having a player or players with over-bearing parents, even if they are the star player(s).
