Little Stud! Is he 2nd or SS
Looking at that first picture, I'd like to see him stop behind 2nd when turning two, accept the toss and left foot only to the bag and then push off and throw off his right, like a drop step. Easy used to come accross the bag that way, but it's dangerous. Not trying to be nosy, but that could save a knee down the line2nd, should be at 3rd but we don't have anyone who can play 2nd... I'll take him up to Baton Rouge to some of your boys games and try to catch a camp there...
Hahaha that's awesome. Yes, not only are you losing steps, you're going to make more bad throws throwing across your body, plus risking shoulder/elbow injuries. I would not jump over at his age, saw a kid dislocate his knee doing just that, plus you risk a nutter spikes highHave been working on that just before it started getting cold actually... I also found a video of them working on jumping over the slide, not sure if he's ready for that one yet lol... He liked to go in front of the bag then stand on it to get the out and pivot to make the throw... We were telling him he's losing 2-3 steps by the runner doing it that way... He's doing it the way you were describing now for the most part, that pic was during the "World Series"... Those bastards charged like 15$ a picture...
I am so glad you asked, Erik's played for DBat and MVP Elite, traveled spring through fall high end Majors since he was 10. There's no possible way we do that with his two little brothers, for several reasons. One is money, it is very expensive, but moreover, the money will help him FAR more if you spend it on good instruction. And while the coach may say you need to travel to face top competition, which is true, there is a local alternative.... play up a year or two. If you're 9, play 10-11, you'llget competition lol . I think the ideal time to travel would be at 14U, and I would 100% play 15's so you could play 60-90. We put our 14's in a HS 15-18 league at 14 and got squashed, BUT... all 15 boys on that team have committed to college. 60' 18U is the only time the pitching will never get faster, once you've seen it, you've seen it
You could play Dash up on another team. I did that withErik, one year up and he was still one of the better players, 2 years and he had to battle just to play,(puberty makes it like playing guys on steroids). I GUARANTEE you, if he plays up, he will face faster pitching than he will in anything but national level majors, and he will be better than the boys that traveledSon ofa!!! I knew it... These bastards took the 10 best players out the league and even then I'd put Dash in and we'd take our chances but I don't know any coaches that will would be moving up or that's there... I'm going to try to talk some sense into them 1 more time... I promised Walker I'd coach him this year so I can't do both again...
You Bet! Dash strikes me as a kid who loves the game, so I will give you my best advice if he would like to play in college(and possibly beyond) someday. I've ran High School Showcase tournaments for years, always had college coaches and pro scouts attend, and had Erik play in college showcases all over the South. I can PROMISE you, when it comes time to get recruited, a college coach won't give two squirts of rabbit pee if a kids travel team were the USSSA National Champion 4 years straight. If you tell them your son was all district 4 straight years and hit .500 they will YAWN. The ONLY things they care about....How tall the kid is, what their stopwatch says when they run a 60, and what their radar gun says when they throw and hit off a tee. Erik has been all everything in HS, is 5'11''(good not great), 84 off the mound(too slow for scouts as a pitcher, just fine for mid IF), 6.7 in the 60(fast, not blazing) and batspeed is 94 off a tee(D1 college speed).And thanks again! Headed to basketball workouts, these goofs keep asking when are we going lol...
If Walkers grades are good, it will work out. My niece scored a 31 and got a ride to A@M. Can't do better than that even with a 4.2 40
