Baseball videos are
combination skill videos and either game or hi-light videos. For the
skill portion, film three to four repetitions of each skill. Coaches
want to see everything you are capable of doing. If you play several
positions, show footage of positions that require different skills and
that are not complimentary positions. For example, short stop and 2nd
base as well as 3rd base and 1st base are complimentary positions. The
player playing those positions use the same skills. Just show one of
the complimentary positions, not both. Film fielding and throwing the
ball independently. The entire video should be 5 to 10 minutes.
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Movie of a baseball skills video from College Sports
Exposure.
Live game footage of the pitcher is the only game footage valuable to
the college coaches. This live footage should be added behind the
skill video segment to give the college coaches the option of viewing
it or not viewing it.
Pick hi-lights from the game footage of other players that are not
pitchers.
Introduction
The player should give their name, high
school, graduation date, GPA, SAT and ACT scores, Class Rank,
positions played on high school team, very brief description of high
school honors, travel team name and positions played on the travel
team. For example:
Hi,
my name is Ryan Bennett. I am
a17-year-old senior at Humble High School.
We are a 5A school
I will graduate in May 2003. My GPA is 3.2.
I am ranked 230
out of 760 in my class. I took the SAT on Dec. 7.
I am 6' 160 lbs and
play Catcher for
Humble
High School
My summer/
fall and winter team I play Catcher, 2nd, 3rd and right field for
Texas Pride. In the 2002 Baseball season, I played over 105
games.
Thanking for viewing my video.
| Hitting |
- Live pitching is preferred over a
pitching machine.
- Film from the side opposite of the
batters box, facing the batter as they are in their stance with a
close view. This view shows the mechanics of the swing.
- Film from behind the batter. This
view shows mechanics and placement of the hit ball.
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| Base Running |
- 180 foot dash on a track or the
baseball field.
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| Sliding |
- Film the player running from 1st
base and sliding into 2nd base.
- Film different slides that the
player is capable of performing.
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| Pitchers |
- Fastball from the side. This is a
mechanics view.
- Pitches from behind the pitcher.
These views should show the placement and movement of the pitches.
- Show 3 to 5 of each pitch from
each angle.
- Pitcher fielding bunts, grounders
and flys from the rubber and throwing to 1st base.
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| Catcher
(in full equipment) |
- Catch fastballs and curve balls from a
pitcher
- Blocking balls in the dirt
- Fielding pop-ups
- Fielding bunts and throwing to 1st
base
- Receiving a throw and blocking the
plate
- Pick-offs at 1st base
- Throw-downs to 2nd base.
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| Corner
Fielders (1st and 3rd) |
- Field bunts and throw to 1st base
- Field grounders hit directly at
you and to the sides. Throw to 2nd baseman covering the base.
- Field line drives and flys hit
directly at you and to the sides.
- Receiving throws on target and in
the dirt.
- At 3rd , throwing to 1st after
fielding grounders or line drives.
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| Middle
Infielders (SS and 2nd ) |
- Fielding grounders hit directly at
you and to the sides.
- Fielding line drives and flys hit
directly to you and to the sides.
- Fielding Texas Leaguers in the
grass.
- Throwing to 1st after fielding
grounders or line drives.
- Fielding and tossing to the player
covering 2nd base on a double play.
- Receiving the toss at 2nd base and
throwing to 1st base on a double play.
- At 2nd, covering and receiving
throws at 1st base on a bunt.
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| Outfielders |
- Fielding grounders, line drives
and flys hit directly at you, to the side, behind and in front.
- Throwing to 2nd base after
fielding the ball.
- Throwing to 3rd base after
fielding the ball.
- Throwing to home after fielding
the ball.
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