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2010 LITTLE CAESARS SNOW CANYON CLASSIC VARSITY TOURNAMENT
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SAT Root Words
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We attended the Clark County School District College Fair Plus on 10-27-09 and received awesome information in the NCAA breakout session presented by Sean Abid.
Attached is a document to study for the SAT test. It is a list of root words and definitions that was given to the presenter. Study these words and you may be able to add an additional 150 points to your score.
In addition we received an NCAA spreadsheet that you can use to track your credits and make sure you are on track to meet NCAA eligibility requirements. This is also posted in the NCAA section on this page.
NCAA Eligibility Information
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What Do I Need To Do?
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- Grade 9
- Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
- Grade 10
- Verify with your high school guidance counselor and the online core-course listing to make sure you are on track.
- Grade 11
- Register with the eligibility center.
- Make sure you are still on course to meet core-course requirements (verify you have the correct number of core courses and that the core courses are on your high school's 48-H with the eligibility center).
- After your junior year, have your high school guidance counselor send a copy of your transcript. If you have attended any other high schools, make sure a transcript is sent to the eligibility center from each high school.
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
- Begin your amateurism questionnaire.
- Grade 12
- When taking the ACT or SAT, request test scores to be sent to the eligibility center (the code is "9999").
- Complete amateurism questionnaire and sign the final authorization signature online on or after April 1 if you are expecting to enroll in college in the fall semester. (If you are expecting to enroll for spring semester, sign the final authorization signature on or after October 1 of the year prior to enrollment.)
- Have your high school guidance counselor send a final transcript with proof of graduation to the eligibility center.
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You Never Know Who’s Watching
From Baseballresource.com
You Never Know Who’s Watching
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by: Bob Howdeshell
High School Baseball Web
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The statement above is a common one used on this web site. It means
that a player should hustle and give his best effort every time he
steps on the field. That includes practice and games.
Because You Never Know Who’s Watching
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be allowed to sit with
several college coaches as they evaluated talent at a very good high
school baseball tournament. This was a small tournament with only six
invited teams, held at a major division 1 college campus. A “showcase”
tournament.
No player’s names are being used, no teams are being mentioned and I
will try to stay as generic as possible with the description of these
players. The focus of this article is to make a point, not to embarrass
any particular player.
The following are some of the comments and discussions that I was allowed to listen in on:
The first involves a player with a “national reputation” listed as a
top prospect in several sources that I am familiar with. He is a
position player. The coaches were in agreement that this player had
several nice tools …. Good arm strength, good glove and good speed. The
question that each of them had was his ability to hit at the upper end
of college baseball.
Some coaches told me that the solid tools that the player had would
make him a prospect to them even without “plus” hitting abilities.
What happened next amazed even me. The player was struggling with his
bat but showed flashes of an “upside.” However on defense the player
did not move well. Did not show good anticipation, did not follow foul
balls (showing a jump). More often than not only moved from his
position if he was involved in the play.
Some of the coaches REALLY did not like the “lazy” (their words – not
mine) attitude shown. On a couple of stolen base attempts (where the
player was covering the bag) he did not make an attempt to stop a “less
than perfect” throw. Basically he flagged at the ball and got out of
the way.
One coach told me that he wanted players that were interested in
“sticking their nose in there and getting dirty.” This coach is with a
team that would be considered a “national power.”
Some of the coaches told me that they would have to see the player
again – later this summer before making any decision regarding a
potential scholarship offer. Other coaches told me that they probably
would not pursue this player any further.
Next Up - A right handed pitcher that was throwing solidly in the upper
80’s. He has a slight movement on his fastball, an okay breaking ball
and a fair change-up.
This player however did impress many of the coaches. WHY ????
He did not have his best control at times. At times was getting
penalized by a “moving” and small strike zone, and had 5 errors made
behind him, by his defense.
What caught the coach’s attention was his ability to battle and keep
challenging the hitters. He did not drop his head or slump his
shoulders when things went against him. He showed no expression when a
ball was called on an obvious strike.
He even went so far as to walk over and speak to his second baseman,
after a costly error and then pat him on the back as he walked away.
The coaches I was sitting near did not miss this!
Each of the coaches that I spoke to admitted that they did not have the
player on their lists of potential recruits. Each also said that they
would be making a point to see the player pitch again this summer.
This player became a prospect with several “big time” schools on a day
when he was the losing pitcher and did not have his best stuff. Because
of his attitude and the heart he showed.
Third Example: Is a big first baseman. This young man does not run like
a gazelle, does not have a great arm. (average at best) He is not what
you would term “athletic” but he is not fat. However he made points
with several of the coaches in attendance.
Of course you have guessed it by now …. The young man can hit with the best of them.
There is a little more to the story though. He can hit to all fields
with power. He displayed a good ability to “go with a pitch.” He showed
a good knowledge of the strike zone. I personally did not see him chase
a bad pitch.
With runners on second and third and no outs in a one run ball game
this young man hit a ground ball to the right side of the infield. He
did this with a 2-strike count. He made an out and the run scored. He
did his job for his team.
He hit a home run or two over the weekend, a double or two to the
spacious gaps, had several “screaming” singles, but more importantly he
hustled!
This player ran hard on and off the field, every inning He did not quit
as most of his teammates did in a blow out loss at one point in the
tournament. As one pro scout commented to me …. “A “player” never
changes his game, no matter what the score. A “player” plays as hard if
his team is behind seven runs or ahead seven runs, or if his team is in
a one run ballgame."
If you think that college coaches and professional scouts do not notice
the “little things” you are mistaken. As one coach told me …. “We have
to pay attention to each of the intangibles, it is the only real
separator between some of these guys.” He went on to explain that each
recruiting year they will have several players on their board that are
essentially equal in athletic skills and ability. What then makes the
difference is the “Little Things.”
So the next time you think that it doesn’t matter how you hustle or
present yourself maybe you should revisit that part of your game. As
another coach told me … “A player can hustle and give his maximum
effort even on a day when he and/or his team is not playing their best
game. It doesn’t take any athletic ability to hustle.”
You Never Know Who Is Watching
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