Ranger Baseball

Want to play college baseball…? better read this below carefully. (Not sure who to credit) but it’s spot on…. Every kid we recruit works hard and lifts weights. Every kid takes 100’s reps. Every kid says they care and want to win! So that’s not what separates guys anymore. You better be doing all those things with intent or you have no shot!!! So the difference in a standard “good HS player” and “GREAT HS player” is: Who can stay consistent when it’s NOT going well. Because everyone looks good: - When they’re getting hits - When they’re starting - When things feel easy But when it flips? 0–3 Sitting the bench That’s when things speed up That’s where most players change. Body language drops Energy dips Confidence disappears **** And that’s when coaches (recruiters) make decisions. Not when things are going right… but when they’re NOT. So the real question: When things AREN’T going your way… what version of you shows up?

Can’t throw and catch at an elite level… you can’t play. After coaching 35 years at HS level, I estimate 3 to 5% are elite throwers. Yet it you ask the HS players, they will say “50% are elite throwers.” Big disconnect as to what an “elite thrower” looks like and what an elite thrower can do! How do you know if you are close to an elite thrower? You should be able to execute a comprehensive catch play routine for 20 minutes and not throw a single ball away. Not one bad throw and/or miss. Period. And 80% or more of your throws hit your partner in his/her chest. Between the shoulders. The vast majority have no catch play routine and spend a fraction of that time playing “fetch.”