Top Gun 09 TN- Bonner

I watch a lot of HS and Travel Baseball and here’s what gets evaluated that most players/coaches/understand: 1. Catch Play - how do you treat “getting loose” before a game? Is there meaning to it or are you just throwing to throw…. 2. Ground Balls between innings - 7-3-21 7 inn, 3 GBs/inn, 21 reps/game. How do you treat those? How are your throws? 3. On Deck Reps - What are you doing to prepare for your AB? You have three responsibilities. 1. Time the Pitcher, 2. Communicate w/base runners 3. Relay location to hitter. You’re not there to “get loose” 4. Response to Failure - how do you respond to a Strikeout, an error, a bad call, giving up a bomb? 5. Communication - Are you talking between pitches, directing cutoffs, helping teammates w/ pitcher tendencies, etc. 6. Competitiveness In Non Game Situations sprinting on and off the field, backing up bases, prep steps, moving with hitters tendencies, does every pitch matter? These are the aspects of the game that are often taken for granted but make a huge difference for your evaluation.