Skills Assessments
Objective Measurement is an important part of my instruction. Measuring not only provides valuable feedback on player development, but also lets players and families see where they stand compared to their peers. Once a baseline is established, players will naturally compete, first against their peers, but eventually against themselves. In the process they learn critical skills that will help them not only in their sports career but long after as well.
As a professional trainer, I believe training should be all about player development. In short – helping athletes come as close to their full potential as possible. Do you know what your MAX is? Unless you test and train you will never really know.
Once you’ve been assessed you’ll be able to view the video clip of your swing or throw and your other measurements in your online locker. You will also be able to view the Leader boards to see how you stack up against your peers in the county, state and country. If you qualify, you will be placed on the Leader board.
CSSMI Benefits:
1) Newsletter – Tips from our professionals and updates of leaders from around the country
2) Personal Profile page with your skill videos searchable by college coaches
3) Benchmark that tells you where you stand with your age bracket throughout the country, the
state and even your county and gives you the starting point to begin monitoring your growth.
4) You qualify for a chance to be featured on the National – State - County Leaderboards
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT DESCRIPTIONS
Tee Exit Speed – The assessment will consist of 10 swings off of a tee with the player’s own bat. Each swing will be videotaped and the exit speed will be captured with the Ball Coach or Stalker Pro-II radar gun. The highest exit speed recorded will be saved and sent to the player's profile page for viewing and archiving.
Positional Arm Speed – The assessment will consist of 10 throws from your designated position (catcher will start from a squat, for example). Each throw will be videotaped and the velocity will be captured with the Ball Coach or Stalker Pro-II radar gun. The highest velocity throw recorded will be saved and sent to the player's profile page for viewing and archiving.
Fastball Pitching Speed – The assessment will consist of 10 pitches. Each pitch will be videotaped and the velocity will be captured with the Ball Coach or Stalker Pro-II radar gun. The highest velocity pitch recorded will be saved and sent to the player's profile page for viewing and archiving.
Additional objective measurements assessing athletic components will be coming soon!
These links take you to the Center for Sports Skill Measurement and Improvement, the force behind the new revolution in measuring, training and improving your skills.