Baseball Skills Assessment
Baseball Skills Assessment This skills assessment can be used for baseball tryouts. PLAYER INFORMATION NAME: __________ SIZE: S M L FOOT SPEED HOME-1ST BASE: _______ 1ST-3RD BASE: _______
THROWS: R L
BATS: R L S
Infield
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5
Range 1 2 3 4 5
Overall 1 2 3 4 5
Outfield
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5
Range 1 2 3 4 5
Overall 1 2 3 4 5
THROW & CATCH
Throwing
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5
Strength 1 2 3 4 5
Accuracy 1 2 3 4 5
Overall 1 2 3 4 5
Catching
Overall 1 2 3 4 5
HITTING
Power 1 2 3 4 5
Contact 1 2 3 4 5
Overall 1 2 3 4 5
PITCH & CATCHER
Pitcher
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5
Speed 1 2 3 4 5
Accuracy 1 2 3 4 5
Catcher
Mechanics 1 2 3 4 5
Arm 1 2 3 4 5
COMMENTS
Attitude, Focus, Hustle: ______________________________
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Fielding 1) No Fundamentals. Generally afraid of the Baseball. 2) Lacks Fundamentals. Gets to most balls. Struggles to catch it. Not sure where to throw it. 3) Fundamentals pretty good. Needs work charging the ball. Trouble in judging pop-ups and fly balls. 4) Pretty solid on all ground balls. Handles pop-ups and fly balls well. In position to make play. Throwing 1) No fundamentals. Just a struggle. 2) Lacks fundamentals. No real arm strength. Basically lobs the ball. 3) Mechanics need work (pushes the ball). Lacking in arm strength. Throws erratic at times. 4) Mechanics need work., but generally is consistent. 5) Sold mechanics. Hitting 1) No fundamentals…Generally afraid of baseball. 3) Generally gets it…Knows strike zone reasonably…fairly consistent in making contact. 4) Pretty solid fundamentally…Consistently puts ball in play 5) Solid fundamentally. Hits the ball hard against all pitchers. Number 3 or 4 hitter on any team. Pitcher C level- Can give you an inning, needs work, generally around the plate. Lacks speed on pitches. B level- Erratic at times, Can go 2 innings max. With work to can develop into A Level pitcher. Decent speed on pitches. A level- Throws strikes, Can go 3+ innings, #1 or #2 in rotation. Good speed on pitches. Catcher C level- Arm strength lacking. One hops or high throws to 2nd. 1 inning or 2 as long as the backstop isn’t too deep. B level- Decent arm strength. A few balls get by. Needs work with glove and movement. 2 innings at field with a deep backstop. A level- Has arm strength to make ALL the throws. Rarely misses good pitches. Moves well behind the plate. 3+ innings.
5) Solid fundamentals.
2) Lacks fundamentals…Struggles making contact.
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Comments
This is a great assessment sheet and would make tryouts go by quickly and easily. I was wondering if you would have all the athletes go through the outfield and infield sections or just the positions they actually play?
Its interesting that you would test their speed from 1st to 3rd, I've never heard of it, but i think its a really good idea to be able to better judge their speed running the bases. I also like how you broke things up like mechanics and accuracy. your not just judging them on accuracy but mechanics and other details
That's a great question Ashli. I would have every player go through an outfield position and infield position in addition to the position they actually play.
The assesment for players you have posted is very good. They use one like that at all levels of baseball just more advanced obviously. Not only are assesments done for baseball but also other sports. I know the one college football coaches use looks very similar just different categories. And to the others that commented good points but if they are at a high school level they are probably becoming position specific especially if they plan to move on to the next level.
This seem like it would make try outs go a lot quickly and I agree with Nick on how the assements are done in other sports as well as baseball any you can use them for any leval.