Im in high school and this year i want to play baseball i want to be a pitcher but i never played baseball....
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DO NOT THROW EVERYDAY.  This will hurt your arm in more ways than you can imagine.\n\nDO NOT THROW CURVES.  This will also hurt your arm and will actually shorten your career.  You shouldn't start throwing any curve balls, sliders or cutters until you are in college or in a minor league system for a major league team and then, an instructor will show you how to do it.\n\nThere are plenty of instructional videos out there for kids like you.
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It sounds like you might have a nice, long career ahead of you.\n\nI obviously don't know anything about the composition of your varsity team, but if the coach feels that you're ready to see some varsity action, that's a good thing.\n\nAnd don't worry too much... he's not putting you in there to dominate the game... he's trying to get some experience for you so that next year, when you're a sophomore, you'll be able to act like a veteran who's 'been there before'. He just wants you to get your feet wet a little bit, so that next year, starting on varsity will be old hat.\n\nSo just do your best...it's nerve-wracking on most of us when we played our first varsity game...we tend to want to try to do too much and make a big splash... \n\nYour coach's expectations of how you'll do in your first varsity game as a freshman are undoubtedly much lower than what you expect of yourself.  Besides, if the worst thing that can happen is you might strike out or might make an error in the field... so what? Freshman are allowed to do those kind of things... just  remember not to do too much of that when you're a senior!\n\nAgain, just do your best...the coach is just trying to get you some experience for the future.  He's thinking that playing you now and getting you some varsity experience now will pay off, maybe not this year, but 2-3 years down the road.\n\nHopefully, your teammates will also be behind you 100%... your coach obviously is!\n\nAnd I wish you nothing but the best of luck in all of your games... go get 'em!
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Scouts come and watch games and stuff. If you're talented they'll offer a scholarship. When you get to highschool try out for the team all years and such. That's really the only way.
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I am a fast pitch pitcher in high school. Yes it is possible to pitch another no hitter. Last year I threw two perfect games. The most important thing to do is to make sure you mechanics are correct. If you throw correctly you can throw 3 games in a day and only be a little sore the next day. The main thing is to throw using your legs to generate the power. Your arm should never get tired. Only your legs should. The windmill motion is very easy on the body. To strengthen your legs I suggest running and doing squats and other various weight lifting. To improve your speed of the pitch work on foot speed. I like to do plyometrics to accomplish this. Don't over do the strengthen of the arm and shoulder muscles. You want to keep your muscles loose. Like my pitching coach always says loose muscles are fast muscles. I would work on grip strength by squeezing a tennis ball. Also strength the forearm, but make sure you stretch it out when your done. A good way to pick up stamina is to use a weighted ball. You don't have to go out and buy one. An easy way to make one is to put 1/4 finishing nails into the seams. 32 nails is about one ounce. You can add about one ounce to two. But I suggest starting light and working up to the heavier one. If you throw twenty with the weighted ball at the end of your workout your stamina will rise tremendously. Start with about twenty and work up to about forty then add more weight to the ball and start at twenty again. Keep pitching and good luck!
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If you are a top rated High School basketball player, only the NBA is off limits.  A top rated HS football player, no NFL.  But there are other leagues you can get paid to play in.\n\nA HS golfer?  Sure you can.\nA HS Tennis Player?  Sure.\nA HS Baseball player?  Sure.\nA HS Soccer player?  Sure.\nA HS CC/Track athelete?  Sure.\n\nOf course, if you just mean will you EVENTUALLY have a chance at going pro, then the answer is yes.  Heck, you don teven have to be good to have an opportunity.  Just have to make the most of it when you get the chance.
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I have been playing softball for 9 years and my advice to you is... (1)get hitting lessons.  You can't learn how to play if you don't have face to face instruction by a recommended coach. (2)If you get a good enough trainer they can teach you fielding too which, like hitting, you need one on one training. (3)buy a book of ASA rules.  You need to be familiar with them before you play or you can cost your team a lot of money. (4)Finally, if your coach tells you to play a position that you don't normally play, go there anyway because normally a former player or a coaches favorite so you will not have much chance.Also do not make  a big deal about injuries or the coach will take you as not tough enough and you will either not make it or make a lower level team then you deserve.  If you are seeking more help read softball for dummies.  The title throws you off but it really is a good book to read and I think it can really help you.  Good Luck!!
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JUST PLAY SOFT BALL IN SCHOOL ALL THE WAY THROW SCHOOL AND THE LAST YEAR YOU ARE THERE MAY BE SOME ONE FROM A COLLAGE WILL COME AND SEE YOU
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None.  It is rare for college kids to even to straight to the majors.  \n\nHighschool kids that are drafted are place in the minor league system usually rookie ball since the season for the other levels has already started when they come out of highschool.  They then have to move up to the majors through the farm system.  This usually takes several years for the few that make it that far.
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Every coach conducts tryouts differently, don't be worried though.  They usually want to see how you field the ball, the way you bat, how fast you are and if your a team player.  Just keep a positive attitude and don't get discouraged.  I'm sure you'll do fine.  Best of luck!
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Relax and find your marks. If you've never pitched before you are probably not going to last long. It takes awhile to build up the stamina to pitch for a long period of time. It's not so much the shoulder and arm as it is the legs from pushing off the rubber. My daughter has been pitching for several years and it took her a couple seasons to get to the point she could pitch a full game without wearing out.
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Hey man, we like brothers. I am not exactly skinny, I'm about 170-180lbs. I was on my school's rec. basketball team. I didn't miss one practice. It was fun. I would join and see how it's like. It doesn't matter how much you weigh. Look at Robert Traylor. He was a big man and he played in the NBA for the Cavs. He's a free agent now, but it doesn't matter. He still played the game, and he was successful. If you love the game, then have fun playing it. I'm 13 and in middle school and next year, I'll be going to my high school, and I plan on joining the Fottball team, the basketball team, and the baseball team. I even plan on joining the track team for shotput and discus. All because I love playing sports. I'm a very competitive person. So, join you're basketball team, and DON'T QUIT IT IF YOU JOIN. If you quit, you'll be picked on for quitting and wasting the team's time. So if you feel that you can do it, than join and do it. Best wishes man! PEACE!
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You have to be invited, thus the name "Select"\n\nThere are some larger leagues that hold tryout for teams that may need a player or two.\n\nIf you know a coach that has a Select team, I would contact him or her.\n\nYou might also try Baseball USA, they might know of someone looking for a player.
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The only way to become a legitimate umpire is to go to umpire school. The only way to make it to MLB is by going to one of the two schools. Then you must be in the top 25 of each schools class that get nominated to MLB. If you make it through that selection you can look forward to 7 - 10 years of minor league umpiring. It's well worth it and a lot of fun if you love the game. It's not cheap and typically a 5 - 6 week program.\n\nJim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring\nph: 512-335-5959\nemail: jimsacademy@earthlink.net\nwww.umpireacademy.com\n\nHarry Wendelstedt Umpire School\nph: 386-672-4879\nemail: umpsch@aol.com\nwww.umpireschool.com \n\nI think the best umpires come out of Harry's school. At least more seem to make the cut each year! \n\nBY THE WAY THERE ARE MANY WOMEN WHO ARE COMING UP THROUGH THE RANKS! THERE HAS JUST NOT BEEN THAT MANY TRYING FOR THE POSITION IN THE PAST. GO FOR IT!!!!! GOOD LUCK!
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why dont you try looking up your local little league teams see if you can volunteer or even head coach for the teams. nobody knows that you want to coach for them so have to put your self out there. since you have'nt finished school yet volunteering with teams maybe best for you until you become a professional and it would be a great way to get experience!
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Keep practicing and playing as much as you can.\n\nGet in a gym by yourself and shoot from all areas of the court within your range.\n\nWork on your release and use proper form.\n\nConcentrate on every shot from each different angle and spot you are shooting from.\n\nIn a game try to realx and shoot the same way as you do in practice even though there will probably be someone running at you or getting a hand up to bother you.\n\nIn baseball get out on the diamond and have a pitcher or pitchers thow some balls in to you and again concentrate on using good form and technique when swinging the bat.\n\nYou also have to have a good eye and know what pitches to swing at.\n\nYou can't expect to hit pitches that are out of the strike zone with any consistency.\n\nIf you practice and play a lot you will become as good as you possibly can and you should become a fairly good player and be able to enjoy the game.\n\nMost of us will never become pros and remember you have to have a certain amount of natural athletic ability to begin with.\n\nSome people do and some don't so don't feel bad if you are not that great but also just enjoy being the best player you can possibly be if you are on a team at any level.
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High School baseball will open more doors for you. you may not be competitive but when you plan to go to colleges, the schools you apply to will look at your transcripts and see that you played HS baseball and contributed to your school in other ways than just attending school. Your coaches can also be used as references for colleges and jobs. It also gives you an opportunity to make friends with people you go to school with. Making friends can't be a bad thing.
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I never played a high school sport....and yet somehow I made it through.