Skill Evaluations

Standardized Player Evaluations

Player evaluations are conducted to balance teams and ensure players are playing in a level commensurate with their ability. The kids will be rusty, nervous, and anxious.
This is not a tryout with the Toronto Blue Jays or New York Yankees. Please remind them of that, support your child, and be positive.

Criteria for a successful evaluation system and why it is important

  1. Is the same PROCESS:
    • All players have the same evaluation
    • Allows a player to be properly evaluated against their peers.
  2. Is DATA DRIVEN:
    • Quantifies evaluation and streamlines varying opinions of evaluators (good, ok, great, bad) to a single number.
    • It’s easier to explain and is harder to argue with numbers.
  3. It MINIMIZES SUBJECTIVITY:
    • Allows for opinions but from the same language.
    • A comprehensive evaluation makes the difficult conversations easier to have.
  4. It is CLEARLY COMMUNICATED:
    • Everyone knows what to expect.
    • Permits zone to properly communicate with players and their parents.
  5. It is EASILY ACCESSIBLE:
    • Able to quickly and privately be shared with others.
    • Provides coaches with the best insights.

Requirements

  • Registration fees must be paid in full BEFORE evaluations in order to be evaluated.
  • Baseball evaluations are limited to those divisions that have live (player pitch) pitching.
  • Players are not permitted to wear previous years traveling team uniforms or any clothing with their name printed on it.
  • Player must wear proper footwear, turf shoes or runners are acceptable. NO CLEATS AND NO OUTDOOR FOOTWEAR ALLOWED.
  • Players must have their own glove.
  • Players should bring their own bat/batting helmet, there will be limited equipment available.
  • Parents are not allowed in the evaluation area during the evaluation process.
  • Players will be assigned a number and will be required to wear this number throughout all evaluation sessions.
  • All players requesting to play up a division must attend the evaluations – no exceptions.

Evaluations primarily are based upon the 5 Tools:

  1. Hitting for Average
  2. Hitting with Power
  3. Arm Strength (including pitching accuracy)
  4. Fielding Ability
  5. Speed