Brookline Baseball/Softball League

Age Division Skills Expectations

Category / Skill / Majors / Minors / Rookie
Key: C = Consistently, O = Often, S = Sometimes, R = Rarely
Catches thrown ball / Uses 1 hand / S / O / O
Uses 2 hands (preferred) / C / S / S
Backs away / R / S / O
Catches fly ball / Catches overhead / O / S / R to S
Basket catch / S / S / S to R
Fields ground ball / Uses alligator / C / O / O
Gets in front of the ball / C / O / S to O
Squares up to ball / C / S / S
Centers ball between feet / C / S / R to S
Hands in front of body / C / S / R to S
Throwing a ball / 4 seam grip / C / S / S
Grips on seams / C / O / O
Grips off seams / R / S / S
Down, back, up / C / S / R to S
Bow and arrow / S / S / S to R
Snaps wrist / C / S / R
Points throwing shoulder toward target / C / S / R to S
Throws across body / S / S / O
Faces toward target / R / S / O
Strides / C / S / S
Crow hop / S / R / R
Able to reach 1st base from infield positions / C / S to O / S
Hitting / Loads hands / S / R / R to S
Wide stance / S / R / R to S
Balance on balls of feet / O / O / S
Hands lead bat on swing / S / R / R to S
Stride/step for timing / O / O / S to R
Hip turn / weight shift / O / S / S to R
Knocking knuckles in-line / C / C / O
Bat position / flashlight / C / C / O
Able to hit ball pitched roughly 20mph
·  Coach pitch, overhand / C / O / S
Pitching / Steps Straight Back / C / O / N/A
Achieves Balance / O / O / N/A
Gets Elbow over Shoulder / C / O / N/A
Steps down the Power Line / C / O / N/A
Ends in a Fielding Position / O / S / N/A
4 Seam Fastball / C / O / N/A
2 Seam Fastball / C / O / N/A
Change Up / O / R / N/A
Knuckle Ball / Slip Pitch / S / Never / N/A
Curveball / Never
Revision /

Date

/ Author / Changes
1 / 11/09/2006 / Mike Commisso
Don St.Pierre / Original Draft
1a / 11/15/2006 / Mike Commisso
Don St. Pierre / Instructional Mods
1b / 11/17/2006 / Mike Commisso
Don St. Pierre / Added bat position
1c / 11/17/2006 / Chris Heard / Added Pitching
2.0 / 1/2/2008 / Mike Commisso
Don St. Pierre / Added hitting and fielding skills
2.1 / 1/30/2008 / Don St. Pierre / Updated League name Instructional to Rookie