Wouldn't it be great if ......Here's a start

I have come up with a scoring system which I think does a pretty good job of taking an evaluation and making it fairly objective. Objective, provided the coach knows his or her fielding and throwing fundamentals.

Take a look at it, and perhaps all of us can work on it to make it better. Then we can work on such things as how many balls to hit a player to fairly evaluate him, how far to hit the fly ball (or throw it to him), how hard a ground ball to hit him, how many swings, etc.

Like I said, this is a start, if we all put some effort into this, if nothing else, we can come up with a dynamite tryout or practice procedure.

I wrote this in Word and then pasted it here, I hope it comes out readable!!!

Scoring System

All scoring will be based on a five point system (0 - 5), with five being the best possible score.

1) Outfield
5 - A) The routine fly ball is cleanly caught, with the fielder using good fundamental form. B) Difficult moving catch of any ball not hit directly at the player, even if player had some minor fundemental mistakes.

4 - A) Though the routine fly ball was caught, the player had a few breakdowns in his fundamentals. B) Knocked down a ball which was difficult to catch, and within two steps of the fielder.

3 - A) Though routine fly ball was caught, showed serious breakdowns in his fundamentals. B) Using good fundamental form, routine fly ball was knocked down and within two steps of the fielder.

2 - Fielder knocked down a fly ball which was difficult to catch, but ball was more than two steps away from him.

1 - A) Player missed the routine fly ball, and though the ball was more than two steps from the fielder, showed good fundamental form. B) Though the missed routine fly ball was within two steps of the fielder, he showed a few breakdowns in his fundamentals.

0 - Player missed the routine fly ball and it rolled more than two steps away, and did not show good fundamentals.

2) Infield:
5 - A) The routine grounder is cleanly caught, with the fielder using good fundamental form. B) Difficult moving catch of any ball not hit directly at the player, even if player had a few minor fundemental mistakes.

4 - A) Though the routine ground ball was caught, the player had a few breakdowns in his fundamentals. B) Knocked down a ball which was difficult to catch, and within two steps of the fielder.

3 - A) Though the routine ground ball was caught, showed serious breakdowns in his fundamentals. B) Using good fundamental form, routine ground ball was knocked down and within two steps of the fielder.

2 - Fielder knocked down a ball which was difficult to catch, but ball was more than two steps away from him.

1 - A) Player missed the routine grounder, and though the ball was more than two steps from the fielder, showed good fundamental form. B) Though the missed routine ground ball was within two steps of the fielder, he showed a few breakdowns in his fundamentals.

0 - Player missed the routine grounder and it rolled more than two steps away, and did not show good fundamentals.

3) Throwing:
5 - The throw is on a line and hits the receiver right in his chest (Head and below, waist and above, within each shoulder).

4 - A) The throw is on a line, easily catchable, and the receiver was able to keep his foot on the bag. B) The throw one-hops to the receiver but hits him in the chest

3 - A) throw is on a line, and though the receiver had to leave the bag by