February Fitness Testing, 14-17u

Hi,

We are proud of the hard work that our 14-17u players have put forth since the fitness testing back in November, 2011. This email provides a summary of recent testing results.

28 players achieved the goal of reducing their 40 time by at least 0.10 seconds

45 players achieved the goal of reducing their pro-agility times by at least 0.10 seconds

55 players improved throwing velocity by >3mph

37 players improved bat speed by >3 mph

55 players threw the medicine ball >2 feet further

33 players improved their bench press by >15 lbs

58 players improved their max squat by >30 lbs

The athletes with the top 5 overall test results in each age group were:

17u - Gibbs, McCoy, Mannion, DePoy, Draffen

16u - Smith, Tanner, Monti, Rouse, Callahan

15u - Mantle, Vierling, Hicks, Martinez, Frelich

14u - Cunningham, Stamper, Miller, Knernschield, South

Also, the players with the biggest overall improvement in each age group were:

17u - Fones, DePoy, McCoy, Sparks, Gibbs

16u - Tanner, Miller, Smith, Einertson, Rouse

15u - Schaefer, Brewer, Hicks, Mantle, Stuckenschneider

14u - Freeman, Fox, Stamper, South, Smith

Congratulations to these players.

Exceptional results of note are:

Burnham (17), Canterbury(16) and Hemphill(16) put on 14 lbs.

We had 24 players with below a 5.0 second 40 yard dash (from a basestealing start), with Martinez (15) leading the pack at 4.75 sec.

Wardlaw(16) and Monti(16) both ran 3.93 sec. Pro Agility Drill, a program record

We had 19 players throw >85mph, with 6 players >90 mph, with Gibbs (17) and McGill (17) at 93 mph.

We had 13 players bench more that 200 lbs, including a program record 270lb by Depoy (17)

McCoy (17) squated 450lbs, a program record. Monti (16) and Schrimpf (17) were at 400 lbs. 33 players squated more than 300lbs, including Fox (14) and Cunningham (14).

Click on the following links for the detailed results:

Overall rankings (composite of all tests)

Mark Gallion

mark.gallion@gmail.com

(314) 406-3196