Use of Video ?

I have only coached rec ball in the past, but the one thing I always thought would help players' development the most would be for them to be able to watch themselves in action at practice & games via some type of videotaping & playback, to actually see certain flaws and work on correcting them. Seems much better than just being reminded verbally about flaws.

Just wondering how widespread is the use of video in high school baseball to improve players' skills? Thank you.

 

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I don't recall seeing it used by the high school my son attended, nor by most we played in the Charlotte area. The Central Cabarrus team's coach had a manager tape each batter during the games I saw them play and how he used it exactly I can't say, but they definetly were a strong hitting team usually.

 

I remember a WCU camp my son went to where they videotaped their swings in the cage and then applied it to a computer program. Don't recall the program's name. It seems like it made it possible to analyze every facet of a batter's swing. I'm sure someone here will know. Seemed like a good tool though and a good use of video.

 

It's common at the college level, but rare at the HS level. It is a very important tool because there is absolutely no way for a player to completely understand what you are correcting, unless they see it on video.

To me, it's a wonderful tool. And if you have a history of the player on video, it is even better.