over hand speed

[buckeyeballer]

What are the great speeds for the different age groups?

 

[WinThemAll]

This is a small sample. I only have 14s, 16s, 18s. I did do 12s this year, but I have not compiled my times from this last tryout. Several kids that are to play mid-major DI-NJCAA.

Age - Low - Hi - Avg
14U - 42 - 59 - 50
16U - 49 - 66 - 54
18U - 54 - 71 - 59

 

[tmolina]

Info straight out of HLT:
In Softball, According to the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA), the Average college softball
overhand throwing velocity is 58-59 MPH.
Above Average is considered 60-62 MPH.
Exceptional is considered 63+ MPH.
Below is a breakdown of the Average 2012 High School
overhand throwing velocities of 8 specific recruiting
camps.
Northeast Academic Recruiting Camp
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 566
Atlanta Legacy Recruiting
Average Velocity: 51 MPH
Sample Size: 585
Pennsbury
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 590
Colorado Veterans
Average Velocity: 53 MPH
WassermanStrength.com | High Level Throwing Patterns
25
Sample Size: 630
Colorado Rookie
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 537
Ohio Stingrays
Average Velocity: 49 MPH
Sample Size: 639
Ronald McDonald - Houston, TX
Average Velocity: 52 MPH
Sample Size: 560
Surf City
Average Velocity: 52 MPH
Sample Size: 664
What really boggles my mind is that there were less than 5
girls in each camp to break 60 MPH!
That’s less than 40 high school girls out of 4,771!
That’s less than .0084%. What!!!!!!????

 

[chinamigarden]

We were at an indoor amusement park recently. They had a screen where you could pitch to "batters". There was a line of boys 15-18 there waiting their turn, my dd gets in line. Most of the boys were mid 50s, she gets her turn and her first throw was 56, and it went up to 60. Not sure how accurate the machine was, but those numbers sure cleared most of the other boys out of the line.

 

[MNDad]

Info straight out of HLT:
In Softball, According to the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association (NFCA), the Average college softball
overhand throwing velocity is 58-59 MPH.
Above Average is considered 60-62 MPH.
Exceptional is considered 63+ MPH.
Below is a breakdown of the Average 2012 High School
overhand throwing velocities of 8 specific recruiting
camps.
Northeast Academic Recruiting Camp
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 566
Atlanta Legacy Recruiting
Average Velocity: 51 MPH
Sample Size: 585
Pennsbury
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 590
Colorado Veterans
Average Velocity: 53 MPH
WassermanStrength.com | High Level Throwing Patterns
25
Sample Size: 630
Colorado Rookie
Average Velocity: 50 MPH
Sample Size: 537
Ohio Stingrays
Average Velocity: 49 MPH
Sample Size: 639
Ronald McDonald - Houston, TX
Average Velocity: 52 MPH
Sample Size: 560
Surf City
Average Velocity: 52 MPH
Sample Size: 664
What really boggles my mind is that there were less than 5
girls in each camp to break 60 MPH!
That’s less than 40 high school girls out of 4,771!
That’s less than .0084%. What!!!!!!????

Once you add 3 mph for the brand of radar gun, 2 mph because they shot it at the wrong angle, 3 mph because the girls weren’t really ready, and 2 mph because “I just know she’s faster than that” then most of the girls are hitting 60.

 

[tmolina]

Once you add 3 mph for the brand of radar gun, 2 mph because they shot it at the wrong angle, 3 mph because the girls weren’t really ready, and 2 mph because “I just know she’s faster than that” then most of the girls are hitting 60.

And we aren't even taking about pitching speeds. Factor in automatic 5mph increase if we are talking pitching!

 

[glcasmith]

Usssa has OH velocity in results from their "Elite Select" tryouts

Go to USSSA website:
Special Programs
USA Elite Select Tryout
Change Season to 2015
Click on the "results" hot link for any of the listed tryouts to see stats.
OH Velo is the overhand throwing velocity



USSSA - United States Specialty Sports Association