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Overhead throwing speed?
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What I have found is the overhand throwing speed will be within the underhand speed by a couple of miles per hour. My DD's pitching speed was 64 mph in HS. Her overhand speed was 61 mph. I don't know what her speeds were in college. Never put a gun on her there.
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A decent metric is how far they can throw on a line.
Can any girl hit home plate on a line from the warning track? That's got to be at least 75.
Can any girl hit home plate on a line from the warning track? That's got to be at least 75.
My DD is a freshman in HS. Was just measured in a camp prior to a College Exposure tournament. She was measured at 56 mph throwing from 3rd to 1st. She mostly plays middle infield. Frequently throws girls out at home from deep cut off position.
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overhand
The nfca has some #s published:
Avg D1 is 58-59
60-62 is above average
63+ is exceptional
My DD can hit 64 when fresh. Most of time is 60-63. She throws 71 with a baseball. (The baseball is lighter.) As she gets stronger and older her speed should increase some too.
With a crow-hop in the outfield, dont know, it may be a little higher.
In infield she doesnt use max throw all the time. Quick release is more important. From outfield after a throw to home, when sitting behind plate Ive heard umpires approach the other one and say "Wow, did you see the arm on that girl" . These were umps that call college ball too.
Jugs gun at NFCA camps agrees with my Jugs gun at home too.
The nfca has some #s published:
Avg D1 is 58-59
60-62 is above average
63+ is exceptional
My DD can hit 64 when fresh. Most of time is 60-63. She throws 71 with a baseball. (The baseball is lighter.) As she gets stronger and older her speed should increase some too.
With a crow-hop in the outfield, dont know, it may be a little higher.
In infield she doesnt use max throw all the time. Quick release is more important. From outfield after a throw to home, when sitting behind plate Ive heard umpires approach the other one and say "Wow, did you see the arm on that girl" . These were umps that call college ball too.
Jugs gun at NFCA camps agrees with my Jugs gun at home too.
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NFCA.ORG This is measured in every NFCA camp. Only 7 out of over 300 kids broke 60. You can look up any camp any location in country.
http://www.paramountscouting.com/showcases/softball.php
another scouting camp.
http://www.paramountscouting.com/showcases/softball.php
another scouting camp.
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Ronald Mcdonald camp last Friday had 17 out of 144 break 60. Thats about 12%, a lot more than the ~2% in the camp above. The throwing velocities in that camp above seem very low overall.
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Paramount Scouting Bureau
Another large section of kids. Many of these kids are now playing D1 and D2. Most are in the high 50's. One of the top OF in the state who many D1's are after that has a cannon and can gun down a runner at home from LF, is listed at 56.
http://ftp.nfca.org/camps/FAQs/college.pdf Note average speeds.
Another large section of kids. Many of these kids are now playing D1 and D2. Most are in the high 50's. One of the top OF in the state who many D1's are after that has a cannon and can gun down a runner at home from LF, is listed at 56.
http://ftp.nfca.org/camps/FAQs/college.pdf Note average speeds.
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