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Plus Speed for 11 y/o player
By: WRB
IN RESPONSE TO PAUL FAUBERT. "PLUS SPEED" IS A TERM USED TO DEFINE OUTSTANDING QUICKNESS OR SPEED THAT AN ATHLETE MAY POSSESS. EXAMPLE:A BASEBALL PLAYER WHO IS 18 YRS OF AGE AND WHO RUNS FROM HOME TO 1B (AFTER CONTACT WITH THE BALL), IN 4.1 SECONDS WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE "PLUS SPEED". A MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER WHO RUNS TO 1B FROM HOME IN 3.9 SECONDS OR LESS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "PLUS SPEED" PLAYER. MY GUESS IS THAT 3.4 OR SO SECONDS TO 1B ON 60' BASEPATHS IN LITTLE LEAGUE WOULD BE REASONABLY CLOSE, BUT I NEED A BAROMITER OF WHICH I AM NOT PRIVY TO. WRB
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