in most top baseball states,like cal. texas kids do not waste there time playing high school ball.they play on travel teams that go to national tournaments

WRONG, they all still play for their HS team. College coaches always ask the hs coach about the player, in time. The big tournaments are in the summer. These kids do not sit around all spring and do nothing. Where could you have possibly found information like this? Crazy.

Now it is true that some very talented kids get cut from their HS team. Hopefully for them they are already on the radar and can still get a "follow". I know of two very good players in Suffolk cty, cut within the last 2 years who could play anywhere. Hopefully they don't give up on the sport and still play travel, at the BIG tournaments, then the HS team won't mean anything.

a scout from a college,is not going EAST HAMPTON HS. to see one kid,when he can go to national torm. and see ten kids.

my son a catcher,his high school coach did not know what a pop time was, sad

I'll bite. What is a pop time?

true, but the best players still play hs ball. After being seen down in Cobb coaches will contact the HS coach for feedback.

Pop time - how long it takes the catcher to "pop up" to throw the ball to 2nd base after receiveing a pitch

Major league scouts look for a catcher to throw to second base in 1.8-2.0 seconds. The stopwatch starts as soon as the catcher receives the pitch and the clock is stopped as the ball reaches second base. Most importantly, the ball has to be on the money!

The utilization of the stop watch is important because some catchers have guns but take too much time in the release. Other catchers might not have a gun but their release time is excellent. The clock tells the scout how each catcher might fare against an average MLB runner.

Thank you beenaround.