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What is an Assessment
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The Line Training offers three types of assessments. Hitting. Pitching and Catching.
Hitting
A hitting assessment consists of a coach tossing underhand pitches at about 25-30 mph to the batter. The batter will receive enough pitches until they've successfully hit 20 balls. All hitting assessments are done using HitTrax. While we do offer Rapsodo, our preferred hitting analysis tool is HitTrax.Pitching
A pitching assessment consists of a pitcher going through their whole array of pitches. We like to see about 3-5 pitches of each type. Our preferred analysis tool for pitchers is Rapsodo. While HitTrax does analyze pitching data, we prefer to use Rapsodo.Catching
A catching assessment consists of a coach tossing 10-15 pitches to a catcher in a catching position. The catcher then throws the ball to the end of the batting cage (simulating 2nd base.) HitTrax is used to capture the catcher's Pop-time, Exchange time, Overhand-throwing velocity, and the result of the throw (if the runner would have been safe or out.)Once complete, the results are compiled and emailed to the player (HitTrax only, Rapsodo results must be access by the player through the Rapsodo app.) We allow time at the end to review the session and point out any trends (both positive and negative) that we see as well as explain some of the data that's been captured.
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Why Get an Assessment
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Why is it important to get a TLT assessment?
College coaches utilize advanced metrics and assessment reports to better evaluate player performance. By reviewing large sample sets, coaches get a true sense of a player’s abilities and can recognize their full potential. Think of it in terms of academics: College admissions assess a student based on GPA, SAT, and ACT scores to qualify them as a candidate for their schools. College coaches use our TLT assessment data from HitTrax and Rapsodo to gauge a student athlete as a potential recruit for their team.
Players are also able to leverage the same metrics and reports to set themselves apart from peers and gain the attention of college programs and recruiters. By providing quantitative data, players can demonstrate their value and get noticed.
If you are a student-athlete striving to play college softball then it is inevitable you will be asked to provide an analytic assessment. Get ahead of the recruiting game and get assessed today! This also will give you a baseline of where you are and the potential on where you can be with dedicated drills to get better.
Analyze -> Correct -> Perfect!
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Hitting Data
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Our hitting data (below) is provided by the Rapsodo and HitTrax. Below is a table showing the 3 most-used measurements in softball and baseball.
Exit Velocity (mph)
(averages based off of soft-toss)Age Hand Speed Hand Speed 11-12 Right 49.87 Left 50.38 13-14 Right 54.26 Left 52.95 15-16 Right 57.01 Left 56.90 17-18 Right 61.03 Left 60.05 College Right 61.88 Left 61.01 Launch Angle (degrees)
(averages based off of soft-toss)Age Hand LA Hand LA 11-12 Right 12.53 Left 12.55 13-14 Right 12.29 Left 17.44 15-16 Right 13.49 Left 14.38 17-18 Right 14.84 Left 16.21 College Right 16.13 Left 15.21 Distance (feet)
(averages based off of soft-toss)Age Hand Dist. Hand Dist. 11-12 Right 73.53 Left 75.31 13-14 Right 86.79 Left 94.99 15-16 Right 97.43 Left 102.31 17-18 Right 111.85 Left 114.88 College Right 121.34 Left 118.04
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Pitching Data
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Our pitching data is provided by Rapsodo. Below are the 5 most important pitching metrics for pitchers, by age.
Age R/L Handed Pitch Speed Horizontal Break (in.) Vertical Break (in.) Spin Rate (RPM) Spin Efficiency (%) 11-12 Right Fastball 48.3700 0.4230 -1.5300 923.2500 66.8000 11-12 Right Curve 49.4900 0.6330 -1.1000 1027.1300 63.1000 11-12 Right Change 40.4600 0.1800 0.2870 819.3900 69.3000 11-12 Right Rise 46.6200 -0.0650 -0.7850 878.5600 57.1000 11-12 Right Drop 46.3700 0.3340 -2.2000 892.8200 73.0000 11-12 Right Screw 47.5000 -1.8200 -1.1400 938.7800 58.7000 11-12 Left Fastball 46.2200 0.0820 -2.5900 855.8800 65.8600 11-12 Left Curve 43.3700 0.7700 0.6400 808.5800 65.2000 11-12 Left Change 38.6200 -0.4700 -2.4200 853.9000 75.8000 11-12 Left Rise 44.7900 -0.1100 -2.2200 748.6000 57.4000 11-12 Left Drop 44.3200 -0.0300 -3.0700 976.5900 72.1000 11-12 Left Screw 46.7700 0.4500 -1.3300 900.3400 54.7000 13-14 Right Fastball 52.1000 -0.6200 -2.1200 987.6800 64.9000 13-14 Right Curve 52.0300 -1.2800 -0.2900 1019.2100 60.6600 13-14 Right Change 42.7200 -1.1600 -0.1600 895.5700 72.2600 13-14 Right Rise 50.7100 -0.7200 -0.9500 963.7500 59.0400 13-14 Right Drop 50.7800 -0.9000 -0.3000 976.8100 70.8800 13-14 Right Screw 51.7000 -0.7600 -0.5100 1033.5700 55.4100 13-14 Left Fastball 51.9900 1.3900 -3.8250 955.9900 64.5800 13-14 Left Curve 49.7000 1.6200 -1.5000 995.8200 62.0700 13-14 Left Change 42.8100 0.8700 -0.7400 938.2800 71.6800 13-14 Left Rise 49.1500 -0.1900 -1.2600 949.1200 59.3300 13-14 Left Drop 50.0000 0.5900 -4.0300 931.8600 71.1500 13-14 Left Screw 51.5700 0.9900 0.0150 1068.6100 63.9700 15-16 Right Fastball 55.3500 -0.5700 -2.1680 1025.6400 66.2600 15-16 Right Curve 53.9400 -1.4200 -0.7820 1066.2600 61.3400 15-16 Right Change 44.1800 -1.5900 -0.2800 897.7600 73.7900 15-16 Right Rise 52.9700 -1.0620 704.0000 1001.8450 56.2300 15-16 Right Drop 53.1200 -0.7200 -3.2500 995.1700 69.5500 15-16 Right Screw 53.6600 -0.9730 -0.7000 1078.6700 55.7800 15-16 Left Fastball 53.6700 1.2130 -3.3360 938.2800 67.4400 15-16 Left Curve 53.3500 0.3650 -1.2160 1076.0430 59.4200 15-16 Left Change 43.6400 0.5960 -0.8700 781.2650 69.6360 15-16 Left Rise 51.4700 0.4560 -1.9300 919.0490 61.6550 15-16 Left Drop 51.9000 1.2810 -3.9400 954.7370 72.7110 15-16 Left Screw 52.2700 0.5420 -0.5310 895.1580 58.3110 17-18 Right Fastball 56.7560 -0.1470 -1.7990 1035.9300 59.9300 17-18 Right Curve 56.8230 -0.8840 -0.1070 1041.5500 56.4700 17-18 Right Change 45.4830 -0.5360 -0.0470 872.7900 72.0000 17-18 Right Rise 55.9660 -0.3940 0.6300 1050.2800 54.3700 17-18 Right Drop 56.5670 -0.3400 -2.8520 976.4100 68.6900 17-18 Right Screw 56.1330 -0.0930 0.5880 1070.9100 52.0000 17-18 Left Fastball 58.6300 -0.5810 -1.4010 966.5000 56.6200 17-18 Left Curve 56.5730 0.3310 -0.6180 1012.4500 60.4240 17-18 Left Change 47.8160 -0.1130 -0.5030 883.8000 71.4400 17-18 Left Rise 56.8780 0.1500 -0.0950 965.5200 51.4100 17-18 Left Drop 56.8480 0.7350 -2.3070 987.4660 71.0000 17-18 Left Screw 57.0260 0.8590 2.3980 1032.1460 54.2100 college Right Fastball 57.3600 -1.1640 -1.0340 1056.2600 63.4970 college Right Curve 56.2000 -3.5440 2.3320 1123.6800 63.5310 college Right Change 46.0900 -3.5440 0.6000 933.6900 76.7450 college Right Rise 55.4700 -2.0100 2.6000 1096.4800 62.2830 college Right Drop 56.6100 -1.9250 -3.1900 1008.9200 71.0780 college Right Screw 56.2900 -1.3320 2.8520 1169.0500 56.2590 college Left Fastball 57.9700 0.5300 -0.7030 1096.2100 52.9550 college Left Curve 58.0000 1.9500 3.2400 1072.8000 52.8010 college Left Change 46.9800 0.9680 1.1430 867.8700 68.0900 college Left Rise 57.9100 0.8990 3.0790 1071.2750 44.8970 college Left Drop 57.5000 2.5000 -0.7840 972.3200 62.5530 college Left Screw 58.4700 0.6500 1.9060 1001.8830 41.2250
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Stat Definitions
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In the world of sports-technology there is a brand new set of statistics that we have to pay attention to. We realize the stats may be new to you, so we've put together some information about these stats including some links to sites that may explain them in further detail.
Exit Velocity ("EV" or "Velo") Exit Velocity measures the speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat. Click here for more detailed information. Launch Angle ("LA") Launch Angle represents the vertical angle at which the ball leaves a player's bat after being struck. Click here for more detailed information Distance ("Dist") The distance in feet the ball is projected to have traveled. Result ("Res") The result of the batted ball.
If the result was a hit, then you'll see a "1B", "2B", "3B" or "4B" followed by a location.
Example, "1B-8" means it was a single to centerfield
Example, "3B-7" means it was a triple to leftfield
If the result was a a groundout, then you'll see two numbers, where the ball was hit to and where they threw it to
Example, "6-3" means it was a ground ball to shortstop who threw to firstbase for an out.
If the result was a flyout, then you'll see "F" followed by the position that caught the ball.
Example, "F8" means it was a flyout to centerfield
If the result was a lineout, then you'll see "L" followed by the position that caught the ball.
Example, "L4" means it was a lineout to the second basemanType What type of batted-ball was it? On the ground? Flyball? Line drive?
Values:
GB = Ground ball
FB = Fly ball
LD = Line driveHHA Hard-hit Average. HitTrax will track your hardest hit ball and your “HHA” are all balls hit within 10% of your peak exit speed. For example, if your hardest hit ball is 90 mph, any ball hit at least 81 mph will be counted toward your HHA. LD %
GB %
FB %LD% = Line drive percentage
GB % = Ground ball percentage
FB % = Fly ball percentageLPH Line Drives Plus Hard-hits. Sum of the hitter's Line drive % + Hard-hit Average
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HitTrax & Rapsodo
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Our primary analysis tool for hitting and catching analysis is HitTrax. While HitTrax does support analysis of pitching it doesn't provide the level of detail that Rapsodo does. When a complete player assessment is done for a pitcher, it will involve both HitTrax and Rapsodo.
Rapsodo
In order for a player to view their Rapsodo results, they will need to complete the Rapsodo player profile.
Prior to a player's assessment, TLT will set up the player in Rapsodo which sends an invitation to the player to complete their profile. If the profile is not complete then the information isn't availble to the player. If the player is under 18, then the parent will receive an invitation asking for consent to allow the player's information to be shared with TLT.
Rapsodo App
Rapsodo now requires players to use their app to access their information and the app is available for both Apple & Google devices.If you've had a pitching assessment with TLT then you really should download and log into the Rapsodo app. The information, graphs, charts, data, summaries are amazing.
HitTrax
In order for a player to view their results, they will need to access their an account at HitTrax.com. Prior to the player's assessment an account is created for them at HitTrax. Once the account has been created the player can login and see all of their activity, including sessions, graphs, analysis and more.
HitTrax App
HitTrax has an app that players can use to access their information. The app is available for both Apple & Google devices.If you've had a hitting or catching assessment through TLT, you should log into the HitTrax app. It allows for an easy way to track your progress, view your hitting/catching/pitching sessions and view well-thought out charts, graphs and summaries.
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Contact Us
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If you have any questions or comments please reach out to us at help@TheLineTraining.com
If you (or your child) recently completed an assessment and you did not get your assessment emailed to you, please check your spam/junk mail folder. If you still don't see it, please reach out to us. It is possible that the email address may have been entered incorrectly.
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