New England Diamond Dawgs
Individual Player Development Plan

 

Name of Player:   Andrew Larmand (Shortstop)                                                           Date:     August 8, 2007                                                                                                                                                       Plan Period:  Summer 2007

 

I.         SKILLS ASSESSMENT

 

Strengths

 

Physical:	Athleticism, Speed, Bat speed
Fundamental:	Soft hands, range, will make the great play, quick release, power to all fields, contact hitter
Mental:	Student of the game

 

Weaknesses

Physical:	Needs to add more muscle and size
Fundamental:	Coming to get the ball, concentration on routine ground balls
Mental:	Needs to become more of a leader and more vocal on the field

 

II.       Development Goals/Activities

 

Physical                                               

	Goal	Activity	Progress Barrier
1.	Maintain overall athleticism and speed	Off-season conditioning and strength work
2.
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Fundamental

	Goal	Activity	Progress Barrier
1.	Double play depth	When working on DP’s concentrate on playing in and over more
2.	Arm strength	Continue to build arm strength by playing long toss
3.	Aggressive on routine ground balls	During drills, attack the ball more and get rid of it. As you get older, the batter/runner will get faster.

 

Mental

	Goal	Activity	Progress Barrier
1.	Always expect the ball
2.	As a SS, be the leader of the infield. Always be moving.
3.

 

Current Year Stats

 

Games Played – 27

At Bats - 85

Runs - 22

Hits - 28

2B - 2

3B - 4

SB - 12

BB - 10

K - 6

RBI - 15

AVE. - .329

 

Dear Coaches,

 

It was a pleasure to coach against Andrew during the High School season and then have him play for me this past summer for the New England Diamond Dawgs 15U AAU Team.

 

A quiet kid, Andrew excels at every facet of the game.  He is a good contact hitter, has power to all fields, has great speed and is an exceptional defender. He is also a tremendous athlete. Andrew has the ability to play any position on the field and excel at it.  Andrew was the leadoff hitter for our team and the offensive catalyst.  He made things happen at the plate, on the bases and in the field.  He has the tendency to make the difficult plays look easy.

 

From my experiences this summer, I would like to see Andrew work on a few things. I would like to see him more aggressive out in the field. At times he tends to sit back and let the ball come to him.  The same can be said on double plays. He needs to play more in double play depth with runners on so that he can get the ball quicker, or get to the base quicker. 

 

Andrew has a tremendous amount of potential and has been successful at every level he has played.

 

If you have any other questions regarding Andrew’s baseball ability, please feel free to contact me.

 

Thanks,

 

Steve Botto

Assistant Varsity  Baseball Coach – Greater Lowell Technical HS

Head Coach – New England Diamond Dawgs 15U AAU

978-866-3390

sbotto@gltech.org