Using the TurboStats Situational Diagraming Tool for Baseball

Using the TurboStats Situational Diagraming Tool for Baseball/Softball

The Situation Editor allows the creation, modification and animation of over 1200 game situations. It’s the perfect training tool for teaching players your game strategies. Situational training is great for rainy days or off-season training. You can display cutoffs, backups, pickoffs, tag ups, where to throw, where to go, and just about any other game activity you have to teach.

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Players appear in their default positions if a situation has not been found in the database or [Reset] has been pressed.

Situational Positioning: If you would like to control players and runners starting positions based on the situation you must check the [x] Use Situational Positioning option. To setup situational positioning you must select "Player Positioning" from the Hit To list box. Then select the situations like One Out, Runner on 1st.

How to Edit or Create your own Situation

Select a situation from the pull down lists: # of men on base, # of outs, Ball hit to location. Next drag the players into the assigned locations they should be in after the ball is fielded. Drag the runners to the bases they should be at after the play (note : runners cannot advance more than two bases.) There are three balls to position. The red stripe ball near home plate is the batted ball and should be dragged to the fielder that will field the batted ball at the desired location on the field. The yellow ball near the pitcher’s mound is the first thrown ball. Drag this ball to the fielder the first throw should go to. If a second throw is desired then drag the blue stripe ball from the on deck circle to the fielder that will handle the second throw. Press [Save] to record your changes and then press [Play] to animate your situation. After you create and save your situation press the [Lines] button and lines and arrows will automatically be created based on the final positions of each player.

Tag Ups can be shown for any fly ball to the outfield. Deep flies will not be tag ups. If a baserunner does not advance past the next base they will be animated as a tag up.

How to make Multiple Situational Files

Over 1200 possible situations can be recorded. Use File> Save Situation As to create a new situation file; and File > Open Situation File to view an existing one.

How to use the Situational Editor Interactively with your Players

Check the [x] pause option box.
Then select a situation from the lists.
Press Play once and the ball will move on the field.
Have your players use the mouse to move their positional player to the location on the field where they should be for current situation
Press the Play button again ( looks like a pause button || ) to see if they were right

How to Print your Situation

Print in Black&White by pressing the Printer Icon. In Color by choosing File > Print
To print with the lines and arrows on, press LINES so they are displayed on the screen before you press the printer icon
To print a Quiz form for your players to draw the lines and arrows first check the [x] Pause box and then select a situation. Press play so the ball moves to where it should be on the field. Then press the print icon.

ISSUE
The ball field shrinks when I animate plays. The players are off the field. Solution Switch from Large Fonts. When I set to Small Fonts in the Display Properties-Setings-Advanced.