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Hit Use Template. The form loads in the Formester drag-and-drop builder with every field above already in place. Skip steps 2 to 4 if the defaults are enough.
Open tryouts run on a clipboard until two assistant coaches grade the same kid differently, the sheets end up in someone's truck, and by Thursday no one remembers why number 22 was a "maybe." This template moves the whole tryout online. Every coach rates the same skills on the same 1-10 scale, the scores land in one dashboard, and the averages, comments, and recommendations stay with you all season. Use it on Little League tryout day, at high school JV and varsity tryouts, on travel-ball and AAU evaluations, after fall scrimmages, on college recruiting visits, and at end-of-season reviews. The form is built for coaches and scouts first, so the fields ask what a baseball person actually wants to know, not what a generic registration form asks. Customise the criteria in a drag-and-drop builder, auto-total composite scores with calculating fields, attach swing or pitching video clips on each player's record, and use conditional logic so a pitcher's evaluation prompts velocity and off-speed follow-ups a position player's never sees. How to add: Select the existing intro block in the editor. Delete the four paragraphs and paste the three new paragraphs. Each paragraph is a plain <p>. For the three inline links, highlight the phrase ("auto-total composite scores", "video clips", "conditional logic") and use the link button to paste the URL.
A baseball tryout evaluation form is the single sheet a coaching staff uses to score a player on the skills that decide who makes the roster. It captures ratings on hitting, fielding (infield and outfield), throwing, pitching (when applicable), base running, teamwork, and work ethic, plus open-text notes on strengths and areas to improve, an overall recommendation, and the evaluator's name and date. Little League and Babe Ruth coaches use it on tryout day. High school JV and varsity staff use it at fall and spring tryouts. Travel-ball and AAU directors use it at try-in events and showcases. College recruiters use it on prospect visits.
The right form replaces three tools. Clipboards stop getting lost. Averages stop being a spreadsheet someone builds at midnight. Player notes from March are searchable in October. And every coach on the staff rates the same kid against the same criteria, so the depth chart is built on data, not the loudest opinion in the dugout.
This template is built to be that single sheet. Take it as a starting point, then tune it for your level, your evaluation context, and your scale (1-5, 1-10, or letter grades) using the rich-text builder.
The template ships with every default field wired. Six steps cover almost every league, age group, and scouting workflow.
Hit Use Template. The form loads in the Formester drag-and-drop builder with every field above already in place. Skip steps 2 to 4 if the defaults are enough.
Add or remove rating rows. Drop a bunt execution row for small-ball programs, a glove-pop time row for catchers, or a 60-yard time row for scouting. Each row is a 1 to 10 scale by default; switch to 1 to 5 in the field settings if your staff prefers a shorter scale.
Add an Age Group dropdown (Little League, Middle School, JV, Varsity, Travel Ball, College) so the same form serves every tryout you run this year.
Open conditional logic and chain follow-ups: a low hitting score reveals a stance and contact note, a high pitching score reveals a velocity and off-speed field, a Highly Recommended pick opens a "next step" task.
Add a calculating field summing the skill rows. The total appears on every submission and on the export, so the depth chart sorts on a number.
Send the form link to your assistant coaches, embed it on the league site, or print a QR code for tryout day. Submissions land in one dashboard. Export to PDF for the file, push to Google Sheets for the average across evaluators.
Six coaching jobs this form is built for. Same template, different fields on display, no copies to maintain.
Run station-based tryouts with three or four assistant coaches scoring on phones, then average composites to seed the draft.
Cut decisions land harder when the rating is on paper. Use the form for tryout week, share the exported PDF with the player and parent at the cut conversation.
Same roster moves across multiple tournaments. Reuse the same form across the season, track the composite trend per player in Sheets, and field the strongest nine for bracket play.
Scouts and assistant coaches log the same player from different angles. Conditional logic surfaces extra fields for projectable arm or bat speed.
Re-rate the same player every four weeks. Compare the trend, not the snapshot, and run targeted reps where the dip shows up.
Export the per-player PDF, attach the strengths and areas to improve, and walk into the meeting with a record instead of a recollection.
Every rating, every open-text block, and every meta field already wired in the template. Drop any you do not need; the rest work on the free tier.
Player and tryout details Text + date
Date. Evaluator first and last name. Player first and last name. Age and grade level. Position(s) tested.
Hitting 1-10 rating
Mechanics, contact, plate discipline, power. 1 means Needs Improvement, 10 means Excellent.
Fielding (infield and outfield) 1-10 rating
Footwork, glove work, reads, range.
Throwing 1-10 rating
Arm strength, accuracy, transfer.
Pitching (if applicable) 1-10 rating
Velocity, control, off-speed command.
Base running 1-10 rating
Speed, instincts, secondary leads.
Teamwork and communication 1-10 rating
Dugout presence, on-field calls.
Work ethic and attitude 1-10 rating
Coachability, between-rep behavior.
Strengths and areas for improvement Long text
Two open-text blocks for evaluator notes that the ratings cannot capture.
Overall impression Radio
Highly Recommended, Recommended, or Needs Improvement.
Sign-off E-signature
Evaluator's signature. Player's signature (optional).
Composite score Auto-totalled
Add a calculating field summing the seven 1-10 ratings so the roster sorts itself the moment scores come in. Attach a video clip of the swing or pitching motion, and branch with conditional logic for position-specific follow-ups.
Coach and scout questions about the rating scale, multi-evaluator scoring, composite totals, video clips, season tracking, and exports.

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