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    Where should pitcher stand covering home on passed ball/ wild pitch?

    We had a HS kid slide headfirst last year. Catcher takes the throw and blocks the path with her knee. Runner slid mouth-first into the knee guard. By some miracle, it didn't knock out any teeth, but she bit completely through both lips. Stitches on top and bottom. I told her it was pretty...
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    Pitching 700+ pitches in two days.

    In this area, some of the best programs have school enrollment under 500. But they cultivate the lower levels. In my experience working with way, way too many new players that start in middle or high school, for 9 out of 10 of them, it takes 3 seasons (with offseason work) for them to be...
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    Where should pitcher stand covering home on passed ball/ wild pitch?

    About the same place a catcher would stand in a regular situation. In front of and slightly toward 3B side of home plate. As close as possible to get the toss from the catcher and swipe without blocking the runner. Honestly, that's about as close as a pitcher can get most of the time. Plus...
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    When is it time to give up?

    If her pitching is as bad as you describe, she has more problems than a hip. If the hip is closing early...why? Most problems in mechanics are caused by the step before the visible problem. Too often, drills are given to fix a symptom rather than the cause. Even kids with sketchy mechanics...
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    Pitching 700+ pitches in two days.

    We do OK as far as fields are concerned. LL softball uses an old elementary school baseball field that isn't used for anything else. Baseball has its own LL field. MS and HS use the same field, and then some LL softball games are played there because it's in a lot better shape. Regardless of how...
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    Pitching 700+ pitches in two days.

    It's due to coaches at higher levels (MS and HS) not taking the initiative to get directly involved with little league and rec. MS and HS coaching is a year-round job, despite it being a Feb-May official season. They need to be keeping up with teams and players that are feeding their program and...
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    Random Pet Peeves

    Got one of those down the road. Baseball...new million-dollar complex...they're pretty good. 20+ wins per season Softball...can't even get a new $700 pitching screen, lumpy outfield with bad drainage (smells sewer-y), hump at the edge of the infield that balls will jump 2-3 feet off, janky...
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    Random Pet Peeves

    I have never understood the overly loud music before games. No one should have to yell. I tell our pressbox people to dial it back, which occasionally actually happens, but until a couple weeks ago I had never been to a game where it wasn't annoyingly loud. Some blessed soul had actually used...
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    The Saga of Rebuilding a School Program: A parent-coach's journal

    Still pluggin away. The D has done some really impressive things the past several games. We're starting to see those second chance opportunities taken advantage of. The D isn't collapsing anymore, and there's determination on the kids' faces no matter what the score is. They're taking what...
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    When did your pitchers increase velocity?

    From what I've seen and a lot of video, by 11th grade or so, most average pitchers with average genetics, average mechanics, and no whip, will peak in the mid 50's. Ones who started pitching late, such as my daughter, may not peak for another year. She's a sophomore and been at it for 4 years...
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    haha. I just wanted them to have somewhere to put the earplugs when we stopped using them, but they know me well enough that it could have been for anything, or nothing. But the fact that I had some of them scrambling to find practice attire with pockets amused me. I'm always trying to get in...
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    wilson glove

    If that's your price range, look into the mizuno supreme series. Or if you can go a bit more, look at the mvp prime. They're sold a dick's sporting goods. They break in very quickly and have a great pocket. I've used one for a few years, and we have a few girls on the team that have one. They're...
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    One day I had practice all to myself. I was tired of watching the girls not communicating, so I told them on the group chat to make sure they had pockets. Didn't tell them why, and they were all like "WHY DO WE NEED POCKETS!!!" I brought them all foam earplugs to wear on the field. Then I...
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    I constantly see people recommending running players through stations. Some tee work here, some popups, some grounders, etc. I hate stations. Any time you get girls standing in any kind of line without 100% direct supervision, they'll goof off. Leave them alone and they'll goof off and whoever...
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    Sorry ... the WORST game I have ever seen. EVER.

    Some of these awful teams actually have good, knowledgeable coaches. There just isn't enough time to get kids up to speed in 6 weeks. Rec is everything to a program. Just having girls show up to middle school able to throw and catch accelerates the program by YEARS. When rec was restarted in...
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    Are New Balls Slick?

    I've seen the ones from Dick's warp after one hit. I smacked one in old man slowpitch practice, and by the time it hit the ground it was wobbly. Throw only, or like...8U is the only safe place for them.
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    Are New Balls Slick?

    They are absolute turds. The surface breaks really easily if they hit a wall or something They get super slick and I swear the shrink a little. And they go dead really fast. They're like one step above one of the Dick's branded practice balls.
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    End of an awesome ride as a softball dad

    My daughter's pitching legacy will be all the busted rubbermaid totes in the basement.
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    Are New Balls Slick?

    As far as I'm concerned, there is no other ball than the Dudley. Grippy and never go slick, perfect seams, durable, seemingly waterproof, and hardly lose any pop over time. We have Thunder Heats in the practice bucket that have been getting beat on for at least three years and are still better...

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