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  1. Cannonball

    Share Some Conversations:

    Not long. As I have mentioned, my practices were intense. No one stood around. We were always doing something. For example, if we had a pitcher doing their BP work and finishing throwing to hitters, we might have the 3B and SS take their positions. I would yell about being on their toes...
  2. Cannonball

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    Sure, sometimes I would yell, "Everyone on your toes." That meant that a changeup was going to be thrown. Typically, everyone would shift as I yelled this as I walked out of the dugout. The goal was to have people look at me while they shifted. The third baseman and shortstop both adjusted...
  3. Cannonball

    Random Pet Peeves

    Soooooo, I am an old crabby guy. The music or sound systems rolled up to the fields hacks me off. I don't want to hear your music as I try to get my team ready to play. I certainly don't want to hear your music if I am four fields removed from you and your diamond.
  4. Cannonball

    DIII Selection Monday

    Who do they play in St. Louis? My guess would be Washington University. I have a friend who has a daughter playing there.
  5. Cannonball

    Share Some Conversations:

    As an FYI, this thread is open for all to share conversations with their DDs. We can all learn from those conversations. They might be some simple or difficult situations and we have all gone through them in varying degrees.
  6. Cannonball

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    I wanted to share some of the conversations my DD and I have been having. As I have pointed out, she has been eaten up by softball most of her life. I've posted several times before that we constantly had to tell her that softball was what she did and not who she is. With the college...
  7. Cannonball

    Playing up (School Ball) ???????

    As an aside, and I don't know any of you or those HS programs. In the conference that I have coached in for the last few decades, multiple D-I pitchers have come from the conference. Another few will graduate either this year or next. Our out-of-conference schedule has our players playing...
  8. Cannonball

    Playing up (School Ball) ???????

    ... and the great thing is that you can save your dd from this terrible experience next year. Just say NO!
  9. Cannonball

    Skull Sessions

    I can't answer your question with a source but I can recommend that you watch The College World Series with the players. Write down questions/situations, and talk to them about how to play the game. Typically, it was hard to get everyone there but if you can get key players there, they can...
  10. Cannonball

    What do y’all see?

    It is virtually impossible to determine much from stills.
  11. Cannonball

    Just met my neighbor...

    My DD and son-in-law are building a house about one block away from us. It is on a cul de sac. Her soon-to-be neighbor came over and I gave him a tour of the structure. He said that he wanted to check the cul de sac for nails since he was bringing his RV out. They are headed to Texas for a...
  12. Cannonball

    Two calls from last night:

    @CoachJD I am sorry that happened. @Dabears17 NEVER should threats like you mentioned be made toward umpires. As you mentioned, umpires make mistakes and so do coaches. I've been wrong before about my positions on calls in games. Players make mistakes as well. I've posted this several times...
  13. Cannonball

    Continuing Education - Umpire Evaluation

    Thank goodness that these bats were relatively new and the school provided them. Mentally, I think that a lot of hitters who have their bats taken at key conferences or post-season tournaments find it tough to make a drastic change.
  14. Cannonball

    Continuing Education - Umpire Evaluation

    No, they were Miken. This was during that brief period of time when the umpires "checked the bats" prior to the game. I think that it was either 2012 or 2013. It might have been a conference rule. My dd had a bat seized in a regional that was also brand new. She had not used that bat. It...
  15. Cannonball

    Continuing Education - Umpire Evaluation

    While I have seen numerous D-I and D-II games, I have seen far more at the D-II level. I'd have to say that the quality of umpiring was exceptional. I do recognize that games through the week might cause problems but, to be honest, these umpires we saw in mid-week games were the same ones we...
  16. Cannonball

    New Coach, advice appreciated

    Fake it till you make it. IOWs, the way you carry yourself around the players really matters. Have your plan and then get after it. Coach the best you can. Have standards/rules but not too many. Help those who want help. If it comes down to your principles, don't deviate from them. One...
  17. Cannonball

    What should she work on?

    Something that we have added is that instead of being belly button toward the front or pitcher position, we cut that angle in half for some hitters. Then, we do a progression to get them to the belly button to the front. Otherwise, some hitters then to drop their hands to the plane of the ball...
  18. Cannonball

    Two calls from last night:

    I understand. There are pleanty of things more important than an old guy venting. I hope you have a great day.
  19. Cannonball

    Two calls from last night:

    That is fair enough. I would not believe that the throw was high enough. In fact, it was going to be a bang bang play.
  20. Cannonball

    Two calls from last night:

    Two outs and the home team is down by 1. Sixth inning. Ball hit to right field. Right Fielder is shallow and throws to 1B. The throw was a little high but very catchable. Batter/runner hits 1B as 1B stretches up to catch the throw. The safety bag is available to the runner. Runner...

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