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    More news from the "Life isnt fair" Dept.

    I would be interested to see what type of pitching they are seeing. I find that with my own daughter (12u) when she sees bad pitching she is a mediocre hitter and when she sees good pitching she is above average. Right now she leads her team in all offensive categories but I find in games she...
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    10u captains, good idea?

    To be honest, I don't like the idea of captains for any sport at any level. I feel the concept is devisive to the team and pits kids against each other. I coached many very very good wrestling teams and we never had captains. I let seniors go out to the middle and call the flip but that's about...
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    Missing School for Softball

    This isn't an elementary policy or practice, it's the view the state has on truancy. Meaning it is very hard to prosecute a parent who is making the effort to work with the school and letting them know their child won't be in school. There is also an unwritten rule of thumb in our area that says...
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    Missing School for Softball

    I've been in the school system for a long time and currently I am an elematary principal as well as the Assistamt Superintendent of the district. What I most appreciate is when people are honest about what they are doing. I would have ZERO problem with a kid leaving early or missing for that...
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    Mako, CF8 or Xeno

    My DD (10 years old) has the 2015 LXT, XENO, and the CF7 Insane (yes I know I have a bet problem that needs to be addressed) all in a 31/21. Although the LXT and XENO are fairly new, I can honestly say she like all three bats -she used the insane all season. Having said that, if we were to play...
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    HS Opening Day in GA

    Really wish Michigan would look into playing in the fall and not the spring!!
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    Worst parent of the weekend.

    Detroit area. I had a lady I work with tell me she loves going to tournaments here with her sons baseball team, now I know why. Pretty much a full bar set up right there in site. I agree with you... Recipe for disaster!!
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    Worst parent of the weekend.

    Sat by a real winner myself this weekend. We were playing for the 10U USSSA state championship at a complex the sells alcohol (bad idea). This guy who is obviously had too much did nothing but run his mouth the whole time. When we were up to bat he would start chanting/singing fastball, change...
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    If your All Star team is getting tired of softball .....

    I had our tech guy at school stop me in the hallway laughing and told his little league DD (5th grader) to tell me what she just said to him. She said "I told my dad that I have to play a game on Thursday and Friday night, I'm going to be tired... I laughed along with him and then he asked me...
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    Uniform #'s

    DD wears #1 for everything she does. I asked her why she wanted that number (I think she was 8) and she said "well isn't that your old football jersey in the closet?" When I told her yes, she said "well I want to be like you so I want that number too". Pretty cool moment for me.
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    Portable speakers blaring at tournaments

    The music doesn't bother me or seem to bother anyone around us. Typically unless you are really listening, I don't think you can hear it meaning it's not very loud. Done tastefully and respectfully I think it's ok. Like some of you have said though, I'm not ok with extremely suggestive music or...
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    Another College Program With Troubles.

    I've met this girl a few times and her reputation around the area is very good. She seemed like a very nice, pleasant, outgoing kid and it's a shame coaches think they need to punish honesty. My DD is a HUGE UM fan and HATES MSU but after speaking with McBride she really liked her. I'll admit...
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    How to deal with a mean coach?

    The key point to keep in mind for any coach is that all kids are not the same and should not be treated the same in terms of motivation. I talked at length to teachers about this same subject. Some kids need a hug, some need a kick in the butt and a good coach/teacher knows and understand who...
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    Lifting weights on Game day and other concerns.

    This is a school issue and should not be allowed. The AD, superintendent, or school board need to step in here and mandate that in season athletics take full priority over off season workouts. A student should not be penalized for missing because they are actively representing their school in...
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    Torina video bombed

    I'm a pretty big Uconn women's basketball fan and I'm pretty sure I saw Mosqueda-Lewis with a photo bomb during a Geno post game interview. I think the key thing here though is it was a post game interview after they had won a tournament game, not during the course of a game. Having said that...
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