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    12u game situation practice ideas

    we run a version of 21. its a great drill... we have 18 girls so we treat it as a live game, 9v9 minus the hitting. pitchers still throw their pitches to the catcher but a coach will hit to different spots on the field. mix in line drives, pop flys, grounders, base hits, ect. the base runners...
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    plan for a new pitcher?

    not very good, at least until her junior year. which i suppose isnt all that bad.
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    plan for a new pitcher?

    thanks for all the replies. unfortunately, not many of our girls play TB. im aware how that impacts our chances of success but all i can do is encourage. we have had really good teams in the past that have had 5/6 TB players and some like this year that only have 2. i realize the girl that we...
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    plan for a new pitcher?

    we have a girl on the our middle school team that we would like to groom into a pitcher for next year. we have 2 8th grade pitchers on the team this year but have no one in the 7th or 6th grade that has ever pitched before therefore leaving us in a bad spot for next year. this will be the first...
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    Big thanks to this board!!

    awesome post...
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    Planning for a hard thrower?

    thanks for all the responses. very helpful.
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    Planning for a hard thrower?

    i coach a middle school team and we play a team next week that has a pitcher that throws very hard. i dont know how fast but she was the hardest throwing pitcher we faced last year and ive heard from other coaches that she is even better this year. we have a pretty good lineup 1 through 9 and i...
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    building confidence?

    i showed the 5 short videos found on youtube to my team friday. it went well. at the very least, all the girls knew the purpose of watching it and came away understanding that confidence plays a major role in the success we will have as a team. i especially liked sue enquists perspective on...
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    building confidence?

    i showed the 5 short videos found on youtube to my team friday. it went well. at the very least, all the girls knew the purpose of watching it and came away understanding that confidence plays a major role in the success we will have as a team. i especially liked sue enquists perspective on...
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    building confidence?

    thanks for the post. very helpful.
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    building confidence?

    does anyone have suggestions on an activity/video/drill/game/whatever that I can use with my team to help express the importance of being confident in softball or anything else for that matter. I have a couple of girls on my team(middle school) that really struggle with confidence. one of them...
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    pitchers back up responsibilities?

    what are your pitcher back up responsibilities when the ball is thrown from the outfield and there is a play at 2nd, 3rd, and home?
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    Assistant Coach interviews...

    not sure where that leaves me, considering im a noob to DFP.
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    Assistant Coach interviews...

    yea, 12-14 yr olds. ive never been on this end of an job interview so its all appreciated.
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    Assistant Coach interviews...

    Im the head coach of a middle school softball team and tomorrow I will be sitting in on the interviews of potential assistant coaches with my AD and varsity head coach. I have never been apart of an interview before. Any advice as to what I should be looking for in a potential assistant. What...
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