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    couple of situations from our tournament this weeknd 12u rec

    we were very surprised by the decision the ump made, no arguing from the other side though. This was the same ump that made the hesitation call above. thanks, being rec coaches that do one tournament a year, we aren't really up to speed on the protocol.
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    couple of situations from our tournament this weeknd 12u rec

    this was NSA and it was a dead ball appeal, the coach had the pitcher throw to the catcher and the catcher touch home. I have a hard time believing my player jumped over the plate, I have no idea why she would do that, it is rec though. We have to instruct them on nearly everything they do...
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    Batter's Box positioning strategy 12 u rec

    This was my thinking as well, a few parents disagreed. As it were we didn't face anymore lobbers the rest of the tournament.
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    couple of situations from our tournament this weeknd 12u rec

    our runner on third was called out for hesitation..the pitcher had turned toward third and raised the ball from her glove with her throwing hand(which blue acknowledged). No one was covering third, my runner did not immediately return to the base, which I thought was allowed if a play was made...
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    Batter's Box positioning strategy 12 u rec

    where do you position your batters in the box against a lobber pitcher...most of my hitters are out on their front foot and cueing the balls off the ends of their bats...would love some ideas, thanks in advance....12u rec.
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    Chicago Weather

    I'm coaching a 12u rec team in the area....we started practicing April 1 and have 4 practices so far, two of them in pretty poor conditions. Opening day is next Saturday. Thankfully I have a make up practice this afternoon and 2 more next week, we have a lot of work to do. Take it easy on my...
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    suggestions for fun/competitive end of practice drill / game

    thank you everyone for all the great suggestions. I'll be using some or all of them at some point. Sluggers, shotgun sounds great, might try that tonight. Thanks again!
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    suggestions for fun/competitive end of practice drill / game

    for 12u rec back coaching 12u for the first time in about 4 years. I'm looking for suggestions for good end of practice drills or games. I'm really trying to change it up this year and keep everybody involved and interested. Thanks in advance for suggestions!
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    Usefull Coaching Skills

    well said....
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    Pre Game Routine/Warm-up

    A 14u Rec / Rec All-Star prospective: We tried to get a stretching / running routine in, lasted for about a month into the season till they got tired of it and I got tired of trying to make them do it. We've just been playing short toss to warm their arms, then front-toss with wiffles (pitcher...
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    Hitting the stick..

    what is the stick's effect on a composite bat, I shied away from it for fear of damaging an expensive bat...we've used wiffle balls to warm up hitting pre-game.
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    Just take the first strike!

    We play 14u rec this year, I've been a proponent of taking the first pitch with certain hitters against certain pitchers in certain situations. My own DD rarely strikes out and has shown she can hit comfortably with 2 strikes...against most pitchers. If a pitcher is hitting her spots and has a...
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    Professionalism of umpires

    thanks for the post FPump, would love to show it to the board of the org these guys work for, they obviously don't share your professional attitude toward umpiring, seems it's just a "job" to them and one they don't take very seriously.
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    Professionalism of umpires

    you're not kidding, why they keep him around is so far beyond me it's incredible. I think the board of that organization are the real criminals in all of this.
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    Professionalism of umpires

    the other coach reminded me of something else this "umpire" said to us when we complained about his son back slapping with the host team's coaches.. "it's just a girls tournament for a $5 plastic trophy"
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