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    12U vs. 14U?

    My DD is an '03 and played up with a second year 14u team last year. Physically it was the right choice for her, emotionally and socially it was ok, mostly because it is a great group of girls. Dealing with the team going dark for the high school season was probably the biggest frustration. Now...
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    Best remedy for "catchers thumb"?

    My DD had this injury early on. The Evoshield worked quite well for her, both by allowing her to catch while healing and preventing future injury. She later switched to a Vinci mitt and has had no further need of the guard.
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    Playing up?

    My DD is a 7th grader, playing up on a 14u team. She fits with the team athletically and is being challenged in a way that she wasn't before. The big downside for her has mostly been social, as she doesn't have a lot in common with the 9th graders. Fortunately, she is very self confident and...
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    Northern California New England Catching Camp

    Awesome clinic this weekend! Jay and his team did a great job and now my DD wants to go to summer camp. Nice field, perfect weather, and a great group of players. Thanks Dabears17 for hosting.
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    Bucket Dad's frustration with the new team

    Eric F - This was a first, hopefully not a pattern. To other comments: One of the issues really is that this is a new team for us, and DD wants to fit in. Consequently, she is not yet ready to step away from what the coaches tell her to do. She is also young, though she is playing 14u she is...
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    Bucket Dad's frustration with the new team

    "Lastly, I would think long and hard about whether you want her playing both catcher and pitcher." That one is easy, I don't. She is a catcher by choice, and a pitcher by need, she just happens to be good at both. On this team she needs to pitch, but long-term she is more likely to end up as a...
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    Bucket Dad's frustration with the new team

    Thanks to you both for your responses, I obviously needed some perspective. Thanks.
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    Bucket Dad's frustration with the new team

    DD completed her first year in 12u in August and moved up to an existing 14u team, where she is now the #2 pitcher and #3 catcher. She is at least a year younger than every other player on the team and still trying to find her 'place,' both with the coaches and the other players. At a recent...
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    Removingthe starting pitcher

    For me it often comes down to how the pitcher is reacting to the situation. Is she still battling and working to get players out, or has she given up and just going through the motions. In the first case, you may give her a little more leeway to work through the trouble, but in the latter you...
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    Looking For The Name Of A Certain Coach DVD

    The drills you describe sound like those that Howard Kobata uses on his Kobata Style Softball Skills DVD set (softballskills.com). I found the DVDs to be very useful and recommend them.
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    Wasserman's eBook and teaching it

    I have had good success using the water bottle drill with new players. It is one of the first things I have players do when I start working with them, along with throwing into the fence or net so they focus on the mechanics rather than trying to aim the ball. Most of the kids pick up the motion...
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    Do I coach or not?

    At that age, I think the quality of the coaching outweighs almost everything else, so I would have a very hard time allowing my DD to commit to a team without knowing who the coaches will be.
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    Coaching Success: W/L or player development

    I have always viewed it as a bit of a balance. While winning is not the primary goal by any measure, most of the girls and their parents think that winning is more fun than losing. A good coach therefore has to be able to put their players in position to have an opportunity to win, through a...
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