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    Where does the 1st baseman stand getting a throw from RF ?

    If there is a play at first, with a throw coming from the RF, the runner will be running through the base. Hitting the orange bag. There will be no reason for her to try rounding the bag. If she is, she will be hitting the inside corner of the bag. The play is right in front of her. she wil see...
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    Pro Glide?

    Have used it for over a year, with numerous girls. They actually love it, instant feedback. The chuck it does the same, however with the pro-glider, the sizes of it, compares to them swinging a bat. Have fixed a lot of swings with the use of it. I did use the chuck it prior to these bats, from...
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    What is a good scholarship?

    I've been away from here for awhile. Felt I may able to add something to this topic. DD is a senior. I was hoping she would get 1 offer. She ended up with 8. Just got another one this past week. At first she wanted to go to a big D1 school, then learned that softball pretty much came first. Not...
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    If you could start your DD into softball all over again............

    I couldn't agree more with GOINGDEEP. The time has flown by. I would've changed two things. DD played slowpitch until 8th grade. that's all we had around the area. I was the one that started up a fastpitch team. I didn't realize all the opportunities out there in fastpitch. I would have started...
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    playing time thread

    Just tell her hard work will pay off. 3 years ago, DD was playing on maybe a "B" team, at best. Her friends were on the team. I had asked her if she wanted to tryout in August for a top "A" team in the state. She didn't want to. During the winter we went to this teams hitting facility every...
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    School forfeits title game — other team has girl

    Everyone is entitled to have their own beliefs. We still have bigotry, racism, etc. These people are most likely raised that way, by their parents. One thing that no one has touched on, I don't believe is: The school is teaching this. In todays world, it's scary to know, that there is a school...
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    Why do girls stand at the front of the box?

    The first post on here was directed at High school hitters. I coach both high school and travel. I think we all can agree, that there is a huge difference in the talent level from both. I agree with having their front foot after stride even with the plate. However on our high school team, at...
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    Anyone been to Disney?

    We have never gone, but know quite a few coaches and teams that have gone. It's not a tournament, and you tell them the type of competition that you would like to play. Based on how good you think your team is. For any Wisconsin teams that go, it does count against our games played for the...
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    I need an intervention!

    Softballphreak, my DD went through a week of practice, before we went to the GP. I didn't agree with his diagnosis. They wanted her to go to PT. I wanted her to go to a ortho. That was when we found out both were tore. She did play 80 plus games on it. She had a don joy brace, like KCM's DD...
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    I need an intervention!

    They did play with a fully torn ACL. Wearing a ACL brace, we were told and I also read, that no more damage could be done. This also came from the surgeon. What he was concerned about was the tear in the meniscus. On the MRI, they cannot tell or should I say couldn't tell how bad my DD's...
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    I need an intervention!

    Went through this last year with my DD. week before high school starts, she tore her ACL and meniscus. Had the MRI, etc. Ortho doc said she could play on it with a brace, the surgeon wanted to do surgery right away. I pretty much left it up to her. She wanted to try playing on it. Played the...
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    Best/nicest complexes in the country

    I have to agree with Frost. Played there last year, best we have played on
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    JV Softball

    It won't matter. I have a sophomore on my team. She was my #1 pitcher this past year. She was 4-1 at nationals, 16U. She was on the freshman team last year. Her coach wouldn't put her on varsity, because she wasn't playing on his summer team. college's saw her play at Nationals, she is getting...
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    Game Day USA

    Pretty much what Goobie said. Rain delays, disorganized. Promised professional umps? 2 per game. We only had 1 per game, they were terrible. All teams were complaining about them. Lack of staff at the tournament. Lack of communication during rain delays. Unable to get ahold of any staff, trying...
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    Game Day USA

    I agree with the above posts. We played in one, at the Wisconsin Dells 2 years ago. I vowed then, that I would never play in a game day tournament again. Poorly run tournament.
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    Should Travel Ball even exist? Is it egalitarian?

    Absolutely it should exist. If you don't want your daughter to play, then don't have her play. Everyone is free to make their own choices. DD would love to play in college, she would love to get a scholarship, if it doesn't happen, I am fine with it. She is building memories with her teammates...
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    Doublewall vs. Composite

    We had the same problem last year, with the same bat. I used it to hit infield, and I felt what she felt. Still have it, collecting dust. We switched Demarini CF4, and just purchased a phenix. She loves them. Other girls tried the synergy, and hated it. I can't give it away
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    When to cut your daughter loose?

    I was able to work one on one with my daughter, when I was coaching her. Just not as much as I can now. I can focus only on her. Where in the past, girls were always over, working with her. Until you do both sides, you won't understand, I always tried to treat DD the same as the rest of the...
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    When to cut your daughter loose?

    Excellent post, sluggers!!
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    When to cut your daughter loose?

    I went through the same thing this year with my daughter. She is 14, I have been coaching her since she was old enough to play. I had my own tournament team, that we started a couple years ago. Not a lot of talent on the team. After the first tourney in Dec. We saw, it was going to be another...

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