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    Can someone explain softball 'levels'

    OK, I get that there's Rec/C, B, A, & Gold. But how does a team determine where it plays? Is it simply a coaching decision? Does NSA/ASA have any kind of 'automatic' qualifier for a level (ie: you win 3 tournaments a year you need to move up)? I also get that some tournaments have Rec/C...
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    Freezes in box

    Coach has been working with DD (and she's been working when away from the team) on her hitting. At the cage, softtoss, front toss, and tee, she hits the ball well. When she gets into the batters box in a game though, she makes bad decisions on balls/strikes, and just doesn't do as well. It...
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    Some videos from the cages last night

    Some videos from the cages last night (opinions wanted) DD's coach is working on her hitting consistently and harder. I'm going to be honest, I have a hard time "seeing" mechanical faults in real time. I took this video last night to get some opinions (and trying to find some software to slow...
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    Obstruction or not?

    This is probably a "had to be there", but I'll try to describe... R1 on 1st. Batter shows bunt, F1, F3, F5 all crash home. F3 straight down the baseline. Batter puts ball down just left of straight line toward pitcher and takes off. ~7-10' down the line, B/R ends up going around F3 who's...
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    Could/would you walk away? (not what you're thinking)

    This should be a different one... DD playing in the losers bracket of a tournament. DD's team up 1-0 bottom of 5th (we're visitors). Batter steps up in box and looks like she's crowding the plate. Our team's fans are on 3rd base side. To see how close she is to the plate, I get up and go...
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    Whats the call?

    NFHS rule set R1 on third. Pitch goes by catcher and bounces along fence on third base side. batter backs out of box and stands w/back to ball. F2 fields ball and tosses home... right into the back of batter. batter was in direct line from where catcher recovered ball & plate. runner crosses...
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    Dad's aren't the only ones to exaggerate

    I ran into one of DD's former coaches (from the first time she played all stars). I asked him what's he's up to and he said he was coaching a travel ball team (12U). I asked him how it was going and he started bragging on the pitcher. Says how the previous year (when the pitcher was 10U) she...
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    Getting different bat advice from different coaches... WTD?

    DD is a 2nd year 12U. 5'3 ~110#. She started playing 1st year 10U. At that point, I went to Wal*Mart and got her an Easton Cyclone 33/23. She hit it OK. After her 10U was done, I picked up an Easton Clarity SSR1B 34/24. She played rec for 1st year 12U. She mainly walked. In practice...
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    Stupid Storms!

    We haven't had rain for ~2 weeks. Show up at the field at 7:30 for our 9am scheduled game yesterday (3 games pool sat + single elimination sun). Rain starts at 8. They send everyone home around 10 saying keep phone handy. We do a team breakfast, then some of us walk around the mall (seeing...
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    Pinch Runner vs. Courtesy runner

    I know many of the tournament my DD plays in a coach will put a 'courtesy runner' in for the catcher and/or pitcher if they get on base (not just our team, I've seen other teams do that). I've also seen coaches put in 'Pinch Runners' for other (presumably slower) players. I don't understand...
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    NSA World Series

    OK, really dumb question. DD's team just won a tournament that has an automatic bid to the NSA WS going to the winner. Does that mean it's our choice on whether to go to the WS? Basically we're "qualified", right? But I know there are a lot of tournaments in our state alone that has...
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    Interesting Conundrum (Family vs. Softball)

    So here's a different one... This is our first year on a travel program. (We've played Rec All stars in the past the 2nd half of the summer). DD is 2nd year 12U. Before we hooked up with this program, we booked a family vacation out of state. I told the coach this multiple times before he...
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    Another illegal pitch question

    Pitcher puts both feet on the rubber, touches hands together, then starts her delivery. As her (right) arm comes back before starting forward motion, her stride (left) foot steps back off the rubber. I've seen this from pitchers at a number of games (middle school) this year but nothing is...
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    Coach Rant

    Middle school ball. 2nd year head coach. Has made some questionable decisions... Bases loaded, 1 out. Coach gives batter bunt sign... 1st pitch... foul. bunt sign again... 2nd pitch... foul. Bunt sign again(?) 3rd pitch... foul... batter out. No "team" cheers are allowed. DD pitching...
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    Another LBR question

    Situation... R1 on third. Batter pops up into foul territory. C takes her mask off and makes the catch. C then returns the ball to the pitcher in the circle. After the pitcher has the ball in the circle, while C is putting her mask back on, R1 takes off for home. Pitcher can't do anything...
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    Coaches/Parents you love to hate

    There's one parent in my (small) town that everyone wants to beat. While he knows his softball tactics, he sometimes operates on the other side of "the line". My DD's school played his DD's school last night (MS). In the 'JV' game, my DD pitched and his DD pitched. The catcher for his team...
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    Need some encouragment

    I'll try to make a long story slightly shorter... Last year... DD starts for the Middle School 'B' team (read: JV) pitching. She didn't last two innings... hit ~6-8 batters before finally getting pulled. Didn't play much after that. Hit at least one batter (usually more) every time she...
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    Not a proud parent moment

    DD(12) "worked out" in a scrimmage for a travel team yesterday. We went to a practice last week and they invited us back for the scrimmage. So she played, pitched 1 2/3 inning (not bad) and then worked the OF. I was upset she wasn't hustling enough. I tried to hold it in, but let one play...
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    Here's a different one...

    DD is starting her second year of MS softball. This will be her fourth year playing SB and third year pitching. She had trouble with control during MS last year. Worked on it over the summer and winter and is doing much better. Now the issue... according to DD, the catcher on the MS team...
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    Some feel good moments from the weekend

    Playing in a 12U Rec only tournament... our All Star team didn't get enough girls to sign up, so we're lucky to have 10 players at the tournament. Two of the girls (sisters) are the type who like the game, but are still scared of the ball, generally balls hit to them hit in front and roll past...

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