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  1. yoopergarce

    Please help me dispel Total Control Ball rumor

    I've used them religiously for team pre-game warmups for the last two 16U/18U summer travel seasons and haven't seen or heard of any bat problems because of them. Props to their wiffles too...they are the best!...especially in compact warmup areas.
  2. yoopergarce

    D1 Rule for playing during winter break

    Does anyone know the rules for a D1 softball player, playing with a summer travel team during winter break in a tournament? School is not in session, softball is not in season, ...seems like it would be legal as long as the coach doesn't mind. Anyone know for sure or have any thoughts on this...
  3. yoopergarce

    Rundowns

    10-4 Hornet! Thaaaat's right, we played that game too...memory is fading. Steve, being in that "pickle" is why I moved back out of Illinois...luckily about 20 minutes before the suburban housing crash!
  4. yoopergarce

    Rundowns

    Did anyone grow up calling it the "Hot Box"? I never heard it be called a "Pickle" until I moved to Illinois....
  5. yoopergarce

    Pitching Rules and their application

    What burned me is the inconsistency of calling the IPs, even at a 16U national level. I had a pitcher that rarely dragged her trailing toe and sometimes would be as much as 6" off the dirt. Sometimes, I would remind her to drag as frequently as every inning especially as the tournaments got...
  6. yoopergarce

    Early Signing Period - D2

    All good stuff. She went ahead and signed D2. That's where she wanted to go...loved the small campus and liked the coaches and the girls on the team. Can't ask for much more...except maybe closer to home. Thanks...
  7. yoopergarce

    Early Signing Period - D2

    I imagine that there will be a ton of D1 early signings going on next week, but what about D2? Is there typically a run on those scholarships early on too, or do a lot of those programs tend to wait until Spring for the non-pitching positions? If trying to decide to go D2 or D3/NAIA, the...
  8. yoopergarce

    Runner missed Home Plate

    While I agree that it was a terrible call and it sounds like (in this case) it DID cost the team the game, if I was the opposing coach I would've protested the game as to how you were able to have boys play in the girl's fastpitch game. :)
  9. yoopergarce

    Roller Duffel Equipment Bags or Backpack Bat and Equipment Bag?

    Haven't seen much of the the backpacks anymore except for maybe some of the really young age groups. The roller bags are the way to go now, I just wish some company would increase the wheel size on them. If your players aren't paying much attention to the angle while they're pulling them...
  10. yoopergarce

    Amy- Total Control Sports Ball question

    Kevin, I bought a dozen of the hole balls about 3 weeks ago and used them several times with the team, both off the tee and soft toss into a net or tarp. I have to say that they are way better to work with then the regular wiffles. On the harder indoor floors, they won't roll away as far, and...
  11. yoopergarce

    ASA Proposed Rule Changes

    I agree that you should allow the "leap" as long there isn't a replant and push. Trailing toe should be pointed down at least below parallel to the ground though. Most pitching circles / mounds are either in poor condition or dug out so much during a game that it's a judgement call from the...
  12. yoopergarce

    2011 ASA Nationals Sites?

    Thanks for all the info CenCal...
  13. yoopergarce

    2011 ASA Nationals Sites?

    What about a 16U Gold Championship
  14. yoopergarce

    2011 ASA Nationals Sites?

    Does anyone know where the USA/ASA 16U Nationals are next year? I only see the 14U on the ASA website. What about the Regional "A" sites for the different age groups? Are these not public knowledge yet? Thanks...
  15. yoopergarce

    Need help with a question from a friend.

    My take on that, is the coach owes the player or parent some sort of explanation. There has to be something more to it if the coach already came to that conclusion before summer. Parent issues?...or maybe she can't play the field and the team already has fourteen .500 hitters...who knows...
  16. yoopergarce

    tryouts for teams you aren't considering. etiquette

    That's funny...at what age group do you get to do that? :) Anyways, I agree that you don't participate if you know about the club and it's already preconceived that you would not play for them. However, the farther north you go, the less number of girls show up for tryouts and sometimes it's...
  17. yoopergarce

    16U or 18U??

    I'm in the same boat as far as choosing between 16U and 18U for 2011...8 of 11 on the team can stay at 16U including my DD who would like to play college ball anywhere. Summer of 2011 will likely be the last summer travel season before choosing a school. Do we play at a very high 16U level...
  18. yoopergarce

    watching ASA gold Nationals on my computer!!!

    There goes my production rate this afternoon...Thanks!
  19. yoopergarce

    camps in the midwest?

    For what it's worth, I felt that the UW-Madison and UW-Green Bay camps weren't as good as the St. Norbert College and Ripon College camps...all single or two day camps depending on the number of sessions you sign up for.
  20. yoopergarce

    Anyone (else) here playing Co? Fireworks/Sparkler?

    We're looking to go next year (2011). I see that applications have to be in by this August or September already with the G. Does anyone have a feel for what the chances are of getting turned down? I take it that the Fireworks is more prominent than the Sparkler since the entry deadline is a...

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