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    The down side to tournaments

    No comparison between baseball and softball. Pitching innings is the biggest reason for fewer games in baseball....that and this assumption that its a requirement the game be slow and boring! I mean, 2 hour plus games for 12 yo boys? I run tourneys for our local baseball organization....I...
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    Homesick

    This is a great thread. We are in the midst of these types of discussions now with my DD. The school factors for her are: 1. Good elementary education curriculum. She has always wanted to be an Elementary school teacher. 2. One easy day drive, or 4 hour flight in/out of a major hub...
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    how do 9th & 10th graders verbal?

    Every college coach I've heard speak laments about how early the recruiting and verballing process starts. And every one of them does it. The NCAA will have to step in eventually. I don't know what that would look like, but it almost has to happen eventually. It was bad enough when it was...
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    Shameless brag post

    and they are done, beat by a Firecrackers team this morning. great tourney for them. DD finished the tourney 12-19, a few walks, a few FC RBI, 3 sac bunts. At least I get to watch the next two tourneys live and in person!!
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    Shameless brag post

    Yes, that is correct
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    Xeno durability

    DD just got the 2014 Xeno at the Firecracker...not out to the general market yet. Supposedly some redesign, including "more composite material". She says it doesn't sound quite as harsh as her 2013, for what that's worth.
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    Shameless brag post

    DD is playing in the Firecracker this week (while I'm sitting at home); team was selected for the 16U Super32 "power pool" (means they play the big name teams). End of pool play, team finished 2-2, including 2 1-run losses in the 7th inning. Pretty darn good for a first-year 16u team from the...
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    Softball vs baseball

    She'll appreciate softball that much more. Baseball is so slow and boring.......
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    Xeno new or old and bat length

    DD just toasted Xeno number 2 in 10 months. First one developed a rattle, HS umpire yanked it. The replacement one loosened up badly in the joint just last night. Sucks because she is destroying the ball right now. Not going to switch to a different manufacturer during the season, especially...
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    Shaved bat and what to do about it

    Gimme a break, boot the kid because the dad is an idiot egomaniac? Who cares if he apologizes. Remember, it's about the kids, right? Why crush a kid for something I bet she has NO CLUE about. You know now. You have an appropriate size team bat for the player, she either uses the bat you...
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    If you heard this at a game, what would you do???

    Sunday fall-ball league, 16U. ASA rules, ASA certified umpires. Equipment check prior to the game, umpires pull 2 bats for "rattles". At the plate talk, the very visibly upset head coach says something to the affect of, "I am a nationally known head coach, you're just a local umpire. You...
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    Little League World Series Championship tonight at 9pm Central....

    Really felt for that Central pitcher. She didn't seem to get any moral support either...of course watching it on TV could have missed something. There should have been a couple of times the team got together on their own in the circle and tried to clean it up, without the coach coming out...
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    Making cuts after tryouts....

    What is the normal way you have seen? Most organizations in our area call or send emails after tryouts, informing someone if they have been if they have or have not made the team. I've seen a couple that talk to each person individually at the end, these are when they have a very small amount...
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    Swimming on Game Day

    After a player made a trip to the ER last year in Midland, the ER doc told us..."get these girls in the water every day, right after the game if possible". Cools them down slowly rather than a cold shower. There's plenty of coaches that won't let a player touch the pool until after they are...
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    Holding players accountable

    Repetition....and positively enforce when it is done right!!! Everyone likes to be noticed when they do something right, especially social animals like pre-teen girls. I'm sorry, I have a daughter, and have been involved in coaching girls for quite a while, and I completely disagree that the...
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    ASA is playing hardball

    Unfortunately, at this time, it appears that the priority of ASA is for the best players in the world to ONLY be associated with them, not another association. Seems like the most important thing would be to get the best players in the world onto the National team, regardless who they are.
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    ASA is playing hardball

    here we go, this should turn ugly.....so much for having the best players playing for the United States. Sounds pretty petty to me.
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    Coach Scenario....to play or not.

    Interestingly, a recent coaching seminar I went to had several Pac-12 D1 coaches along with some others from the mid-west. Several of these coaches lamented the fact that today's players don't seem to quite have the same killer attitude that those in the past have had. Specifically, one coach...
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    Coach Scenario....to play or not.

    Program's main goal is always to qualify and play in ASA Nationals. At National Qualifier, advance to championship game. Guaranteed berth for 1st and 2nd. Its 6pm on a Sunday night, its a 3+ hour drive home depending on traffic. Played 3 games already that day. Do you play the game? Or...
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    Coach: Cal State Fullerton retaliated over women's equality

    As long as the facilities and opportunities funded by the state are equal to both, there's not an issue, right? Is there any doubt that women's programs regularly get the short end of the stick and most institutions?

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