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  1. Bucketrider

    Umpiring for Dummies

    Sorry. It is what our society has become. Blame someone else for your failures. No clinic will change that.
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    Player wanting to Pick up, Upstate SC

    Daughter will be in the Upstate to attend softball camps June 13th-28th. '98 birth date, 1B, Pitcher, OF, hoping to find an opportunity to guest play if available. PM for more info. of 941-915-4012 I think we must be softball insane, this is our family vacation, go figure :cool:
  3. Bucketrider

    You Know Your Daughter Plays Fastpitch if . . .

    You have planned all your family vacations since she was 8 around the farthest tournament to help keep the odometer under 300,000!
  4. Bucketrider

    What IS and what IS NOT a pitching advantage (Physics, NOT rules, here please)

    As a Bucketrider, I will say unequivocally, my DD's pitches are dramatically slower when she leaps. Been fighting this for years now, but when she keeps her weight back, the fast ball is faster and snaps the glove. Leaping does get her closer admitted, but until she hits 60 mph, I doubt there is...
  5. Bucketrider

    Weather

    We are currently heading out to Lowe's to purchase some Gopher Wood. Frogs are climbing trees and fish are swimming in the flower beds. Sunny southern FL my Aunt Millie! This entire summer, not a single tournament completed on a Sunday. Barely able to practice as rain starts 430 every afternoon...
  6. Bucketrider

    Strike Zone? What did he say?

    I must preface this rant by saying I am NOT one of those parents. Yes my 14U DD pitches, however I understand the rule of "The Four Strike Zones". DD has one of the highest ERA's in the area as a freshman pitcher but I believe she has the drive and talent to be a pretty decent pitcher. I also...
  7. Bucketrider

    Confessions of a pyscho softball dad.....

    Been on the wrong end of Lemon Bay twice this season. They are pretty good, DD struck out more than their pitcher, but not enough! And yes you are psycho, but that is evident by you being her on DFP!
  8. Bucketrider

    Do I Have A Crazy Kid?

    A) Daughter B) Softball C) Guessing just turned into a teenager A+B*C= normal softball living But yes, she is crazy
  9. Bucketrider

    Leave this at home!

    Attitudes. You know them every bad call makes is because blue has it in for their DD. Also dislike the parents leading the "3&2 now what ya gonna do now" chants. Love hearing that off the bench on either side can't stand to hear the juvenile parents blurting out cheers.
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    Easton Bat

    14U DD's Easton Stealth Speed 33/23 is starting to crack, so obviously someone smelled the money in my wallet ;) Easton no longer makes this model, so I was wondering what their 2013/14 equivalent model would be? For living in FL, it is AMAZING how little space is given to softball equipment in...
  11. Bucketrider

    Steel Cleats

    Your pitcher will love them. You should look at your infielders to make sure they cover bases correctly and don't block the bag with their feet, or they will learn about stitches. Your catcher should be fine with a normal slide, but in the beginning some girls seem to slide with the foot high. I...
  12. Bucketrider

    For entertainment : "Stuff a DFP member might say"

    How do you get rid of all those red lines??????
  13. Bucketrider

    For entertainment : "Stuff a DFP member might say"

    I had to go to the ER yesterday afternoon after spending twenty enjoyable hours on the bucket here in comfortable southern FL. DD's FB finally hit 65 and broke my hand even though I took everyone's advice on DFP and wore two kevlar batting gloves as well as the catchers mitt. I think she might...
  14. Bucketrider

    Drills for pitching stamina or arm endurance?

    We do a combination of Chinamigarden and PitchingDad's workout. 1 is to have dd pitch, and then I throw the ball to at least the grass, but all over the field and make her run retrieve and pitch, for about 15 pitches, then she gets a breather. I love having her fetch the ball out of my glove ala...
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    Forgive me for I have sinned...

    Thank you all for your feedback. The coach has played college and professionally overseas prior to this job, her first HS coaching job. I understand about other pitchers being needed, I also understand the need to see if they can work their way out of it. I guess, no i know I am a little...
  16. Bucketrider

    Forgive me for I have sinned...

    It has been 500 posts since my last visit to DiscussFastpitch. Work has required me to actually focus on working and has left little to no time for extra curricular softball activities ;). There HAS to be another way to make money and still give me ample softball time! So, HS season is well...
  17. Bucketrider

    Playing it forward

    Awesome. She gets it. Generally I attribute these traits to the father....
  18. Bucketrider

    Michele Smith Camp

    So far I have heard two different stories about the Michele Smith Camps: Some really enjoy the camp and others say there were too many people, so not enough instruction. I think the price if fine, as long as she learns and will be taught.
  19. Bucketrider

    Opinion needed: Siblings in team photo

    I have a 14YO DD and two younger sons. #1 Son, been at the field since 1 1/2YO. #2 Son LITERALLY since second tournament after he was born, so 6 weeks old. Having to get them up at O Dark Thirty to drive an hour to stay at a softball field for ten hours to drive back home an hour after a drive...
  20. Bucketrider

    Illegal Pitch?

    My dd, 14U, is now just starting to get called for it. Spoke with a UIC and we both agreed the real problem was in 10 and 12U when they called it, holy heck was unleashed so they stopped calling it. It has taken DD some time to fix this problem, but still will occasionally get called, USSSA...

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