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    Offer from School 1 and Interest from School 2

    My Dd is a JR and a pitcher. One school made an offer last year but is now putting some pressure on her for a commitment. School 2 has expressed a lot of interest but no offer yet. Is it bad form to call school 2 and ask what their level of interest is? Both schools are great academic schools...
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    Player Profile Queston

    There is a local college that does a camp on a monthly basis for both pitching and hitting. My daughter attends both sessions each month and that is the only instruction she receives. The camp is done in one hour increments with small coach/player ratios. When filling out the player profile...
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    Cathcers signaling coaches after each pitch

    My DD's 14u team has started having the catcher signal the coaches on each pitch if the pitch hit it's intended target or not. There were no standards given to the catcher, just whatever they think. In the team meeting after the game one of the coaches that has been keeping track will tell the...
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    Tight shoulder

    14 yr old DD had a reduction in speed and control yesterday and later said her shoulder felt stiff and tight all through the game. Any thoughts on good safe ways to loosen it up and keep it there? I am thinking she isn't warming up enough before pitching (I'm not a coach so I haven't paid much...
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    DD hurt this weekend

    We ended up playing a tournament indoors this weekend. Why I have no idea. The fields were perfect fine and the weather was awesome. The team was warming up before the second game and my DD and a couple of other girls were taking grounders for infield. They do this just behind the bases and are...
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    Weight back or weight forward

    DD (14U) recently switched from peel drop to roll over drop. She just couldn't get the release on the peel drop. Her PC teaches weight over front foot at release and so does one of her current coaches who pitches for a local DII school. She went to a pitching clinic within the organization last...
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    Looking for a video

    I am looking for a video of Lisa Fernandez throwing a change up. I have not been able to find one in any of my searches. Does anyone have a link to a video? Thanks for any help in advance.
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    Broken toe

    We were in Pekin, Il this weekend for an indoor tournament. DD (14U) was pitching the first game on Saturday and took a hard shot off the left big toe and shin in the first inning. Her coach tried to pull her but she wouldn't come out. Coach told her she had a few pitches to show she could stay...
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    Too upright

    My 14U DD has the tendency to be too erect during arm whip to follow through. This isn't an every pitch occurrence but it is enough to mess with consistent accuracy and at times confidence. I have videoed her and shown her. She understands what she is doing and we worked on it in her last cage...
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    A new experience

    My DD is on a new 14u team with a great organization. I have absolutely no complaints about the girls, coaches or organization. My DD is really enjoying being on a team with girls that want to play at the highest level. The team is listed as an "A" team and the ultimate goal is to play ASA/USA...
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    Pitching too much fractured a rib

    A friend of mine's DD is a freshman pitching on HS varsity team. The other pitcher got hurt so all the pitching duties fell to my friend's DD. This in itself isn't a big deal, 3-4 games a week, but she was also made to pitch batting practice for every practice on top of games. This weekend she...
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    Question for the select or travel coaches

    How do you handle your pitchers? You have two pitchers that are interchangeable as far as efeectiveness and you can win with either one. They are also two of your more all around talented players. You can plug them in at any position and they can hold their own. They won't be perfect but they...
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    What is wrong with USSSA in eastern MO

    The St. Louis area director has lost his mind. Among other things, last year he allowed subs in a closed roster state tournament with girls that had played in the same tournament. Then allowed older girls to play down...in the same tournament. Now this year starts out with an indoor tournament...
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    I may be opening a can of worms but...

    My DD (13) throws a curve...most times...should she be learning the drop curve also? I have heard opinions around here both ways. One camp says it is a gimmick pitch and the other says it is necessary for college ball. Her current PC does not teach a drop curve or a drop change. Is this a needed...
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    Drop ball drills

    My DD (13) asked me to find her some drop ball drills to do at home. Does anyone have a few drills they like to do? She is learning the peel drop if that makes a difference.
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    Won't throw hard consistently

    My frustration is building with every practice and lesson. My DD (14) just will not throw hard on every pitch. When she throws hard she is accurate, fast and has a lot of movement. I try to let her know that when she throws hard she does much better. She agrees but no change. In our last fall...
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    Legit Camp

    Has anyone's DD attended this clinic? Home (sorry I couldn't get it to hyperlink from work). My 13yr old wants to attend the one in St. Louis (local). I have emailed them and as of last night they confirmed that at least 18 head coaches would be there even though the big showcase tournaments in...
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    Difference of coacing styles

    I have joined the high school feeder team coaching staff this year and what an eye opener. There is a family that has had a couple of girls go through the feeder program and play on the high school team. They are very tight with the hc of the high school team. After our tryouts myself and the...
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    Backhand flip change up

    This is the only change up my DD knows. She loves the pitch when it works as "it makes them look stupid" (she gets that from her mother...lol). She will be 13 soon and the trouble she has is on the arm position at release. She will typically come through with a straighter arm rather than a...
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    Why do some coaches think they need to cheat?

    Play in a USSSA state tournament that is required to go to nationals this past weekend. One of the teams is known to do some underhanded and ethically questionable things and he didn't dissapoint this weekend. On Sunday he calls the regional director early in the day and asks if he can use a...

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