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    Lazy catcher scoring question

    Here is the situation: runner on first, lazy catcher behind the plate. Ball in the dirt and gets past catcher. Catcher takes her time getting to the ball. Runner gets to 2nd, sees that the catcher still hasn't gotten to the ball, makes the turn and chugs on to third. Catcher finally realizes...
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    I just don't get the bunting obsession

    Disclaimer first: I was raised on American League baseball. I like the DH. I like to see players swing the bat. I like to see balls scream through the infield or over an outfielder's head. I love to hit. My daughter is on the jr. high team this year. I get to go to a double header on Sunday...
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    Starting the year with a team that doesn't stand a chance

    So, the instructional league that I've been a part of for the past 6 years has a 14U division open to outside teams (not formed within the instructional league itself). We have 10 teams total in the league (which is a lot considering the population of the area), partly drawn from middle-school...
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    high school/rec ball barrier

    I got sucked into running a 14u league this year and had a coach ask me today about the barrier that is supposed to exist between HS ball and rec/travel ball. I admit that I don't know exactly what the rule is. Can someone out there shed some light on the issue for me. Are kids allowed to play...
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    Running baserunning drills

    When you do base-running drills, how do you set them up? Do you have all the girls (or a station of girls) run the drill at the same time? Do you practice with the infield set and then extra players doing the base-running drill? What are the steps you take to work on these skills? I ask because...
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    thoughts on setting batting order

    I'm in the process of setting batting order for our team. 14U low level travelball in a 16U fall league, but looking more at philosophy of batting order rather than what is best for THIS league. Head coach (who has asked me to do the batting order since I am the batting coach) has hinted at...
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    Am I being over-critical?

    So, there is some history/drama involved in this that I'm not going to go over, but the HC of our team (whose background is in football/wrestling) has been really getting under my skin lately and now I'm beginning to wonder if I'm being over-critical of little things. As I mentioned, his...
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    bunt defense question

    Newly formed local travel team. I'm the batting coach; new coach is taking infield. He is working with the girls on bunt defense tonight. Gives the situation as less than two outs, runner on first. Defense he tells the girls to use is P, C, and 3B charge. 1B remains at 1st, 2B covers 2nd and SS...
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    How to coach motivation

    I'm HC on a 14U all star team and as a whole the girls I have are great kids. I've coached most of them for years and have good personal relationships with most of them. The problem I'm running into right now is that just about everyone (but a couple kids in particular) give up on a play the...
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    Sactioned tournaments...how much comes back to the host?

    I know the answer varies from group to group and there are a lot of things that can change the final answer, but after talking to an NSA director and getting more confused I thought I'd put the question out there. If you host a sanctioned tournament, how much of the entry fee charged per team...
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    Anyone time their hitters/slappers?

    I'm going to do some time trials in the next couple of weeks. I've recorded times for home to first for regular hits and bunts (I don't have any slappers on my team), but I ran into a incident last week that has me thinking. I have a girl who has always been a good hitter, but for some reason...
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    team forfeit question

    In our league (using USSSA ruleset, but not a USSSA league), we started with 7 teams. Last night, one of the teams disbanded with four games left in regular league play. Since we are so far into the season, the remaining games are going to be counted as forfeits, giving an automatic win to the...
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    Seems like I'm pissing everyone off

    So, yesterday I tell my coach that I'm benching our 1st baseman. She's missed 3 of 11 games and parts of 2 others. Missed the last practice because of a school project. Coach vehemently disagrees with me; says I need to have a talk with player/parents first. We talk for a while, I sit the girl...
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    Is it time to cut the drama Queen?

    Here is the setup: In the fall, me and two other coaches are putting together a 14u travel team. This will be the first time a travel team has been organized in our county. We don't expect to compete beyond the B level, but we are doing this so that the girls we've been coaching for the past 5...
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    Setting up a 6 team tournament

    Our league runs a tournament every year with a 3 game seed round followed by a single elimination tournament. Setting it up in groups of four teams is easy since each team plays the other teams in its pool once and then standings can be gathered for seeding of the tournament. Is there a good...
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    Am I being too passive?

    Situation: Tight game, we are down 3-4 in the top of the 5th. We are batting at the top of the order. First three batters walk, bases loaded. There are a couple opportunities at this point to steal home. I keep the runner at third thinking that with no outs and #4 batter up, we are better off...
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    Loving the bunt too much?

    Two of the local jr. high schools were playing each other last night. Many of the girls I've coached over the years are playing on one of the two teams, so I decide to go down and watch them play. I've always been one of the dumb dads who coach, and have been told that my approach hasn't taught...
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    Very apprehensive about coming season...

    Kinda venting a little here, but would like some input as well. Our league is growing and for the first time, we are in a position where we can legitimately have a division for jr. high girls (in the past, girls from 12-14 have pretty much been dropped from the league). We are drawing in 5...
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    vid of my girl

    This is my girl, Grace. This was my first time getting her on video, so she was a little nervous (she doesn't normally have such happy feet). She is 12 and we'd like some feedback on where to do some work. Thanks Grace batting 1 - YouTube
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    Schedule and avoiding burnout

    I'm curious as to what TB team schedules look like on a year round basis. We are going to be putting together a 14u TB team this next year and found that last year a lot of girls were facing burnout issues playing spring/all-star/fall ball. The way our thinking is right now, we'll play in a...

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