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Getting dropped might be the best thing that could have happened for my daughter
Great story. No question, particularly for young female athletes, your daughter's environment is more comfortable now and more conducive to her focus and being able to play more relaxed and confident. She may also get along better with her new teammates, and girls being social creatures team...- John Kelly
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents
"Fairness" is a relative term and subjective. So, yes I agree with you. I have seen this at the rec, high school and travel level for going on 15 years. Few parents are able to honest assess their kid's true athletic talent and that, coupled with our entitlement society where people expect...- John Kelly
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Eye opening experience
As an 18 Gold travel coach in southern California I can assure you that very little player evaluation by college coaches is done at the high school level. The high school coaches, unless they also coach travel or have local college connections, don't have the relationships. As well college...- John Kelly
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Do you have pitcher cover?
In fastpitch 2nd base would cover the first base bag should 1B have to go in the hole to field a ball, since 2B should already be moving to her left towards first anyway. With 60 foot bases the pitcher does not have the time to get to first to cover.- John Kelly
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- Forum: Coaching Softball
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DD - Internal Motivation
I have found as a coach that internal motivation seems to kick in for most girls playing softball at 13 years old, depending on their maturity. Ultimately your DD will have to start playing for herself and connect the hard work she puts in to tangible goals she has for herself (and not mom or...- John Kelly
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Your community rec league. Likes? Dislikes? What would you change?
In our rec league a few years ago we took a fall weekend and hit up the soccer parents during their kids' soccer games with fliers and inviting them to try softball in the spring. We had our best enrollment season ever in the 10u and 8u divisions because of it.- John Kelly
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- Forum: Softball Discussions