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    How to Pitch When Ahead 0-2 in the Count?

    I have been having conversations with my 17 year old DD on what to throw when ahead 0-2. Typically, she will throw a couple of pitches that are probably a foot off the plate. And so, typically, the count becomes 2-2 with the advantage lost. My 14 year old DD approaches it differently. She...
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    What Would you Do?

    My oldest DD, 16, was a pitcher/2B for her JV team last year and is now pitching in 16U A travel ball for the summer. She has been asked to join a team made up of potential Varsity starters for this fall and next summer. With her skills, she has the potential to make the varsity team as a...
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    Have you Considered a Chiropractor for your DD?

    My youngest DD who is 14 was complaining recently about a sore arm, back and neck. Her pitching speed was down and she sometimes had trouble swinging the bat. Due to a suggestion from my "ex", I took her to a chiropractor who took some x-rays. They x-rays showed that one of her hips was an...
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    Proud of Both of my DDs!

    Over the weekend my perennial "B" team DD, who currently plays 14U, was called up by the "A" team and she pitched a perfect game!!! And she pitched it in front of all her detractors, the ones who thought she deserved the "B" team. It was all quite nice, everyone seemed happy for her. After...
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    Can you Get a hit off a bounced pitch?

    In a game over the weekend, a pitch bounced in front of home plate and the girl with a golf like swing was able to hit the ball in center field for an alleged single. I don't know if the umpire saw this but would this be a valid call if he had?
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    The "A" Team Calls

    For reasons of their own (to play with their friends), my DDs have wanted to stick with the local fastpitch organization in spite of the fact that the respective coaches of the "A" teams have not selected them to be on their teams. In fact, for the reason of perceived unfairness to my DDs I...
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    Am I Out of Line?

    I have been an AC for my DDs 14U team this year. So far it has been pretty good but I ran into a situation where I seem to have run a bit afoul of the co-HCs and my DD. In fact, she called me "rude". I would like some others opinions on the situation. Here's what happened: We were out of...
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    A Question about Offensive Interference

    In a tournament this weekend there were two outs, runner on third, with the other team's lead-off hitter at bat. A short pop fly was hit just foul about half-way down the third base line. The third baseman went to field it but the runner, who was moving down the line, got in the way...
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    When Talent Doesn't Work Hard...

    "When Talent doesn't work hard, hard work beats talent!" is the expression that I've shared with my DD for years and I've felt quite ignored. She obviously has a lot of talent and has done well without much of the hard work, so I don't think that she took what I said very seriously, until...
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    Video Examples for my iPhone6

    Again I find myself coming out of retirement, due to a request from a friend, to be an AC for 14U travel ball. I am totally in love with the 240 fps that the iPhone6 provides, but now I need the quickest and easiest way to get great examples of pitching, hitting, fielding, catching, etc. for my...
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    Hitting Instructor for Twin Cities area of Minnesota?

    I am looking for a hitting instructor for my 16U DD who resides in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Any suggestions?
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    Has Anyone Seen This Before?

    Because of my very many years of involvement with softball, I am always amazed when I see something new. Last weekend I was watching a Varsity game in which the big Home Run hitter was hit by a pitch. The pitcher, with excellent control to that point, threw what appeared to be a CU that hit...
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    News Flash: Rise Balls don't Rise!!!!!

    Just because it's fun to stir the pot, I thought that I'd share a link that I came across: Does a Rise Ball Really Rise? Great softball pitching hints and recommendations for girl softball pitchers
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    It's Time to Up My Game!

    It's time to up my game as an amateur pitching coach and I am hoping that some of you professionals can help me out. I am looking for an app to put on my iPhone that would help me record video of my pitchers and play it back in slow motion. Also, I would like to know where I can get clips of...
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    Pocket Radar vs. Jugs Pitch Speed Measurement

    I was helping judge some pitching tryouts yesterday and I couldn't help pull out my Pocket Radar and compare it against the Jugs gun that was "officially" being used. I noticed that Jugs, with a few exceptions, consistently reported the pitch speed to be about 2 mph faster than my Pocket Radar...
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    I Tried... but I can't keep it in any longer!

    For some reason I have been resisting bragging about my DDs recent stint at nationals. The back story is that due to politics and in spite of coming out #1 in the pitching tryouts she was relegated to the 12U "B" team instead of the "A" team. Anyway, the short story is that in the first six...
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    Boardmember's Excellent Curve Ball and Screw Ball Videos link?

    I have been trying to track down Boardmember's excellent videos on teaching a curve ball and a screw ball. Could someone please provide me a link? Thanks!
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    What's the Worst Thing An Opposing Team Did?

    Last night at a doubleheader that our team swept, a fan from the opposing team threw rocks at our HC, who was coaching third base, and hit him in the head twice. No serious injury per se but it was quite antagonizing to our entire team. The HC confronted the fans, not knowing whom the...
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    Infielder's Throwing Sidearm

    What's your opinion on throwing sidearm? I've heard some coaches say never do it and others say that on certain plays you get a lot more outs because it's a quicker release.
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    Another Pitcher Hit in the Face

    Last night I saw another pitcher, without a face mask, get hit by a line drive on the side of her face. Fortunately, there does not appear to be any serious injuries. We pulled her out of the game, had her put ice on, and had her mother keep an eye on her. The pitcher complained of a headache...

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