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    Showcase - Playing Time Question

    Sorry I came in on this discussion so late....Of course on a team that is a showcase team all the girls should play at straight showcases. If a tournament is a qualifier, that is different. If college coaches ask to see certain girls, they HAVE to play. Unsigned Juniors and Seniors get...
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    Emily's Dream

    It's so hard to watch a dream you and she have had for so long disappear. I am sure that she will find something she loves and will do that with the same passion and talent as she had for softball. Who knows, this may be the path that leads her to something she has been meant to do. As they...
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    Proper Protocol for a 2015 with D1 offers??

    It's not something you want to do but it does happen. I wouldn't make that a strategy. The softball world is small
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    Proper Protocol for a 2015 with D1 offers??

    If you think it only happens in her area you are really naive. My daughter didn't have any problems, but I know people who have had problems with verbal agreements. College coaches come and go either by choice or because they are fired. A player who looks like a phenom at a young age either...
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    Anyone play PGF?

    We will be playing PGF this summer. It is run well, has some of the best teams in it, and is more responsive than ASA.
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    scoring help

    It's 10 U. What difference does it make?
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    DD Committed to Texas Women's Univirsity

    Congratulations to you and your daughter!
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    Defensive Errors Effecting Pitcher Mentally & Mechanics

    I have a couple of things to say. First, I always tell my pitchers that there will be days when they will pitch well and the defense will suck. There will be days when they will suck and the defense will save them. It's a two way street. I have a few questions. First, since this is Fall and...
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    Orgs with a showcase team question.

    One thing you need to know is that a lot of the larger showcases are no longer only $600. Some of them are close to $900. Plus, if you include coaches travel and hotels as well as equipment, it can get very expensive ( especially if you fly). We charge $1500 for the year and will provide any...
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    Showcase strike zones

    The funny thing about the showcase we were in was that the umpires started out calling a broader strike zone and then made the zone smaller as the game went on. It happened over and over. I agree that pitchers need to adjust. I just don't know why a showcase should be officiated differently than...
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    Showcase strike zones

    I had someone say this to me at a showcase. He was not an umpire but a coach. He said, "It's a showcase and they want to showcase hitting." My only thought is, aren't they supposed to showcase players' skills? Shouldn't they just umpire?
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    Daddy Ball Observation

    I have seen my share of good and bad coaches on both sides of this issue. You can't assume that a coach is good or bad depending on whether he/she has a child on the team or not.
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    time to move on?

    MandM, If you don't mind me asking, why did you move her up? Did you decide on your own or was it recommended? Here is why I ask. Sometimes players move from 14 U to 18 U because someone tells them they should. Usually it's a coach, maybe a pitching coach, etc. They usually tell you that she...
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    Coaching Issues

    Okay, you are now closing the barn door after the horse has left the barn. You need to consider a couple of things right now. First, you may be the manager/head coach but it is NOT your team. Without players you don't have a team. Having said that, I don't mean that there isn't anyone in charge...
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    Problems with Eroding Team Chemistry

    Team chemistry is something that has to be nurtured and developed, but it can't be artificially created. As coaches, it's up to us to help develop these players as good people. When we had tryouts this year, we told girls, " We don't only want good players but we want good people. We want people...

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