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Fake Stat published in a reputable website
Reminded of the old saying. "There are three kinds of LIES: lies, damned lies, and Statistics"- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #21
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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# innings for a middle school game
Never heard of anything like that. Our MS plays a 7 inning varsity and a 4 inning JV.- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #4
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Clues That The Scorebook Is Cooked
Other side of the coin: number nine hitter finally cranks one over the center fielders head (who was playing pretty shallow) for a triple. Coach's significant other scores it an error. When questioned by a media person sitting next to her asked "an error? really how is that an error?" the answer...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #59
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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38°f
Believe it or not we have some of those here in east Tennessee as well. In fact our team (Middle School) won a tournament a couple of years ago in similar conditions. The high temp on the final day was 39, but the wind chill stayed below freezing all day. We had to win five games that day with...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #54
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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High school ball
I came up through the ranks with my daughters, coached Little League, started a TB team (boy was that an eye-opener) then when I made a career change to become a public school educator I took on the MS program. Where I am, we have one MS and one HS in the county. There is alot of pride in the...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #35
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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High school ball
I really feel for you HS teams that only get twenty games a year. Here even our middle schools get that. But to be totally honest, there is an eighteen game count, but a tournament only counts as two. Post season tournaments do not count in that total either.- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #33
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Patty Gasso Interview
I had the pleasure of meeting Coach Gasso a few years ago at a NSC Clinic. I came away very impressed.- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #3
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Offseason open gyms
A word to the wise, always make sure you know the rules. Odds are someone else, such as a disgruntled parent, knows them as well.- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #6
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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High School Softball
Agree! As a MS coach I occasionally get a comment or an email from a teacher that wants/demands that I punish a player (their favorite is to make them run laps) for something that happened in their classroom. For some reason, they cannot see that their classroom management issues have nothing to...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #251
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Conference in the circle
I agree, but that duty is reserved for my Assistant coaches.- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #13
- Forum: Softball Rules Questions
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Conference in the circle
I have a quick question. can you be charged with a defensive conference between half innings? Earlier this week we were playing (middle school, NFHS rules) and at the end of our at-bat (I was coaching first base) I head back to the dugout. Per my usual routine, I pick up the ball, kick a little...- BaldNBeautiful
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- Forum: Softball Rules Questions
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IBM presents...You Make the Call!
Yep, and this is the sort of thing that drives coaches to drinking too!- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #29
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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interns for ACs
I coach Middle school ball (seventh and eighth grades) and my school district has always allowed me (or required me) to have one adult female (unpaid) as an assistant coach. Most years it was a mom that had come up through the rec league ranks. I have been very fortunate the last five years with...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #2
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Player Cuts for Middle School Team
OH and i agree with Marriard on several important points, especially DP/Flex, and using courtesy runners (we play by NFHS rules).- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #22
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Player Cuts for Middle School Team
Just a few thoughts from a fellow MS coach: This is my ninth season coaching school ball (did the Rec league thing and coached all three of my DDs through TB), but I know your situation may be different from mine. With Tournaments, we can get in about 22 games (March - May) with the Varsity...- BaldNBeautiful
- Post #21
- Forum: Coaching Softball
