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    Obstruction?

    Obstruction is a very tricky rule to enforce. I feel many people get it wrong. Like previously mentioned, without knowing where the ball is, it is hard to tell. Here is the problem I see. NHFS rule specifically adds the following. (not verbatim) The runner needs to be hindered or caused to...
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    Question for coaches!

    I didn't read all the responses but I will comment on just this posting. As a HS/Select Coach, I will move players to where I think they will best serve the team. Here is one example of moving your daughter to the outfield. Just as you say, she has a good glove. In the competitive...
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    Bat Plane - True or False

    Here is a simple rule of thumb. If the hitter gets "good bat" (sweet spot) on "good ball" (center mass), the ball will come off the bat at a 90 degree angle, perpendicular to the angle of the bat in relation to the swing plane. Take an initial example of a bunted ball. There are so many...
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    Annoyed

    When the coach stops talking to, yelling at, joking with your DD, that's when you need to worry. Because that is usually when the coach has given up on your DD.
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    Rekindling the Focus

    Ok. 2 hours and you have a couple of parents who can run drills. Goal: Multiple quality reps in a short period of time. The key is putting in a drill that adds competition. Here is how it could work. Equipment needed: 2 tees, two bownets, three hula-hoops. Set-up: One T per net. Three...
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    When you quit your team mid-season

    As a travel ball coach, I had this happen to me. We are 12U mix in a decent sized organization. We have the same core from fall to summer, add a few, lose a few during normal season changes, end of fall, end of winter, end of spring. Comes to the end of summer and we start planning tryouts...
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    How to remind kids to do what we have covered without being a nag.

    "We don't throw to warm-up. We throw to get better." Our "warm-up" throw routine my athletes do is purposeful. They have specific actions they do as the thrower and the receiver. We work isolation at short distances, then as we increase the distance, we work more body movement. We accomplish...
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    Thoughts please not judgements

    A player walking off the field during a game is bad. This creates a whole slew of problems that will plague this coach if he/she doesn't get a handle on. Taking the situation provided by the OP with just the information provided, I think there should be two meetings before any consequences are...
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    Teams with Gold and Elite in their organizational Names

    10U Ring Chasers Platinum Elite Gold is a nationally ranked team that competes in the most competitive C tournaments in our city. We are looking for a second Premier bracket pitcher and catcher. Also looking for 9 committed impact utility players to round out our experienced core of 1.
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    Bunt Coverage

    Two outs? Focus on the batter. Leave your middle at normal depth, bring corners in and focus on getting the out at one. Let the runner on two steal. Throw pitches up in the zone if you think they will bunt, otherwise work for ground ball.
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    Bunt Coverage

    I use two bunt coverages. Well, three actually, but for this scenario I will describe two. For simplicity, we will call them bunt 1, and bunt 3. Bunt 1 is a wheel rotation toward third base. Third baseman crashes to the plate, shortstop covers third, second baseman covers second, first...
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    Beating the shift?

    I would try these methods. 1. Bunt to the third base side when I get a runner on first. Send R1 to third. 2. Spend time teaching your hitters how to foul off outside pitches. Teach them how to go deeper in counts and attack the pitcher's misses. 3. Have all your batters at the very front of...
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    would you or wouldnt you

    No. Runner steals like normal. Save the "drawing the throw" games for rec ball. Now I can win the game on a gap shot. I could also possibly win on a ground ball to the outfield. At the very least, I am tied up with a runner on third again.
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    Beating the shift?

    As soon as you get a runner on first, bunt to third base side and send your runner all the way to third from first. Don't stop or look, just send them to third.
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    Coach/Umpire relationship

    Having coached and umpired has helped me in both areas. I understand the rules and how they should be interpreted as a coach, and I understand the arguments and disagreements that come as an umpire. I proudly say I have never been ejected from a game, and I have only had to eject one coach in...
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