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    High School Parent Problem

    Hey coach: I coach high school baseball and am currently dealing with the same. First of all it sounds like to me you are doing a great job and have put in a lot of pre season time preparing for the season. Don't call him back. Wait for your AD to get back. You owe him nothing. You owe the team...
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    Maybe I'm confused?

    A coaches job is to teach each the proper fundamentals of fielding throwing hitting and running. In addition the proper fundamentals that are unique to each position. This is just basic stuff that needs to be taught. There is a lot more.along the way you try to deal with each player in a...
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    Coached my first 10 u tournament

    I coach high school baseball and American legion baseball. This weekend I coached my first softball tournament 10u. We had a tryout for this team this past October and have been practicing 2 nights per week in some pretty harsh weather. This weekend was our first tournament in which we went 2 -...
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    A new statistic

    I have been tracking a new statistic called "The missed practice average" or "mpa" I have noticed that the mpa leaders generally have an "mpa" that is higher than their "ba", and fielding percentage and is much lower than their "era". I wonder why that is. All joking aside. I notice that some...
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    Day 1: Conversion to I/R

    Based on everyone's feedback, trying to convert her to I/R pitcher. Took some video (not great due to poor lighting) and as you can not using full motion yet just trying to build it piece by piece. Does this look right? http://youtu.be/C3i3jSejTtk
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    Mechanical Issues - 10 yr old daughter

    Here is the video of my younger daughter. Feedback on her form welcomed as well. http://youtu.be/yKloQg7gKnE
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    Help with Mechanical Issues

    Frozen Rope. She is not doing as instructed. Things like not leaning forward, staying open. She has been taught. Not the coaches fault. It is ours. My only issue with the instruction is that the movements of the throwing do not look like what elite pitchers do. I have asked but never get a real...
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    Help with Mechanical Issues

    She is almost 5"7'. She weighs 115. She never played a sport of any kind until spring of 2012. She goes to small private school that had to invite 6th graders out just to have a varsity team. She played and loved it. She the made a travel ball team but was behind most girls in terms of...
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    Help with Mechanical Issues

    As stated in my first post, my 12 year old daughter is having mechanical issues when pitching. Per your suggestions, I am posting a video of her and welcome feedback. Be honest, if we need to hang it up, please tell me. 12 year old pitcher
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    Need help with mechanical issues

    I am a newcomer to this forum. I am a baseball coach who happens to have 2 daughter that play softball and both want to pitch(9 and 12). The 12 yr old has been taking lessons for 8 months. The 9 yr has had 3 lessons total. I don't claim to understand the motion but have paid attention and...
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