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    Move up 10u or stay 8u?

    Our DD is same age. We kept her down, because our son's first year of kid pitch was a walkfest he saw maybe 4 strikes all year and spent had 1 ball hit his way in the infield. We wanted her to get a year as a dominant 8u team leader and get better reps in the field and good pitches to continue...
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    6 y/o DD swing

    Here's a more recent from a better angle.
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    10u Batting Practice

    You’re right 35’ I got the distance confused with baseball. Sling is the spring loaded machine they use in our leagues for 8u machine pitch. The swing rate has picked up this season (lots of time with the bat on the shoulder first season), which is why I’m thinking it’s a timing issue rather...
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    10u Batting Practice

    My DD is in her 2nd season of 10u kid pitch. Her swing mechanics have improved significantly since we started lessons. However, it hasn’t translated to game success. My hypothesis is that the batting practice is all short distance under hand toss. In this enviro environment she’s a beast. When...
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    What size softball for 8u?

    What size softballs are typically used in 8u fastpitch?
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    How do you pick a travel program?

    That’s what we’re doing now. We expose her to multiple sports and she chooses to repeat or not in next available season. I found team sports extremely valuable for work ethic, leadership skills, managing a relationship with mentors and authority figures that aren’t parents, working on teams and...
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    Pitching Practice - When to start and how?

    DD is 6 and really wants to pitch. Years away from game pitching, but I learned the hard way with my son that if they don’t come into the kid pitch league prepared to pitch day 1 its hard to get opportunities. when and how should I start her preparation? In baseball the pitching and general...
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    6 y/o DD swing

    I bought a screen because there were too many close calls with line drives flying at my face!
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    6 y/o DD swing

    Thanks everyone for the comments! Extremely helpful
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    How do you pick a travel program?

    She’s only 6 right now. Shes playing 8U sling pitch this season in a local rec league, which involves travel all over greater Jacksonville. The league we’re in now has a travel program that starts at 10u. I’ve heard from other parents that left the program that it was too expensive for what...
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    6 y/o DD swing

    She’s done a little bit of lessons through her rec team. The rest came natural! My swing was awful when I played. I’m just now starting to learn how to teach swing by watching my sons lessons. We got the kids a cage for Christmas, so I’m trying to learn to give instruction to make our backyard...
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    6 y/o DD swing

    Most recent swing for my 6 y/o. looking to start doing some at home practice and need info on what to work on
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    Are softball swings and baseball swings the same?

    do I need seperate approaches for my son and daughter?
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    How do you pick a travel program?

    We’re still a couple years away from travel softball, but I am interested in how to identify available local programs and then how to choose. We’re in Jacksonville Florida.
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    New to the site

    My DD is 6 y/o and about to start her 3rd season of softball in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. She fell in love with the game last spring. She’ll be playing on an 8u team this spring. I joined the site to learn more about how to guide her development as the years go on.
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