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Strangest ending to a game?
Had that this past summer. We had runners on 2 and 3 with one out, best hitter coming up in a tie game. Opposing coach wanted to intentionally walk but we were playing ASA for the weekend. He had his pitcher throw overhand, illegally, which scored the winning run. He proceeded to lay into the...- jbuxton
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- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Interference or Obstruction on hit and run?
I believe the NFHS rules state something along the lines of "Step and a reach" for obstruction. If the player is over 10 feet away, a step and reach seems unlikely. Hard to argue without seeing the play.- jbuxton
- Post #7
- Forum: Softball Rules Questions
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Teaching skill vs. teaching the game
Your quote is my dilemma. We are a very aggressive team, stealing a lot of bases and generally forcing teams to have to make plays to get us out. The runners in question are both 10th graders. I, mistakenly, assumed they would have more softball knowledge and make the right play. How can I help...- jbuxton
- Post #10
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Teaching skill vs. teaching the game
Here's the issue I'm facing at the end of our season: I have a number of players on my team (HS JV) who are very skilled players. They can hit, field, throw, etc. but don't always know the game. Example: last night runners on 2 & 3, 3-0 count on the batter and ball 4 scoots past catcher. Player...- jbuxton
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- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Northern softball: Is your softball schedule as messed up as ours?
Games today are rained out. Would have been games 10 & 11 in the last 13 days. I'm not a fan of cramming it all in. Over the last 10 days I'm finding issues that we need practice time to work on, but can't due to games nearly every day.- jbuxton
- Post #12
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Is the disparity between good and bad high school teams growing?
Same thing happening in SW Wisconsin. For the first time in my 11 years of HS coaching, there isn't a clear cut "best" team in our region. The teams that were picked to compete for the conference title are struggling to beat teams. Each of my previous 10 years, there was one team who we pretty...- jbuxton
- Post #7
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Spring Training Options for HS
Good morning all, I am currently the JV coach/travel coordinator at a HS in Wisconsin and am looking for Spring Training ideas for 2019. We currently go to Disney every other year and would like to do something less expensive in the off years. We're looking at the Cal Ripken Experience in Myrtle...- jbuxton
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- Forum: Softball Tournaments Ratings
