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  1. J

    cute softball saying---fun thread

    Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished but by what you should accomplish with your ability.
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    newbie Dad needs advice on 9 yr. old pitcher

    daughter is a pitcher. My shins are so sensitive it hurts to put my socks on. I guess I should use my glove instead of me shins LOL!. Keep working with her 4 times a week and focus on location because speed will come with age. When my daughter was that age she was ready to pitch when I got home...
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    HELP! I've never played or coached Fastpitch!

    My DD was a pitcher getting lessons from a girl from a local high school which helped me greatly. If you have access to or know any girl that plays high school ball or any girl that knows the basics, ask her if she would like to help out. I bet she would be more than happy to assist. My wallet...
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    HELP! I've never played or coached Fastpitch!

    8U is a great time. The girls you will be coaching want to learn how to catch, throw and hit. They will be looking to you for that knowledge. How beautiful is that. You get to shape a young life. Rely on your basic knowledge of fundementals. Constantly praise every little thing they do correctly...
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    Worth Eclipse

    DD had one for a short time. She never liked the feel of it. It changed colors and she dug that but the feel was lacking something in her opinion. Sold it for more than I got it for.
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    Ready for 3rd pitch

    My DD's 3rd pitch was the screw ball. 4th was drop, 5th was curve and 6th was rise.
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    Worth Eclipse

    If a hitter thinks she can hit, she can hit, Hitting is believing. If she doent like the tool she will not produce with it.
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    Typical practice session

    seems like apples and oranges. She shoots plenty of free throws to ensure her execution will be there when she needs it. Pitches plenty of strikes to ensure they will be there when she need it. Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice make perfect. I agree with working hard but make that...
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    Typical practice session

    We never work on her pitching for 45 minutes to an hour. Seems excessive to me. (JMO) First she runs 1/2 mile. Then we go through a warm up, then work on every pitch 6 to 10 times depending on how well she's executing. Finish with a fastball as hard as she can throw and then she RUNS. And did I...
  10. J

    Woo Hoo!!! Congrats to Amy!!!

    I don't know you Amy but I feel a kinship. Congrats for your accomplishment.
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    Why don't teams hustle?

    You run ball the time between the lines. You never walk or jog. I haved preached this from rec all stars. If they are too tired to run out to their positon then they need to come sit by me on the bench and rest. You hustle all the time or you sit and watch other hustle and learn how to do it. It...
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    Tracking Pitching Stats

    I agree starsnuffer, many things come into play and girls will have bad days. I was using our team as my example. Our pitchers are not strike out pitchers. They put the pitch in spots that forces the batters to hit the ball into our defensive positioning and our catchers are good at keeping the...
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    Tracking Pitching Stats

    My main concern when tracking pitching stats is the total pitches per inning. I like it to be between 12 - 15 pitches per inning. If daughter meets this target then I know she's throwing quality pitches resulting in outs. All the other numbers should be pretty exceptable if the average pitch per...
  14. J

    software for tracking stats..

    I use one my friend kind of designed on Excel when we were coaching together. I can send it to you if you would like? You still need to use a scorebook at the games then transfer the info when you get home.
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    required classes

    I was kind of firing a preemptive strike. Daughter is not at that point yet. I appreciate all the feedback and when the time comes I feel better equipped to make decisions to assist her along her journey. I have been talking to her about what she wants to do long term as far as a major but she...
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