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    Most out of touch parent story

    How about folks who make fun of a kid being proud to be a walk-on?
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    Opinions re: Game Strategy: Bush League or nah?

    I would stop stealing bases. In a must-win varsity game I wouldn't necessarily run off the bases coaching a team with shaky freshmen pitching. I saw our varsity coach let off the gas with a big lead in a playoff game and the girls ended up losing the game. With a new coach I would give her...
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    How fast to first base?

    Speed training is important for anyone. How many times does a player get thrown out by half a step at first? If a player is 3.7 home to first and she can improve to 3.5 home to first she will get more hits, advance more bases, and score more runs. She will also probably get to more balls on...
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    Registering as a C Team

    If you are not playing at the top level there will be sandbaggers in your division.
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    Influence of Slugging Percentage or ?

    Sometimes those fast leadoff hitters are really good with the bases empty but not so good with someone else on. They turn outs into base-hits and reach on errors with the bases empty but with a slower girl on base those hits and ROEs turn into FCs. I like to add ROE to my OBP in fastpitch. It...
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    Tell me about the myths of softball recruiting

    For D3 private schools with a high price tag it is hard for some players to commit until they get their final financial aid offer. Oftentimes that is not until well into their senior year. I have talked to several D3 private school coaches who aren't worried about losing a player to a "better"...
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    Over Recruiting in College

    I have seen coaches who almost ignore the parents and coaches who are very friendly with the parents. I have seen it at all levels. A lot of it probably just has to do with personality.
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    Group lessons....effective or not? (sorry, long)

    Both of my DDs went to group hitting clinics in the winter. The coaches were very good and I learned a lot from them by watching. I could then use those same drills and techniques at home or in the cage. I also treated "clinics" my kids went to as coaching clinics for me. Of course you need...
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    No swing rule on 3-0 count

    I am guessing that at 10U with a 3-0 count the coach has seen tooo many players swing at a ball in the dirt or over their heads. It is not a terrible way to approach 10U but I agree with others that it is better to teach the girls how to play situationally at 10U so they understand why they get...
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    WWYD?

    I would treat it like a scrimmage. Have a ton of fun and play the girls in multiple positions so you can see what you have. One thing we have done in scrimmages is have both teams go through their line-up and that is an inning. That way even if a pitcher dominates every girl gets to hit every...
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    Too Many Teams

    I am not talking "yesteryear" I am talking 10 years ago. Those A teams were 90% in large organizations with 1-2 teams at every age group from 10 - 18. Those teams were stacked with good players. I would take those dozen or so A teams and play them against the top 3-4 A teams in an area today...
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    Too Many Teams

    The teams are watered down compared to several years ago. Is that good or is that bad? Instead of having 15 legitimate A teams there might be 3-4 and the other 10-11 are B+ or B teams. Those really good teams are the A teams. There are too many teams calling themselves A. The B division has...
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    Coach missing at tournaments

    Family events like weddings, funerals, and graduations happen. I agree with several others who mentioned a different standard for paid vs. volunteer coaches. My DDs were on teams where the HC just could not make it for a big tournament but the parents and ACs all wanted to play anyway. I...
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    Who is in the wrong here?

    Nobody is in the wrong here. It doesn't sound like this team is a good fit for your DD. Get your DD on an "A" team if you don't want the team to be managed like a "B" team. I am sure the HC likes the team and the girls and wants to keep them together. You would rather have your DD play on a...
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    H2O vs Beer

    Why the Heineken hate? If you don't like that type of beer then don't drink it but it is not bad beer. Now sour beer, Belgian, and fruit beer of all types are straight piss. :cool: Give me an IPA or a Russian Imperial.
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