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    Dead bat - need advice

    If she is swinging a 31" bat OK, it might be a better step to get her into a -10 in the interim. Find a CF8 31/21 at a good price and let her tear it up.
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    14u....what does each OF position mean?

    I want a smart outfielder with good skills and excellent communication in CF. She will run the show for four other fielders (SS, 2B, RF, LF) so I want a good decision-maker out there. She also needs to understand her role well and make those around her better. She needs to be loud and unafraid...
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    12u struggles

    HUGE transition from 10U to 12U, particularly for smaller girls or girls with smaller hands. She'll grow. Just keep on putting in the work and it'll come. The best advice I can give is don't worry about adding more pitches to her repertoire ... worry more about location and being able to throw...
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    Daddy ball down sides

    Some people just love coaching and they love coaching at the highest levels. Heck, I'd do it for free, DD or no DD on the team.
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    Wanting to play but can't

    Is this about what your daughter wants or about what your husband wants? Figure that out and then make your decision.
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    Called strikes and missed swings

    This is difficult to answer without context. if a girl has a high number of called strikes, I need to know a few things about her. Does she always take the first pitch? What kind of pitches is she taking (type, location, etc.)? Is she taking good, hittable pitches? All these can mean different...
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    Daddy ball down sides

    Over the decades, most of the best teams I've played against have had parent coaches. I am talking not just a majority, but like 90%+. I get a kick out of people who are always talking about a "non-parent-coached" team as being somehow superior to the alternative. I have just never seen that to...
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    A coaching conundrum, on a serious note

    I think this is a very valid way of handling the situation in a school ball setting. ^^^^ However, if you want to mix in a little bit of travel ball wisdom, I'll try to impart some of mine: Having only two games left is the perfect time to cut her. You have lost control of the situation...
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    Hit or Error

    Hit. No physical error occurred so one cannot be charged. Mental errors are NEVER recorded in a score book.
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    "If it happens again, you'll be out of the game"

    Something about this bothers me a bit and I presume it bothered the ump, too. First, she isn't taking a very good angle to get way behind home plate, which is where she'd want to be to direct the runner coming from 3B. She takes an angle almost directly at home plate, instead. Second, she...
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    Outfielder pet peeve.....

    FP26 beat me to it. They're a bunch of converted SS. It is a shame, really. I know colleges like to recruit SS and turned them into everything else but there are some really good outfielders playing in the higher travel ball ranks. Really, really good.
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    There is no reason why she can't have a positive influence on your DD, as well. If she is a good kid, she's a good kid....with or without a baby.
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    Oh, and one more thing to the OP ..... on the matter of morals and ethics: Tell your org that we as softball coaches and organizations are not here to take a dump on girls' dreams. We are here to help them make their dreams come true.
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    BTW, OP ..... please give that girl my love and tell her I respect the hell out of what she's doing. You tell her there is an old softball coach out there rooting for her.
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    17yr. Old wants to return after having baby

    Really late to this thread ... busy weekend ... so sorry that I am adding my $0.02 sort of after the fact. However, although I have nothing to add in terms of advice for our OP that already hasn't been said, I just wanted to let everyone here know that it warms my heart that so many of you came...
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