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Cutting kids
My daughter's first year of travel ball was the first year of 12U. I don't know for sure because we did not keep season stats at that time but I don't think she got a hit that year and didn't play much. Second year of 12U maybe only a couple of hits. She was working on becoming a pitcher at...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #13
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Situation: What would you do?
Hal Whats a field ump? I'm talking 16U travel ball or HS varsity. At best you get two umps and neither one is paying any attention. I've had runners clearly leaving early and the umps have no clue. You try that trick in that situation and all you'll do is get yourself in a hole. Trying to...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #25
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Situation: What would you do?
I love it when a plan comes together. Well, this situation presented itself to us last weekend in a tournament. We were home team with a two run lead in the top of the last inning. There was nobody out and the other team had runners on 1st and 3rd. I clearly announced to everyone on the...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #20
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Florida coach blows it by holding runner at 3B
Does anyone remember the score of this game at the time of the play in question?- Mr. Charlie
- Post #5
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Coaching Gaffs
What do I do when the coach of our team makes a bad decision and costs us a game? I wait until the post game pow-wow and then let him have it and rip him right then and there in front of the whole team :D No, I'm just kidding. I have been the assistant coach on the same team for many years...- Mr. Charlie
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- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Elbows
But to complete the original discussion, I think according to our agreed upon definition of elbow up, Albert's elbow is up at launch. The setup part is all cosmetic and doesn't matter. The original discussion started with the idea that elbow up is bad and one of the worst myths of all time. I...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #36
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Elbows
Ken In the second photo you posted, yes, I would say that still meets your definition of elbow up. The second photo is Albert right after his load just prior to launch. This is the only position we say really matters. Everything prior to that is personality and style. The thing is, in the...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #33
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Situation: What would you do?
I thought I posted this already but I'll try again. Maybe Ken pulled it on me:) I was just wondering what some of the folks that have already commented would do if the situation was home team up to bat in the last inning, runner on 1st only (no runner on 3rd), two outs, the runner tries to...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #15
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Elbows
Here we go again. It seems like we have gone through this before, and I promise not to belabor the point. My feeling on the elbow is whatever works. The thing I find interesting is what two people say they see when they look at the same thing. Whether the elbow is up or the elbow is down I...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #27
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Situation: What would you do?
Wild pitches and passed balls added into the discussion would obviously change everything we are talking about. As a matter of fact, that would make the whole discussion a moot point. Wild pitches and passed balls happen before the scenario we are discussing, I think. I believe the discussion...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #10
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Situation: What would you do?
I don't understand why some folks would be concerned with the runner on third. The game is a two run game at the time with two outs in the last inning. You could give the team the run and take the runner off third base for all I care. Get her out of my players mind. I don't care about her a...- Mr. Charlie
- Post #8
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Situation: What would you do?
I don't know if I would send the runner or not. Only the coach knows their player well enough, but if I felt I had a reasonable chance of making it, I would send her and try to get her to second. After all, the #7 hitter is up so I don't know how confident I am that I will see two or three...- Mr. Charlie
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- Forum: Coaching Softball
