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    8u Pitch signs...OOPS

    Shame on the opposing coaches for not picking your signs! :)
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    HS Softball Started

    That is very impressive with those numbers. Sounds like you have a good softball culture going there.
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    5 Simple Rules for Surviving High School Softball

    That coach sounds like a new level of crazy. Consider recording the games. It could either provide undeniable evidence when it's time to talk to the AD, or settle the coach down knowing he's being watched.
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    Timing is Timing ~ It takes training

    That is a hard reaction to break with our hitters. They also tend to widen their eyelids at the same time.
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    Mound improvements between innings.

    You're right, I was venturing into the absurd to lament about the legal system industry. I agree about the field maintenance, part of the volunteer recruitment at the small tourney I run is parents to do two hour shifts of raking, chalking, and grooming between games as time allows. We don't...
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    Mound improvements between innings.

    Oh, the can of worms when you try to assign liability. 3rd baseman gets hit/injured by a line drive. Coach's fault for not moving her back? Umpire's fault for allowing an unsafe condition of playing too close? Divorced dad's fault for letting his daughter play without a mask when mom...
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    Turf Concerns ...

    Maybe they don't clean it, just replace it and start a compost pile since it should be biodegradable.
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    Any tips for propane heater setups in these cold early spring games?

    Gotta sit on the blanket then wrap up and over the tops of the legs. Cuts out the breeze hitting the backs of the legs when you just drape over the top. A little hot chocolate with a certain "peppermint aroma" also helps.
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    Turf Concerns ...

    Do any of these natural fill materials (coconut, olive, etc.) help reduce the extra bounce I see on rubber crumb turf fields?
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    Mound improvements between innings.

    IMHO, I would rewrite the rule so umpire gives a signal to the pitcher at the 10 second mark she may begin her pitch whether the batter is in the box or not. Then it is still up to the pitcher to deliver a strike to earn the strikeout.
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    Mound improvements between innings.

    Do clock violations make GameChanger go haywire?
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    Turf Concerns ...

    Our school sold the public on artificial turf for football as a cost savings from less maintenance. It added the benefits of almost always playable and spring softball/baseball practice area when ballfields are still snowy/muddy. Is there any risk with the tire crumbs? Maybe? Is there...
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    Rec Leagues Practices&Games/Week?

    I'd encourage you to get involved. Your place sounds like mine where there isn't a softball culture, it's just an afterthought. Someone needs to grow the culture, that's what I'm doing here. It's definitely an uphill battle with new challenges all the time, but when I compare now to what we...
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    Placement of foot in front of the rubber

    As someone who teaches a sprinter's start, I would have the ball of the foot (and the cleats underneath) just in front of the edge of the rubber so they can get a solid push off of it. I don't see whole foot in front of rubber as an advantage IF they're using a sprinter's start. If they are...

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