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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...