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    Anyone's DD quit playing HS ball?

    DD1 did not play her senior year due to the coaches and a couple of girls on the team. She wanted to enjoy playing her last year of ball and played travel ball. this weekend she is playing her last games in an All-Star event. She turned down a couple of offers to play in college. Not what...
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    Thankful Today

    Mine is headed to college next year and is being recruited to be a flyer in college. We got a taste of it during one of her camps. No height restrictions on lifts and verticals. Hard to watch. If your DD loves to cheer have her keep at it. There is always a need for bases and spotters in...
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    Thankful Today

    My youngest DD was a catcher in softball (finished at 16U A/Gold) for seven years and has cheered for 8 years. Up until last year when she had to make a decision between cheer of softball due to concussions. 1st concussion was in cheer (out of school for a month and missed nationals). She is...
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    Looking for guidance, helping one arm player.

    As for batting one handed. She should choke up to about the middle of a where a two handed grip would be. That is the point on the bat grip that bats are designed around. She should swing with the lead hand in the swing (think lower hand in a two handed swing). There was a wounded warrior in...
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    Mom calls out former coach on social media in a BIG WAY

    Playing in and 18U Open tournament against a team that was way better than us. Opposing pitcher had 2 college coaches in attendance. My DD broke up her no hitter with a solid single up the middle and only hit of the game. Next time up DD got drilled in the thigh with a first pitch +60...
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    Fielders Mask and Hats

    Have them wear their hat backwards and then the mask over the hat. The bill of the hat will keep the sun of their neck which can be a real positive with these upcoming summer days.
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    Colorado Fireworks Tournament suggestions and tips!

    Depends on why you are going. If you are going to be seen by college coaches good luck. If you are going so that you can play so very good competition from all over the Western and Middle America then you pick the right set of tournaments. Between the Sparkler, Fireworks and the IDT everyone...
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    High school softball pitcher strikes out every batter in perfect game

    Isn't there some unwritten rule that your are not allowed to break up a no hitter with a bunt? Oh sorry wrong board that is baseball. :)
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    NISC Championship Game Controversy

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    Clock management...what would you have done?

    This is why I am a big proponent of going to 1hr 45min games. It is baffling to me that USSSA baseball can manage to get just as many teams playing over a weekend on the same set of fields that the girls would play on the next weekend and the boys play 1hr 45 minutes and the girls have to do it...
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    Happy but Sad day

    Well yesterday both DD1 and DD2 informed me that they are for the most part done playing softball. DD1 turned down her last offer and will be going to the freshmen orientation at the school of her academic choice and not one of the colleges that offered her a playing spot, I am happy that she...
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    Need help with USSSA forced move

    Not sure what you are talking about. USSSA on the Kansas site in the KC Metro area usually has a full compliment of A/Gold teams playing across all levels every weekend except in April/May because of Kansas High School ball and August/September because of Missouri High School ball. KC ASA...
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    16 inch softballs

    I Chicago there is actually a 16 inch softball league. Regulation field no fielding gloves. Lots of fun! Sport: Chicago's Men's and Coed All-Play-Levels Softball Leagues. | Chicago Sport & Social Club
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    Batting Order

    In league and pool games, at that age, I started the season with a line up and last out of a game was first up the next game. Bracket games were designated line ups to give the girls the best chance to win and I tried to use the strategic out concept that lsjames mentioned. I does a lot for a...
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    HS Softball Woes

    My daughter catches and on more than one occasion she has turned around and told the a##hat parents that she could hear everything they are saying. And she says it loud enough that everyone can hear her. I have seen more than one home plate umpire bust out laughing.
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