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    Pitching question

    From my experience, as a pitcher develops she should be able to identify her 2 or 3 best pitches and work on that. I don't think a coach or bucket dad can do that for her. Pitching is a mentality and good pitchers can understand their ability and their limitations. At 16, this kid should be able...
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    Starting email with concern for coach's general wellbeing?

    You are overthinking this. Coaches are humans too, so it depends on that individual coach. Most coaches are normal people and they understand how a 15 or 16 YO will write. Don't be too formal and tell your daughter to be herself.
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    About what percentage is mental?

    It's 100% mental and 100% physical. I don't think there is a distinct separation between mental and physical part. Physical part has to do what your mental part want to do.
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    Professional editing of emails to college coaches.

    The Coach that my daughter is going to play for will send a hand written note every month, it was just couple lines of encouragement or thinking about you,, but it was like million dollars for my daughter.
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    Professional editing of emails to college coaches.

    Coaches want to build a relationship with the player they want to recruit and it's not going to work if the first meet up is a lie. I am sure coaches can easily differentiate an email that is written by a high school kid and a professional email writer. Tell your daughter to be who she is so the...
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    Interesting Whip Tool

    Will be a great tool to teach side arm throwing.
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    Does your Daughter have a Job?

    My daughter gives pitching lessons and has a group of 5 regulars. She loves what she does and gets paid for it. She makes enough money for gas and spending money.
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    Another Coach

    This is the reason why I really hate it when coaches try to keep parents out of the loop will only talk with the players regarding softball or any sports for that matter. This coach probably gave more playing time to the kids she was abusing and sat the kids who would not do her bidding...
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    Playing Time

    For girls at younger age groups, 10U and 12U, play them if you picked them. There is no way they will get better by riding the pine and you can't punish them for not coming to the practice because their parent's make that decision for them. Coaches have to do a real good job during tryouts...
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    Timing of verbal commitment and formal offer

    The coach is waiting for you to fill out the application and FASFA to see how much academic and other Scholarships you get.
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    How important are stats?

    Problem with going just by stats is, coaches or parent's don't take into account strength of opposition. This happens in HS ball where coaches bench their best pitchers when playing weak opposition. Stats have to be analyzed and data should be used properly.
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    Things College Softball Announcers Can Quit Saying

    "Heavy dose of change up" every time Lindaman comes to bat.
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    Are there DI players 5'3" and under who are home run hitters?

    I think they over state the player's height. When I saw Amanda Lorenz in person, I couldn't believe how short she was and so was Sierra Romero. TV makes them look really big.
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    Palm Up Curve

    I agree, this is my daughter, curve, change and rise are her best pitches with really high spin rate, but don’t have really high velocity. She is still learning to throw drop because her future college coach asked her to develop a down pitch.
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    fsu run ruled by Zona

    Good thing for FSU is they don't have a superstar like Barnhill, Fouts, Gracia, Good etc. in the team. Seems like everyone is pulling their weight and are able to be successful as a team. This team has some awesome grounded players who are getting the job done.
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