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    2020 What did SOFTBALL do for you?

    Softball is what kept my girl going honestly. It's always been her outlet, her happy place. She hates online school and feels like she just keeps getting behind more and more. Her grades have slipped a bit but they are still good. Always been a straight A student and she got an 89% in AP...
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    Catching at Pitching Private Lessons

    My daughter catches roughly 5-6 pitchers a week. Sometimes they slip her a little cash, most the time it's Starbucks gift cards or food. Needless to say, we rarely pay for Starbucks and she has saved enough up to by herself a new laptop.
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    Game bat vs cage bat

    My daughter has a cage bat. A DeMarini rep near us was selling their "trial" bats for $65. Picked up a brand new Phoenix and one that has seen better days. We were just going to get one but we couldn't pass up the new bat. She uses the older one in bad weather and the cages.
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    A slight brag and a question

    We had 3 teams picked out to try out for and were invited to the other three. We have seen them around at tournaments a d are well respected teams. However invites are hard to get from them and when it was offered, we discussed it and agreed to try out. We are going with the team closest to...
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    Maddie's New Legs

    Looks great! I have the opposite problem. Mine just turned 11 and is all of 4'5" if even that. Haven't been able to find a decent small set yet. The 12.5" are almost too small but the 13" are way too big.
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    A slight brag and a question

    Team three is the team she has wanted to play for for the last two years. This is the first year I have been able to financially afford it for her. However she is not willing to give up her catchers position as she has very high goals for herself as a catcher. I have sent out emails asking...
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    A slight brag and a question

    My daughter just turned 11. She sat half the season and spent that time on crutches because of spraining the ligaments in her knee. So tryouts were coming up quickly and a week before they started, she was given the go a head to try out, but no squating to catch for longer than 30 minutes or...
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    Going out in style

    I am going to miss watching her play She is an amazing player but bad coaching has taken her love for the game. She has never had a greay coach who believed in her. We have always kept her in private hitting, fielding, and pitching lessons and after her last game, have been contacted by four...
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    Going out in style

    My 13 year old decided 8 weeks ago she was done playing softball but agreed to continue playing with her team until the season was over. So for the last 8 weeks she has worked her butt off at practices, she has cheered her team on from the bench, she has played whatever position her coach told...
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    All-Star Ultra Cool catchers gear

    Does anyone know how I can get in contact with All Star abouft getting a smaller version of the set made? I tried the number I found online but it just rang with no voicemail. My daughter tried them on and loved the feel of the leg protectors but they don't make them in her size. She needs a...
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    Are we asking too much at a young age?

    She does homework between school and practice. At 10, she doesn't generally have much homework. She did correct me on the length of their practices, she said they range from 2-3 hours as she generally stays and is the last on the field. She told me it just seems longer because I sit on the...
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    Player fees

    A few questions... If you join a team halfway thru the season, do you still normally get charged full fees? If you leave a team halfway thru the season, is a refund normally given? My daughter's team has both of these situations come up and parents are wondering how these situations are...
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    Are we asking too much at a young age?

    We are in the Northwest as well. We may have played against each other :-) Some of these 12u girls are huge! We played a team in April where 4 of their girls were over 6' and the shortest player was 5'5". We joked that they had driven themselves to our game. My daughter didn't even come up...
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    Are we asking too much at a young age?

    I am not sure what the normal amount of time is per game that most catchers catch. She has been catching since she picked up the mitt and has very rarely ever had a backup catcher. Normally it has been when she needs a break that they normally put in the next best they have available. However...
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    Are we asking too much at a young age?

    My daughter is 10 but turns 11 July 28th. She is a small 10 standing at only 4'4". This is her first year playing 12u and her fourth total year total. This year she has been injured with bone bruises and pulled ligaments. I am almost feeling like I should have left her in 10u but we tried...
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