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"Run her over!"
If the coach tells a player to run over the shortstop and she in fact does it she would be ejected from the game. Even if a player has the right to the line she doesn't have the right to run over a fielder who is in the way. Contact would result in obstruction, but if the umpires sees intent...- rowdy
- Post #54
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Hitting Strategy Question
The name of the game is base runners. If you have a pitcher that is unable to throw strikes why would you bail her out by swinging at 3-0. If you have a pitcher that has great control and is just nibbling then by all means have them ready especially on the 2-0. As far as making contact with...- rowdy
- Post #9
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Prayer circles after games
If you are a christian how could you call any prayer an insult? The answer is you couldn't and you aren't.- rowdy
- Post #31
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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How far should you take it?
To answer your question, I take more notice of a bad teacher than I do a bad coach and yes if I think a teacher is bad I will not let my kids stay in that environment. My daughter happens to be one of the best players on the team, and the coach treats her fine, so that is not the issue. I...- rowdy
- Post #7
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Fair or not?
If your girls aren't at risk of getting injured then play the best competition you can find. We have many coaches in Travel Ball who play weak tournaments to add trophies but the thing is thier players end up paying a price. No matter what you should be able to build a solid defense. Your...- rowdy
- Post #6
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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This mitt is becoming popular
We bought a Salinas glove through windpitch.com. It is a very high quality glove, that my daught loves. We have had a Mizuno and TPS model mitts and this blows it away. My daughter uses a Nacona fielding glove and when it started to wear we bought the Salinas fielding model and it is every...- rowdy
- Post #65
- Forum: Softball Catching
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catchers gear bag or bags?
My daughter is a catcher and we have a collection of catchers bags in the garage. What we do now (and this is subject to change at any time without notice) is use two bags. We rotate our catchers so in many cases we will let her gear air out in the trailer if she isn't catching and the...- rowdy
- Post #42
- Forum: Softball Catching
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Know it all umpires
Our coaches have a good reputation with umpires in our region. The problem I see is many travel coaches complain about every single call. My philosophy with my players and coaches is when the umpires make more mistakes in a game than we do then we can complain.- rowdy
- Post #10
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Prayer circles after games
Our team does pray after every game and invites the team we are playing to join them. It is not something that the coaches or parents suggested but a spontaneous act by the players that has grown into a softball tradition. We have played over a dozen states and the prayer circle is alive and...- rowdy
- Post #27
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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How far should you take it?
Well the HS softball season is winding down and it has been more difficult than I could have imagined. I have probably even commented on this site to others to bite the bullet but now that I have experienced it I just want to apologize to anyone I made a recommendation to regarding HS coaching...- rowdy
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Runner on second and third
As a team we have gotten very efficient at the look back and throw to first with the runner having no chance of advancing to home on the throw. It all comes down to when a team is playing in you have the opportunity to take a running lead so if the ball is hit you only have about 2/3 of the...- rowdy
- Post #6
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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walking the runner back
All walking a runner back will accomplish is wearing out your catcher. Teach them to get the ball back to the pitcher as fast as possible. If you watch our team you would see that the ball gets back to the pitcher almost as fast as it got to the catcher and no one takes an extra base...- rowdy
- Post #29
- Forum: Softball Catching
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Making the Tag at Home Plate Without Getting Hurt
Two thoughts: 1. In softball the player can not make contact with the catcher unless they are in the act of sliding. If the catcher blocks the plate without the ball it is an obstruction and the runner is given the base and no out is recorded. As a coach you should look for a catcher who does...- rowdy
- Post #13
- Forum: Softball Catching
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Georgia-Bama Game - Framing
As was the case in this game the risk of not taking the grand slam is you don't get the four runs. I don't buy any of it, a grand slam always gets the team hitting amped up and kills the confidence of the pitcher. The other three runners go on somehow too and now the pitcher has the thought of...- rowdy
- Post #29
- Forum: Softball Catching
