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    Utility Player?

    Thank you for the advice as she starts the process for finding a new team. She doesn't want to leave the current one, great group of girls and nice coach, but she just needs to get in the game on a more regular basis. After doing some quick research it appears the current situation is not...
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    Utility Player?

    This is really helpful, thank you. Her best position is catcher but that has limited her on her current team. She is the second catcher which means she plays one pool play game and never in bracket games, even if that means the first catcher plays 5 games in a row in 100 degree heat. She is...
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    Utility Player?

    As tryout season is coming up, I'm curious about your opinions on a true utility player with a good bat. On the one hand saying she is utility for tryout purposes might be read as bench player who doesn't have a position but if she picks a position or two, she may be limiting herself as the...
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    Game hitting strategy - dinks vs gaps

    This conversation is fascinating to me and I completely agree that hard hit balls are always better than dinks (I played college ball and i've seen how the kids that just hit bloopers for a single get weeded out). Unfortunately on my DD's 14u team, the kids that take an "arms only" swing for...

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