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    Would you say something?

    Are there innings limits or pitch counts for the pitchers in the all star games you are playing? I know a few organizations do that and your team may really need to add another pitcher so you are not short handed if you have to play several games. If you are not going to be playing deep in the...
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    Not Happy

    This is something I was told by an older coach that had very good success in both softball and baseball and this has stuck and served me well over the years. When it comes to confidence with players, a lot of girls need to feel good about themselves (self esteem) to be confident between the...
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    Panhandling fundraisers....

    Dang. Sorry I didn't catch the typo. It was $5,500 last 2 springs. The first year it was $2,300 but this last year it was $3,200. I was able to get the coolers donated so no cost made it straight profit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Panhandling fundraisers....

    We have been doing a drawing for a soft Yeti cooler for the past 2 years. Tickets sell very well and the parents of the kids on the team usually buy several as well because it is really nice to use yourself on tournament days. That's pretty much all the fund raising we have had to do and total...
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    To much change of speed??

    I recently posted in another thread about my DD what worked really well for her this past season. She struggled getting the speed difference and consistency with it. Became frustrating for her. So we worked really hard on disguising the pitch and enhancing the movement that was already there...
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    10YR Old Ready To Shut-it Down

    A lot of great advise in this thread. My only addition has to with injury. A few years ago I found this site and did a lot of research on pitching because what initially was being taught to my daughter didn't seem correct to me. Hello elbow. Luckily I found what I was looking for here and since...
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    When does end of year began for u14 team in asa

    No, no, no. It's to "build their confidence" heading into the spring.*** Those tournament wins also look impressive when they try to cut their bottom players by advertising a winter tryout with a 5 time championship team that fall. They leave off the age group they won however. Ha Sent from...
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    Frustrating! Why isn't coach responding? Thoughts? How to proceed?

    Here would be my answers to those questions: (Someone correct me if I'm off-base.) Yes it is ok to ask where she ranks. The coach will mostly likely give you as honest of an answer as they can while being vague enough to keep you warm. (Some will out right lie but I've found most try to be as...
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    Its Viernes Check in 8/12/16 #softballislife

    2 HS (plays JV and Varsity) in games tonight-rained out. So going to indoor facility instead for HS practice. 2 HS games in the morning-most likely rain out as well. First practice with new TB team Sat afternoon. Sunday church and family lunch with grandparents and siblings. A nice relaxing...
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    10U Confusion

    I'm sorry but those numbers seem pretty high to be "competitive" for 10U. Even for national events, teams with more than one girl throwing over 50-52 seems to be more of an anomaly at 10U. Especially when watching a 14U Gold pitcher last night (not my DD but at same facility) throw 56-59. And...
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    Waiting, Waiting, and Waiting some more....

    It's funny that the team that my DD had as her first choice had 27 girls tryout with only 3 girls from that team last year also trying out (the rest aged up). The coach said she would be calling with offers by Tuesday and kept her word. Of those 30 she offered 8 by Tues and scheduled a second...
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    Is releassing the top hand bad?

    That's true. And I agree that after contact the ball is going to do what it's going to do regardless if the too hand stays in contact. But I think that is the difference of a kid releasing the hand and stopping short causing premature deceleration. What we see at result is usually occurring...
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    Advice on Recruiting & Teams (Not another stay or go...I promise)

    Yep. Very few in that pool. Maybe 15-20 2020 girls committed to P5 programs right now. Maybe another 10 to smaller D1 programs? That leaves a lot of uncommitted girls with D1 talent still out there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    10U Confusion

    I guess my input coming from a second year 12U was at 10U we really concentrated on hitting inside and out FB with max effort and learning a CU that we could show for speed difference. Her CU at 10U and first year 12U was very hit and miss. So for us this year we really worked very hard on...
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    Tryout thoughts (sorry for length)

    I know everybody's experience is different and the level of play may make a difference. But from a previous tryout and again this year as first year 14U my DD had made an impression by the way she handled herself in talking with the coaches and other players. She is not the most athletic or...
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