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    Coach Jenn Starkey-Mental Toughness Clinic- Southern Illinois

    Experts say the game of softball is 90% mental, yet we spend more of our time, money and energy on the physical skills sets of the game. At this Mental Toughness clinic, your athlete will learn the secrets of the mental game usually taught only to elite athletes at the collegiate or...
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    Jr All American Games

    Has anyone had any experience with this? DD received an invitation and I wanted to do my due diligence before disregarding. Game Day USA JR All American Games Powered by Gatorade https://gamedayusa.com/allamerican/fast-pitch.cfm
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    Team Building Ideas For Rained Out Practices

    Haven't posted in a while, but I'm still lurking around. Well, I got myself volunteered to coach a 14u team this year for a local organization. DD plays on the 18u team. I took the team because I help coach our Jr High team and we have 5 kids that are above average and needed a team. I haven't...
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    Freshman Season

    To add to my earlier post but as a separate brag 5 of our varsity starters and 7 of the 15 players are freshmen. 11 of the players are kids I've helped coach since they were 7 years old in our rec program. And more than half helped me start and play several years together as a travel team. I...
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    Freshman Season

    Haven't posted on here in a while, but when dd was young this forum was more like a support group for me. I posted many videos of her hitting and pitching as well as shared stories of success and heartbreak. Well now, dd is a freshman and about a month into her first season. I feel guilty...
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    Pitching Instructor/ Coach in Southern Illinois/St Louis/ SE Missouri area?

    I would suggest Lindenwood's senior pitcher Taylor Winn. She has been my daughter's pitching coach for 4 years and you would be hard pressed to find one better! She has won a National Championship and tournament MVP. Great kid and coach. I believe she instructs out of a facility near Belleville.
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    When did your DD first throw 60 mph?

    Last year my daughter had a teammate that is class of 2021(7th grader at the time) with an average build that could legitimately hit 60. She cruised around 56/57 with wicked movement. We played B level ball in the Midwest. My daughter on the other hand, is also a 2021. She is 5'2" 130 pounds...
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    Camp Siuggestions

    We were not exactly ecstatic about her choice in teams. Especially since we are driving over an hour to practice (we knew at some point she would have to travel but was kinda expecting it to be with an A team) But the fact that she gets a chance to be the #1 on an older team playing 16s and 18s...
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    Camp Siuggestions

    Our team has several sophomores, a few freshmen, and 2 8th graders. They are actually a pretty good team. I feel like the coach will continue to push the girls to higher levels. This camp is supposed to be a starting point for our team(I'm not sure who came up with IU, but we've never been to a...
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    Camp Siuggestions

    Since there seems to be a lot of people discussing college camps and looking for suggestions to help their DD get the exposure they need, I have a few questions. Here is a little background info. I've been a member here for some years and we are finally getting to the point of...
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    Fiesta Friday Check in 10/23/15

    We are headed to Crown Point, Indiana to play in our first PGF tournament, Rock the Awareness. Until now we have mostly played in tournaments within a couple hours of Southern Illinois. Like someone here recently told me, being good in Southern Illinois isn't the same as being good in the big...
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    USSSA World Series

    As a whole, our team has never been to a major national tournament at any level. So, we are looking forward to it getting our feet wet. That is the experience we are looking for. We are sprinkling a couple PGF tournaments this year and next year plan to play even more. This year we are playing...
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    USSSA World Series

    Thanks everyone for the feedback. We're looking forward to it as a team. Of course we want the families to go and enjoy the trip as a vacation, but let's face it, we are a softball team and will be there to play softball.

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