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  1. J

    DFP for iPhone?

    I presume there is a DFP app for Apple. True?
  2. J

    Dress protocol for attending college game

    Does DD wear a tshirt or uniform shirt representing her TB organization when going to see a college game? We're going to an end of season tournament and at least two schools of her interest will be playing. Thanks for any input.
  3. J

    Flaws in Travel BB - applies to SB also?

    I thought this was an insightful article, focused mainly on the lack of understanding players have about the game at a team level. It's written by the HC at Bellarmine University. He has suggestions for improving the system...
  4. J

    Finally turning the corner...

    DD has always been a decent pitcher. Stays around the plate, didn't walk many, didn't strike out many, and won most games with a solid defense behind her. She's really taking another step this spring. One of two pitchers on her high school JV team, she's 4-0 in four starts, has a save. Last...
  5. J

    Bummin'

    Got myself a little Christmas present a few months ago: a pocket radar ball coach. Snazzy little gadget. Kept it handy in a zippered side pocket of the small back pack I use to carry balls and my catcher's mitt for DD's pitching practices. Apparently, while at our local indoor practice...
  6. J

    Mizzou pitchers and the mask or no mask question

    Short article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the two Mizzou pitchers hit over the last year. Mizzou pitchers deal with injury aftermath | Mizzou | stltoday.com
  7. J

    If you can't hide stupid, can you fix it (more important, how is DD's piitching?)

    Here's the deal... I made a suggestion on one of these threads that I thought would help a young lady with her arm whip. Ken B quickly posted an alternative idea with samples, and that led to my own thread pursuing a better understanding of point arm whip takes place relative to the pitcher's...
  8. J

    Inside or outside the hip?

    So as not to hijack another thread, I'm starting this one. Ken B corrected me on a post - and probably needed to - but read on past his quote below. I'm eager to learn more on this from those who can help. Interesting. I checked out some additional vids on youtube to follow up on this. Abbott...
  9. J

    One glove or two...?

    Share some thoughts, please. It's time for a new glove for DD, and we've been discussing some options. She's used a Nokona for over 3 years now which has performed wonderfully (though it seems a bit heavy for infield play) and probably has another 4-6 months in it. She is almost 15 now, and...
  10. J

    Game strategy for pitch selection

    Speaking in general terms, and with a pitcher who is pretty reliable with 3 or maybe even 4 pitches, do you prefer to: a) throw one pitch predominantly, and sprinkle in other pitches here and there to keep hitters off-balance, or b) use all pitches frequently, maybe giving a slight edge to the...
  11. J

    Co-Captain...

    DD has been selected as a co-captain of her high school JV team. Her mom and I are so happy for her.
  12. J

    Hu gets it?

    Apparently this has been around for a few years. I just saw it for the first time. What a hu-t.
  13. J

    First round of HS grades

    DD has always been a good, self-motivated student and mom and I have learned to always expect A's. Her first term grades from her first year in HS just came in, and grades were even higher than anticipated. She turned in full term grades of 99 in both Art and Math II (Honors) and 98 in both...
  14. J

    RevFire / Pocket Radar recommendations

    It looks like many of you use both the RevFire and Pocket Radar. I know that RevFire obviously can't measure bat speed, but for pitching only purposes - is RevFire enough of a tool to make a Pocket Radar unnecessary? Any great advantages to having both? I'm trying to decide what to get myself...
  15. J

    Time off and Staying sharp for college camps at the same time? How?

    I'm trying to determine how to balance rest for DD with her (and my) desire for her to be sharp at some upcoming college camps. Would appreciate some helpful thoughts from those who have already been through this. Like many here, after DD's last fall tournament each year, we shut down for a...
  16. J

    PC had a talk with DD about wearing a mask in the circle....

    I know this topic gets beat to death, and not really trying to revive it so much, but it occurred to me that I've never heard anyone say that a batter loses favor for wearing a shin guard or an elbow pad or the obvious batting helmet. Maybe someone here has mentioned it before. Has anyone ever...
  17. J

    Don't really know what to say.

    Tooling around YouTube just looking at some skills vids, and ran across this. Maybe some of you have referenced her before - looks like its been up about a year - but I've never seen anything like this. Anybody else see an injury in her future? Not from the dramatic windup per se, although it...
  18. J

    DIII - Talking softball on campus

    DD makes her first (unofficial) college visit tomorrow. High school has a day off, so we thought we'd visit one relatively near home. She's a freshman (2019 grad), and picked a DIII to check out. Seemed like a lower pressure place to "get her feet wet" on the college visit experience, and it's a...
  19. J

    We live in a rural farming community. Remember that. It's important.

    Yesterday I was being a good bucket dad, and basically just minding my own business. We are in the yard at the side of the house, and DD (14yoa) is pitching in the grass of our lawn. She has a bit of a heavy foot drag, and tends to dig a trough whenever she pitches. So yesterday, she pauses a...
  20. J

    Funny how things go somtimes...

    Are there some good stories out there of "quirky" things that happen in games? DD's team played in a big tournament this past weekend. Across the first few games here's her hitting experience for her first 9 plate appearances: PA 1: HPB (in the head) on the first pitch PA 2: HPB (in the head)...

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