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    moving from 12U to 14U

    I've watched DD play 10u, 12u and now 14u. The thing i have noticed the most is the skill of the batters. It seems the number of players and teams drop as you move up each age group but those girls that remain are very well schooled. In the early age groups pitching dominates, as the girls get...
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    rolled bats??

    I have been hearing alot of talk lately about rolling fastpitch bats. I think i understand the process, and the theory behind it. It appears to be a good way to break in your bat quickly, but i could be wrong. Is it legal and if so, does it work??
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    Pitching Shoes

    My DD has pitched for three seasons. We have tried Adidas, Nike, UnderArmour, and evrything else you could think of, usually went through 2 to 3 pair per season. We finally bought some Ringors, she has played all fall and so far this spring and you can barely see any wear, i can wash them off...
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    pitching rotation

    DD plays on a 12u travel team with three decent pitchers. All capable of throwing strikes and with fairly similar changeups and drop balls. Coaches like to change pitchers in the late innings to throw off batters timing. Pitcher A cruises at 55,56, pitcher B cruises at 49,50, pitcher C cruises...
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    Dad too demanding on daughter

    I have experienced this first hand. I was an assistant coach on my dd travel team for 2 years. I was constantly on her about every little mistake she made, she pitches and i was always on her about every pitch she threw. I was yelling for her to throw harder and she looked at me and smiled and...
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    Rules?

    We have had this happen a few times in travel tournaments. It's probably legal but shows a lack of class. It seems it's usually done by an over zealous parent. Our coach walked to the fence between innings in one game and told the parent it would be in his best interest and his players best...
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    lack of control

    Our best catcher left the team last season and that is also part of the problem, she will let up a little because the catcher has trouble stopping anything low. I think she feels like she has to hit her spots perfectly for the catcher to handle it. And she is a speed freak, she loves to...
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    lack of control

    i'll try to get a video of her pitching form, i have seen the opposition clock her at 57 in a game using a jugs gun(probably averages 55). The speed is there and when she is on, she is dominating. She seems to do well until there are a couple runners on base and then she seems to tighten up and...
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    lack of control

    My 12 yr dd(almost 13) has 1 time max speed of 59 mph, she has been clocked in games from 54 to 57. She has taken lessons for 1 1/2 years and has developed a decent change and we're working on dropcurve and screwball. She has a good number of strikeouts but way too many walks and wild pitches...
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    live pitching

    I been around travel ball for 3 or 4 years now and the one thing that jumps out at me is how little time is spent hitting live pitching at practice. I see teams devote 2 hour practices to defense and then 30 minutes with the coach pitching from 25 feet away. I am a firm believer that you cannot...
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    hitting question

    I heard and read plenty about hitting techniques and different practice routines to develop batting ability. My question is "what percentage of the art of hitting is natural, god given ability"? Of course you can make anyone improve with practice, but it seems to me that some girls seem to have...

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