There is no reason everyone shouldn't get to play in pool play. If a player is on the team, there is a reason they are there, sometimes that reason is to develop them for the future, you needed someone in the event of an injury, etc. None of those purposes are served by not playing someone at...
I think bunting is harder than swinging away, unless the kid is great at bunting I probably wouldn't have them bunt every time at bat, not a winning strategy for development of the player and will likely not do anything to help the team win either.
With bunting you have to control the...
It doesn't matter all that much on the stress reaction vs break, the prescription will be rest, then core exercise, healing will be determined by the symptoms in any event. The doc sounds reasonable if a bit lacking in manners and sounds to be conversative by ordering a brace given the report...
I've seen this so much its just crazy, my daughter pitches and is not the best hitter by a long shot, but even at 10 she knows its coming and sent the last one to center for the game winning rbi. I think its too predictable, i prefer a first or second pitch change, especially after a fast pitch...
We do 6 weeks no pitching from mid november to early january, she always comes back a little better after a week or two back, the rest seems to help, she does sometimes bat but no pitching.
We try to do the same thing for a month in the Aug/Sept time frame if we can
Too blurry in slow motion for me to really tell on the arm, but she is leaning forward when coming down on the plant foot, not bad (my daughter finished the fall season with a much worse lean that we are working on when her offseason break is over)
I think otherwise it looks pretty good, but I...
I have never seen a look back out called that was not pretty clear cut, either a runner was indecisive when the pitcher was otherwise ready, or attempting to draw a throw when there was a runner on third. I am not saying it doesn't happen, but the rule seems pretty clear, when the pitcher has...
Its a balancing act, because hitters want to have turns at bat just like pitchers. 3 runs seems unfair to the batters and baserunners to me. I suppose you get more turns to even it out, but that run limit seems low, it also might limit the chances for both pitchers and defenses to work through a...
To get the runners to commit and keep the game moving, otherwise the runner could just stand off the base, unlike baseball, the runners must be on the base before the pitch begins, they cannot leave early, but if we don't force them to go back to the base there cannot be any leaving early.
The...
I'll give some umpires benefit of the doubt if they also do baseball, because if you judge by time without considering the shorter distance the softball pitches do seem much faster. But anyone who considers only time is missing the numerator part of speed... distance / time
I remember someone...
The pocket radar is far more versatile, I use it with my pitchers and my hitters. I really want a revfire to use with my pitchers, but since it is a more versatile tool, I went with the pocket radar first... actually I have two pocket radars, both ballcoach version.
I am a data person, and I...
we can't commit violence because people are bad at their jobs. Almost every day I want to, I understand the desire... but self control is what separates us from animals
I'll pass on what the sports medicine guy told my 8 year old when she developed biceps tendonitis, this guy works with many injured football, baseball, softball players
When they get their hand behind the ball at the top of the circle it causes their arm to basically lock straight and puts all...
I use a pocket radar ball coach and love it, just the sheer fact I can carry it in my pocket is great, it measures accurately, at least on occasions when I can compare.
I have two pocket radar ball coach version and a lynkspyder, I highly recommend both, they are solid pieces of equipment and neither has ever let me down.
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I'm sorry guys, it seems like there is some kinda bias here, if you crowd the plate, sometimes you get hit, I was not a great hitter playing baseball, but hit a little better when I got closer (I really needed different glasses I find out later in life) and I took the risk of getting hit. Maybe...
As a male I only played baseball and not all that successfully, but I can coach because I can teach. Sometimes those who can do things well can't teach them, and vice verse. I've seen baseball players and coaches be very successful and some not, the big difference I see is a willingness to learn...
I don't know that much about pitching, but I worked in the summer with my daughter based on what I know of biomechanics and physiology. She did great for a while, but she hurt her arm (got mad and tried to throw hard) and ever since has reverted to the inferior mechanics of her very first PC...