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  1. Ariel116

    white pants

    Depends on where you live. If the dirt has a lot of iron, go with super iron out. We are in GA so everything has to be soaked in that toxic stuff. I use 1cup to super hot water in a bucket with a little liquid tide. Soak for a minimum of 4 hrs, no scrubbing needed. The trick is to put the powder...
  2. Ariel116

    What is included in your reg fees and how much are they per season?

    2nd year 10U fall/spring we paid $1600 and had a paid coach. 12U we paid around $1100-1200 for fall/spring, daddy coaches. This included all uniforms, glove or bat (sponsored by Demarini/Wilson), indoor facility, fields and tournaments. 1st yr 14U for Spring only, we paid $1200 with Daddy...
  3. Ariel116

    Wilson Gloves

    My daughter got a 12in A1000 a few years ago, she has teeny tiny hands and it fit her perfect. It has lasted her several years and she is pretty hard on a glove since she is a pitcher. They stopped making them but it looks like they are about to start again as of 8/6/18 which is great since they...
  4. Ariel116

    What 10u batters guards should I get?

    We did the chest shield since mine is a pitcher and added an elbow guard once we started seeing more velocity in the throws.
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    Help with Ringor sizing

    They recommend go up at least .5 size but we went up 1 full size. My daughter wears a size 7 so in the Ringors she is in an 8.
  6. Ariel116

    How to help my talented young players overcome fear in the batters box

    I would let your pitchers live pitch to the girls. It's really the only way I know to get them comfortable because lobbing balls to them isn't going to do it because they know the coach isn't going to hurt them. My son used to play baseball and was petrified of getting hit when they started kid...
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    School Ball wrap up

    We play our school ball in the fall so we are having tryouts now. My daughter will be going into 9th grade so she is trying out for the JV team. I have a lot of concerns because of the way our middle school feeder was handled and I am not even sure I want her to try out due to parent/kid drama...
  8. Ariel116

    DD going lefty

    Mine went lefty at the beginning of 2nd yr 12U, she is really fast so her PC wanted her to start slapping. I won't lie, it hasn't been easy and my only regret is not switching her when she was much younger.
  9. Ariel116

    Fall Softball - How is it done?

    In Georgia we play in the fall. Practice starts usually the 1st week of school which is the 1st week of August. The regular season ends by the beginning of October with state championships around mid-late October.
  10. Ariel116

    Change up

    Mine throws a backhand circle change. She started in 2nd yr 10u with the circle change and changed to the backhand circle about a yr ago. It is a beautiful pitch!
  11. Ariel116

    12U dd wants to learn to switch hit...

    We switched mine to lefty 2nd yr 12U due to her speed. I won't lie, it has been a struggle at times.
  12. Ariel116

    Go pro questions ??

    We use the gopro session 5 and my husband climbs up the backstop to mount it so it makes a great video! https://youtu.be/YZlSZws9qJ0?t=12m27s
  13. Ariel116

    GoPro Etiquette

    We always go pro our team's games and have never had anyone complain. My husband will climb halfway up the backstop so the view is usually amazing and it doesn't block anyone that is watching the game. We use a Hero session 5 with Power director to edit and we also add the score as well. We do...
  14. Ariel116

    Tournament checklist

    I have this down to a fine art now and can pack for a tournament pretty fast. Tent, camp chairs, wagon, grizzly cooler (that I pre-chill the evening before), Smart-water, cokes (for me and maybe a few for my kid when she wants something with flavor), large backpack filled with go-pro/camera gear...
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    Never ending tryouts?

    Most of the main orgs have already had tryouts around here but we have smaller orgs still looking and still holding workouts locally. I will say I always heard when you get to the older age groups, the number of teams will start to dwindle. I can say that I haven't seen that yet because it seems...
  16. Ariel116

    12u pgf

    So excited to see two Georgia 12u teams represent our state @ PGF Nationals so well. Georgia Impact is set to play DS Hot Shots for the championship which should be an awesome game!
  17. Ariel116

    Another open workout question

    If you have no intention of switching teams, don't go. When we were transitioning from 10U to 12U, we went to an open workout and no I didn't tell my daughter's coach before I took her. Trust me when I tell you he found out. One thing to keep in mind, your daughter is a pitcher and the softball...
  18. Ariel116

    Velocity or Accuracy?

    This is absolutely true. I know of 3 girls that were beasts in 10U but when they went to 12U, those balls needed a passport for how far they were traveling.
  19. Ariel116

    "You can't clock our pitchers"

    We were at Atlanta Legacy 12U a few weeks ago and during a game break, I walked around to watch some other games. There was a grandpa that had a radar gun on the 2 pitchers so I stood behind him and watched. One team had a pitcher that was close to 6ft tall and he was clocking her 59-60mph. The...
  20. Ariel116

    "You can't clock our pitchers"

    My DD tunes out everything when she is pitching or maybe it's only me that she tunes out. I have asked her and she said she doesn't hear any of the stuff being yelled so I doubt she would even notice if anyone was clocking her.

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