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    Kansas City Memorial Day Tournament

    Yep, If you are refering to the ASA and not the USSSA tournament. We will be at Legacy Park on Saturday U16A! Might be a player or two short of a full roster on Saturday but will have enough.
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    Composite bats lose thier pop?

    DDs FP71C (TPS Catalyst) just go hotter until it broke.
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    2 speed change ups

    Leave the existing change up as is. Add an offspeed screw or curve just by tucking her pointer finger.
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    2011 Louisville -10 Xeno Composite Fastpitch

    I saw the XENO 2012 bat in action at a HS game this weekend. That bat is hot! Cool colors too, black with light blue accents.
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    When does the look back rule take effect?

    We see this here by some coaches. Umps call it both ways so you can't depend on them to make the call. I pretty much know which teams are going to try this and for those teams we defense against this situation. If the play is at first the first basemen basically escorts the player back to...
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    2011 Louisville -10 Xeno Composite Fastpitch

    Daughter loves her new XENO. It does break in like any other composite with a couple hundred hits. First bat had a problem after the first week so was frustrated to have to spend another week breaking in a new one. You actually grow to like the sound. HS coach thought it was broken on first...
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    Bat Speed ? MPH.........

    Speed off of the tee Yep, speed off of the tee. Bat speed has to be combined with power at contact. Have the girls hit into a screen from the T. Have a radar gun on the opposite side of the screen. Don't know about the accuracy of the gun but I saw from 55MPH to 70MPH exit speeds for HS...
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    need opinions on the Catalyst

    XENO vs. Catalyst Love the blue catalyst. DD doesn't have a bat that hits better. DD has the orange catalyst as a practice bat and it hits well but not like the blue. Just purchased a XENO because that is the hottest new bat around here and the grips are going out on her others. We also have...
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    Tracking Pitching Stats

    When I track as a parent it is KISS, A simple tally sheet with these columns. Each inning get it's own row: BALLS STRIKES OTHER Ks W HBP 1 2 3 HR OTHER is for tracking pitch count, i.e. foul ball with 2 strikes goes in other. Most of the time I simply track HITS...
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    Injury prevention pitch right hit left?

    It is usually the top hand that gets hit in the swing. Keeping your fingers away from the ball is more important than the arm and a good reason for the switch. If concerned wear an elbow gaurd. My LHP bats right. She has gone yard 12 times this fall but I still have a college coach that...
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    Defense question

    WCWS this year. High pop fly foul past 3rd with runner on second. 3rd basemen goes for the ball as do Left Field and Short. Catch was made and runner on second goes to third on the tag. And who is covering third base for the put out? The first basemen.
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    Kinda disappointed.

    Must have been a local thing our USSSA State had very nice MVP hardware. Still trying to get it out of my DDs room to put with the rest.
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    Three most important drills and/or stations to become a better hitter?

    Walk up drill What we call the walkup drill the girls call Happy Gillmore. Basically start one step out of the box. They take one step in and hit ( if you watched the movie Happy Gillmore, how he hit his tee shot ). Much like a pitchers walk through, gets the momentum moving forward and...
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    Closing the Door: Squaring Hips/Shoulders to Catcher?

    Watch the Washington Pitcher tonight vs. OU. There is no closing, no squaring up. Arguably the one of the best. She acutally has a little hop at the end that our PC comes unglued when my DD hops like that.
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    Softball vs. Band

    We have 3 weekend Marching band competitions in October. We have been invited to 2 showcases tournaments during those weekends. DD will be a Junior. Mom is not going to like it when I tell here we are going to Ronald McDonald Tournament LOL.
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    Drop Dead Rule

    Somewhat common here as well. Changes the coin flip decision. You want to be visitors.
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    videotaping

    Don't confuse the Zi6 with the Zi8, big improvements were made. Kodak is also releasing the Kodak Playsport in April. It has Zi8 guts with ruggedness and a glare screen option for outside shooting along with water protection. Disadvantage is no external mic.
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    Dropping the Hands

    Ever asked the girls that drop their hands if they play much tennis? Nice backhand but bad softball swing.
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    Right mix of Plyometrics, Cardio & Strength Training?

    Hey we love P90X. When the weather is bad we pop in a video. We replace the pullups with either pushups or situps and get a great core workout in. I found the complete set of videos on ebay for less than $50 and they have been a great addition to our softball specific workouts.
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    Flip or Push Change Up?

    Like Amy said experiment until you find one that works for her. We worked the flip change for over a year and couldn't find consistency. Converted to knuckle change and have been very succesfull with that pitch. Nothing is perfect however. With the knuckle she has to be very good at...

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