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    Two calls from last night:

    Perhaps not "all", but you've got to be able to mentally insulate yourself somehow.
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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    I don't know about these "children" you mention. What "children" are threatened with exclusion here? BTW...how is the idea of "transitioning" a child not thoroughly repugnant to any rational person? The thread started with a discussion of college sports and the NAIA's decision. The recent...
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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    How anyone can defend males playing in female competitions is beyond my understanding. People who default to name calling and vague / nonsensical references to "science" appear unhinged.
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    NCAA Obstruction rule change

    The rule change didn't help much, if at all. Regarding the OU / Texas play, I've seen recent D1 obstruction calls at Home for less than that. I've also seen what appeared to be obvious obstruction in real time (fielder squarely in runner's path without the ball...runner clearly affected) not...
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    Local rule headaches

    Modifying rules to suit age and ability isn't the problem. It's the overly complex or weakly worded local rules that cause confusion. A simpler "no walk rule" modification that brings out the coach-pitcher anytime there is four balls prevents this from happening.
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    5 Simple Rules for Surviving High School Softball

    Often, there's a mix of good and bad that must be weighed. However, if it's clearly bad, that's easy. Nobody in their right mind would encourage someone to stay in a clearly bad work environment or relationship. Don't know why a sports team would be any different.
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    5 Simple Rules for Surviving High School Softball

    Can't say I knew many who were happy with the HS softball experience. This included highly competitive programs where their kid was a starter. Can't imagine who would tolerate riding the bench on a crappy team.
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    Eeny Meeny

    Not knowing where she regularly plays, I'm going with CF. Putting someone in the OF who isn't familiar can be a problem, but putting someone at 1B who isn't familiar can be a disaster.
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    Rude Parents

    Grandfathers can be some of the worst offenders from Rec league on up. Some people really lose their filter as they get older. From what I've seen, opposing teams and their fans are usually pretty polite. I've had nothing but good conversations with visiting parents, players, and occasionally...
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    When is the right time to speak up....

    You mean your kid got to a D1 roster, and into the circle against Texas, on the strength of practice alone? Actually getting out there during travel and school ball and getting people out in real games had nothing to do with it?
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    When is the right time to speak up....

    And that involved a whole lotta playing time to get there. Practice only gets you so far in terms of "getting better".
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    This was dorky

    It was dumb, and totally avoidable.
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    Leaping? Or replanting?

    "The incidence of female to male is 3.5 times greater in basketball and 2.8 times greater in soccer. The typical mechanism of injury is a rapid but awkward stop and anticipation of lateral movements." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805849/
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    College rule flex/pinch runner

    I remember that. Seen some strange stuff happen on occasion with college lineups.
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    Weighted Balls as Part of Warm-Up

    I sometimes used TCB baseball-sized heavy balls for warmup, but always tossed them. A team DD picked up with one time used the softball-sized ones, and we both HATED them. IMO, they're a wrist injury waiting to happen. I'd never use them on a T or otherwise. Use regular softballs, a T, and a...
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    Navigating Individual Fundraising in Travel Softball: Perspectives on Allocation of Raised Funds

    In every activity my kids were ever engaged in, softball or otherwise, their personal fundraising effort directly offset their participation cost. Having individuals pay and THEN requiring them to individually raise more money for the "organization" is BS. Even worse, forcing younger teams to...
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    Being best player on bad team, or bench player on good team?

    No, not out of the question, but committing and even joining the team isn't the same thing as playing and/or lasting past the first year. I know of a couple of D1s who committed as 2Bs. Why the team took them on, I'm not sure. They aren't nearly as good as the converted SS who starts there...
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    Being best player on bad team, or bench player on good team?

    If you're wanting to play D1, being a 2B isn't a reliable path. As D1 teams are often able to put a former SS there, being primarily a 2B is not drawing much, if any, athletic money. There are mid-majors where even the 1B was the SS on a pretty good TB team. Those who can't play another...
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    Dad with some questions about my new pitcher?

    "...an effective pitcher and is apparently teaching what the vast majority of top pitchers do, and generating positive results..." While having direct experience with what you teach doesn't guarantee good results, I believe it's an essential building block. Having practical experience builds...
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    Dad with some questions about my new pitcher?

    Interesting how the kid's pitching coach, who was apparently an effective pitcher and is apparently teaching what the vast majority of top pitchers do, and generating positive results, can be so thoroughly second-guessed. It parallels the hitting threads where the "mechanics" of top college...

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