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    POLL- do you think the Umpire determines who wins?

    Does an umpire determine who wins a game, No. Can they influence who wins a game, Yes absolutely. An umpire can flip a game on its head with just one ball vs strike call in a highly leveraged situation.
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    NEEDED: Slogan for DFP Premier Platinum Select Elite 6U team

    I don't know about a slogan but folder hanging on the backstop with the schedule and flyers on the player stats would be a nice touch.
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    Does the riseball add more stress

    My DD throws a two finger riseball for the last 2 years. As the season progresses both years she starts experiencing a pain along her forearm. The pain does not reach the point where she cannot pitch and she says she can deal with it. It also reduces with rest. My thought is she is...
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    Offspeed Drop Grips?

    Here is one way she can build on her existing change up. Use the horseshoe or pauly change up but instead of pushing the ball, release in a complete handshake position and tumble the ball out over the side of the middel finger. Helps to remove index finger from contact. The faster the arm...
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    Ghost Advance vs Ghost Dual Stamp (2020)

    Is the Double Stamp same as the regular Ghost? Looking at the Easton website the terminology is a little different, there is just the Advanced Ghost, and Ghost. in 2020 and 2022. Also is the Advanced less of an end weighted bat? 16U DD had an older model marked Ghost Double Barrel that...
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    Need help with decision of moving to different team..

    The second team fits her age group so to me it is a better fit and she will face better batting and hopefully have a better catcher and defense behind her. Setting up a pitcher for success breeds confidence and further improvement. However you need to evaluate the pitchers on this second team...
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    How should DD tell coach she doesn't pitch anymore?

    Softball doesn't have the equivalent of MLB. Players get a serious injury they quit the sport.
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    Rise ball questions

    Stick with it she is on the right track. Its a very effective pitch in games if she get can the spin rate up some and get it over 50. Mix it up with a drop change up and you will see a confused look on batters face. Then go with the inside fastball.
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    Anyone have thoughts on this Twitter thread?

    I think part of it is she pitched 3 days in a row so UCLA adjusted and she tired, while UCLA double teamed with Garcia and Faraimo. Still she only gave up 2 runs in each of the first two games, and won the first. VT is is playing a bunch of SEC teams including Alabama in Feb so should be...
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    If the leap is allowed.....

    I have seen similar stats. I will have to say that I see it less now that DD is playing in 16U. It may be a function of less experienced coaches at the younger ages. Sometimes witnessed those kind of numbers being pitched by the coach's own daughter.
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    If the leap is allowed.....

    For some teams this pretty much captures it. I don't think the coach wants to do it but its like the other pitcher is out this week or they just have one good pitcher. What if every Game Changer posted the total daily pitch count for the highest count pitcher for every game. Or the...
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    Interesting audio book about Travel Softball by Michael Lewis

    How do these showcases determine what teams play at the main locations? Just came back from a showcase and did not see one college coach at our location in two days but there were D1 coaches at the main location.
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    How would travel ball change "If pitchers were put on a pitch count"?

    In the beginning of professional baseball it was the wild west and it was not uncommon to have a pitcher start both games of a double header. Over time because there was money involved, the game figured out that this was not a good idea. It further developed into a the 5 day rotation we have...
  14. M

    Rick and Sarah Pauly’s interview

    My DD is working on many of the items discussed including riseball spin. Thank you Rick and Sarah Pauly for putting out this information to help young pitchers.
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    Little League Softball World Series on ESPN

    Upper level travel teams pull from a larger region and in some cases multiple states so yes there are travel teams that are better. I can see where the TV coverage creates an expectation of the same level but these teams even if semi travel are pulling from one small community which is part of...
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    monkey butt and quad dominance, Are they linked?

    My 2 cents, monkey butt is a necessity if a player pitches with a pushing "hello elbow" shoulder domininated form otherwise they will hit their hip and injure themselves. Sometimes their arm circle improves over time and the monkey butt posture is a remnant that is no longer needed, however...
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    Unraveling Pitching Frustrations

    This is why stats for many teams are worthless and you see HS players with 600 and higher batting averages. Strikeouts are a better indicator of performance for the pitcher in these situations. You see developing players all the time that just do not move well to the ball and are not making...
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    Struggling to throw strikes

    If she is not losing control in practice then your first instinct that its mental fatigue is most likely whats happening. First year 12U is difficult. Put her in situations where you are up early and let her pitch out the game to build confidence. They also have to learn not to spiral after...
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    HS wins first district game in 6 years

    In her first HS game, DD pitched as a freshman and with HR from older travel player the team won their first district game in 6 years. HR left a dent in a pickup truck in parking lot. Wasn't the best softball but the girls had fun. I guess this is HS softball.
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    These kids are good..

    Do all these posts and presence on FB/Twitter/Insta actually help to get recruited?

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