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    Finding Her Place in College Club softball

    This may not be a typical parent brag post, but... DD1 is a very high academic kid who also played A level ball and graduated 2021. Playing college softball was always a goal, as was studying Biomedical Engineering. We went to a couple of camps at T15 schools in late 2019 and early 2020...
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    NFHS - Coach with IPAD on first base

    Watching DD#2's HS game last night, the opposing first base coach was keeping score via gamechanger while coaching first base. I thought that was illegal, which seems to be validated by the rule difference doc (last updated 2019) linked. I asked the umpire about it and he said the rule had...
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    Outfield Glove for Player With Small Hands

    My 18 yo DD loves her Wilson A2000 H1175 when playing SS or 2B. She has really small hands and likes how it fits. She's been getting some time in the outfield lately, too, and I've been looking for a larger glove for her to use out there. She had a HOH FP glove that went soft pretty quickly...
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    Infield Glove for small hands - need help

    As noted in a previous thread, DD #1 -- 17, HS and travel pitcher and middle infielder -- commented during tryout season that she was losing balls off the fingers of her 12" HOH 315SB. I replaced the lacing in the fingers to make it functional, but it's clear that the lightweight leather has...
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    Dual Core HOH Floppy-- solutions?

    I bought DD#1 a HOH PRO 566SB -3B last June because her Mizuno Global Elite had become too floppy to be reliable. She's a HS Junior, pitcher and middle infielder, and has liked the HOH glove. She told me last week that she was having problems with the HOH on hard infield hits, and reiterated...
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    (another) Interference Question

    I'd appreciate your help in understanding what the correct application of the rules would be in this situation: Bases are loaded with one out. Runner on third takes a lead off. Catcher throws to third to attempt put-out. Runner backpedals to retreat and F5's glove hits the runner as she...
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    USSSA Eligibility Question

    Hoping for a simple explanation to our situation -- DD is an 02 pitcher - plays league for a house team and that also plays 4-5 tournaments per year -- mostly local but some travel. The organization has an 03 team that won a USSSA qualifier last year and had a great experience going to...
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    Bombah Uniform Sizing

    We're considering ordering uniforms online from Boombah this season. Can I trust the online sizing guide for fit? We've never done a "blind" order regarding sizing -- we have always used local distributors that provided samples for fittings before. Thanks in advance!
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    step-up bats

    I've been conservative about spending $$ on bats, believing strongly in the old adage that only a poor craftsman blames his tools. Not that my dd's are swinging bricks -- they have older Anderson bats that have lots of life -- but we think the time they spend with their hitting coach matters...
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    advice regarding a tricky parent situation

    I coach a 12U house team -- not rec but not not select. We played in a tournament of our league teams this weekend and had an unfortunate situation with the boyfriend of my catcher's mom. He doesn't come to many games, but when he does he can be vocal. I had a complaint from another team...
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    Frontside resistance drill help

    I have a player (12U) who is a great natural athlete. She's the fastest pitcher I have, but she uses a self-taught motion where she bends over and forward as she finishes (sort of a bowling motion). She struggles with consistency, which I hypothesize is related to the extra movement she has in...
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    Acclimating to better pitching

    My 04 house league team moved up to 12U for fall ball, and is about to start the spring season. The pitchers are doing pretty well with the new ball and distance, and generally things are going ok in the field (except for forgetting about dropped third strikes) but we're struggling with hitting...
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    Catcher Gear Recommendation/Reviews?

    Because I seem to have left the old set at the park unattended, I'm suddenly in the market for a catcher's set for my 12U team. (Trust me -- I've heard all about it from DW). Our previous set was Mizuno Samurai youth that we used for about a year with various girls. They all seemed to like...

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