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    HS vs Travel conflicts

    That's the way it is (or at least was) in Illinois. Once the HS season has officially started, no other softball. That includes something like co-ed slow pitch as well. Plus at least at our HS, you would only have an occasional Saturday off (Prom) and every Sunday. You either have a game...
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    What Credit Card Reward service do you use?

    Loyalty? This is a predominately travel softball board isn't it :) We know all about Loyalty here! Anyway, we do have a little loyalty to brands but aren't going to over do it with travel related credit cards. We keep a few cards, Hyatt and IHG being two. You get a free night each year out...
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    What Credit Card Reward service do you use?

    It depends on what you're looking to use the points/miles for. If you want strickly cash back, the Capital One Venture or Fidelity are good cards. If you're looking to use them for travel, it depends on where you want to go and what airport you most likely will use. It you target a certain...
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    I stand corrected - 10U Rec Parents/Coaches are not the Craziest

    Yes, really bad. http://i.imgur.com/lofr1.gif
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    Restrictions on eye black (NFHS)

    Must be a local thing. I've never heard it in the Midwest. There are way too many accessories to mean much of anything other than how it makes them look.
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    USA Today list of the best D1 colleges for softball

    It's overall softball program. Not strictly academic. Otherwise just list the Ivy schools, Stanford, et. al. in yet another poll. I do think both Michigan and Alabama should be on that list and close to the top.
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    My DD Snuck out, I am at a loss how to deal with this.

    I don't know how much I can offer given the limited background but I will offer some opinions :rolleyes: Holding someone "accountable" has the be the most overused word in today's American Lexicon. (DF needs a barf emoticon). That phrase is everywhere. Given this is a 16-year old, I find...
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    Middle School girls playing High School ball...

    Stay at home moms are still quite common in the Midwest. At least a few per team. Others do odds and ends and have very flexible schedules. No such thing as rush hour in many places.
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    Middle School girls playing High School ball...

    If you used MaxPrep, don't bother. Many of the better teams are listed here under Polls: ICA Softball Home Page
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    Middle School girls playing High School ball...

    How about this.
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    Middle School girls playing High School ball...

    I wished they allowed them to play in Illinois. We have a 7th grade SS who is currently getting interest from Oregon among others. While she wouldn't play SS on Varsity (current SS is a Sr. going Div. 1), they'd find a spot for her somewhere. Current Varsity team in ranked #5 in their class...
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    Best DVD's for defensive situations

    George Wares has a good one. Can't remember the name but I liked it.
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    another brag thread - verballed!

    Yes, my daughter is going to play a few days with her old team. When I go by I will certainly wave and then say a prayer for the Fighting Illini....although it won't help.
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    another brag thread - verballed!

    Tell me about it. I sat through that "football" game :confused: Just realized their next home game I get to miss because I'll be in St. Louis (I think). That will be an improvement.
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    At least your wife has you trained well :)
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    Bunches of lawsuits and results like this out there: Title IX compliance a result of lawsuit against Elgin U-46 - DailyHerald.com But it's simply the tip of the iceberg.
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    If that's the way it is with all boys/girls sports, all it takes is for someone to file a complaint with the Dept of Ed, Office of Civil Rights (OCR). It would change.
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    No, If I equip the football team with the latest and greatest, I would also equip an equal number of females participating in athletics with the latest and greatest. That likely would not be spending the same amount of money given the cost of football equipment.
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    Specifically, equity applied towards each gender within the athletic program (not necessarily each sport), that's the law. If booster clubs raise money for a specific sport, that's fine, but then it is the responsibility of the district to correct the inequity by allocation of their own...
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    So tired of hearing "it's not fair" from other parents

    This is becoming more common as it helps ensure equity. What's a good reason NOT to have just 1 combined booster club? Another item that seems to be happening is only 1 fundraiser per team. More than that it's deemed to be a team/community burden. I believe a coach in our area did a...

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