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    fundraisers

    recently we held a bake sale/car wash for our LL team and made over $1200 which was great! what else have you done that you'd like to recommend? we are thinking about holding a raffle and raffling off an object like a quilt or something
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    scoring from 3b

    but one half-way alert catcher and it's an out. OR coaches doing their jobs yelling "tag the runner"....im not saying it isnt an interesting play though-i love stuff like that
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    coaches - what are your fave...

    "spice up a boring practice drill"! please add the age level(s) you use them for... couple we use: "find the grass game" basically like playing real ball or intrasquad scrimmage) with a couple caveats; if a batter hits the ball to the grass (past the infield) in the air it's a homerun, batter...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    i know, i was just flippin' u some grief;) i really appreciate what u bring to those of us who coach these kids, please continue to do what u do!
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    choosing a team glove

    in my opinion that throws logic out the door - haven't those shmoes ever heard the expression "fits like a glove"? ones preferred glove just feels right
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    choosing a team glove

    ,,,,well, we had a "choosing a team, and a "choosing a glove" thread, so this was the logical next step:D
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    ASA or Babe Ruth Sanctioning

    Rob....my advice do it. (start a team)
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    that's fine until the coach says, okay, were gonna start with BP
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    coaches (or anyone) please submit your fave....

    please dont be shy.......o, & don't worry, your competition already knows what drills you do (they spy your practices) >:-) so go ahead and list 'em....;-) i know there are some really good coaches on this board, tryin' ta tap your brains here-also, parents, what drills do your gals rave about...
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    coaches (or anyone) please submit your fave....

    "spice up a boring practice drill"! please add the age level(s) you use them for... (inspired by an earlier thread) couple we use: "find the grass game" basically like playing real ball or intrasquad scrimmage) with a couple caveats; if a batter hits the ball to the grass (past the infield)...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    personally i think the article should be taken with a grain of salt, not every tryout will be hardcore, each team is different, my advice is, try your best, be attentive and courteous and the rest will take care of itself
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    thanks p.s. not my article...forgot 2 mention that...it has some interesting points
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    11. Parents - behave We all should know by now that when a kid comes onto a ball field and does something of the underperforming variety, most people do not look back at the parent and think, "I wonder what's wrong with those people that they produced a child that bad." Most of the time, people...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    8. Stay after the ball A ball was hit by the coach way far away from the intended fielder at a recent tryout. The kid was stationed in right and the out of practice coach hit a screaming liner to center. He was supposed to hit pops to right and was somewhat embarrassed when he crushed one to...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    5. Confident and friendly, not a social butterfly or an anti-social hornet I think one of the things which is least understood at tryouts is the social aspect of things. It is generally understood, I believe, that coaches are not merely looking for the absolute best athletes. They want good...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    Before I even consider a kid for a team, the first thing I look at is throwing mechanics. Without them, there is little I feel I can do. And I know kids who throw badly are going to miss lots of practice time, perhaps games. When you tryout, please try to keep your mechanics together and throw...
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    discuss: article on tryouts

    tips for tryouts: 1. Don't play catch: At a recent tryout, I heard the coach admonish the girls, "you are not playing catch here, you are being evaluated!" That's an important piece of advice that most coaches will not offer at tryouts. When you are throwing back and forth at a tryout, you...
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    Wow What a day..

    i have seen some of the worst pitching ever so nothing amazes me with control issues. plus one of my players has AMAZING meltdowns to boot so i feel 4 ya things will get better, just have to keep believing in ourself and your system
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    How Many Games?

    daughter is 11, we have played around 40-50 games each of the last two years. i think it might be more important to keep in mind the number of innings (or maybe even hours each game takes) played in a lot of our cases. Little league games are long (we use true LL to play league games) and usssa...
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    Choosing a glove

    fit and feel go into it, see if she can try out a fellow teammates golve and see if she likes their glove, (then steal it) ;-)

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