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    3 PICKY PITCHERS...or do they have a legit...

    I highly dislike the practice of having designated pairings at the precollege level. Each P should throw to each catcher, so they are not strangers if injury or some other circumstance all of a sudden dictate that they work together. spread the pain, spread the wealth. that being said...
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    Last High School Game for a 2022; Need to Vent

    I did not say winning does not matter, of course coaches you try to win games. but there are some principles more important, unless you are at a professional level. and many highly successful coaches at many levels in many sports are aware of this, and these are generally the ones who build...
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    Batting Philosophy

    My idea was to get BR on. then lots of ways for them to advance and even score (PB, WP, FC, errors, sac fly, sac bunt). but if no one is on base, that easy pop up to CF can do nothing, that would be WP/PB is not even noticed in the score book, no reason for most batters to bunt, etc. not...
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    Last High School Game for a 2022; Need to Vent

    AS I have stated before, if HS and college ball should only be about winning, they should be abolished. If winning is the only thing that matters, athletics have no place in academic settings. People forget that when justifying the existence of school related athletics, so many things are...
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    Batting Philosophy

    differing philosphies, guess it stems back to my rec coach pitch days of batting a roster of 15. if I put all the weaker hitters at the bottom, might go 2 or 3 inning without BR, let alone runs. I absolutely hate "wasted" half innings. getting at least one BR puts a little more pressure on P...
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    Last High School Game for a 2022; Need to Vent

    sadly, incompetent HS coaches do not always get shown the door, connections often override competence or record. if people do not call out bad behaviour, it will continue. if you want to improve HS coaching, there has to be accountability. if you simply let bad coaching slide, that is part of...
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    Batting Philosophy

    yes, but those great teams also have pretty good hitters 1-9, they are much less likely to repeatedly have half innings be done after the same 3 or 4 batters. that makes a difference. coaching mid level TB sometimes needs differeent strategies than high level P5 college ball.
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    Last High School Game for a 2022; Need to Vent

    do you have younger DDs that play? IF not, write an open letter to the local paper. Vent. People will not learn from mistakes if they are not made aware of them. What will it hurt, her HS career is over unfortunately. Seriously considering doing this when my DDs are done (one is frosh, the...
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    Catchers mitt for 15yo

    first suggestion, being the cheap bastard that I am, have you looked into relacing the LA, might help it get back to shape. especially might be nice if you go with a option with a long break in period. DD loves her AS CMW3001, we got the 3001 a year ago when her AS CMW3000 started to get a...
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    Batting Philosophy

    my first group of three would be the best at that role in the lineup. "best hitter" is a very subjective, what are you rating based on, avg, power, obp, rbi, etc. a power hitter with no so great average can still do a lotta damage if you can get people on base ahead of them. by same token...
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    Batting Philosophy

    I like groups of 3 or 4 each group is constructed like a-decent combination of OBP and speed b-good BA, can lay down bunt is desired c-hits for power rinse and repeat based on what you have left. of course you adjust to what you have , but this generally will get baserunners on and knock...
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    Daughter Uninterested in other sports at HS level

    this brings to mind a idea I had, want to see what y'all think about it. . . . varsity athletes should have PE waived if they are in season, or doing offseason voluntary but organized workouts. to me, especially once you get to HS, PE is about making certain teens get some physical activity...
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    Travesty of the game call

    if a team is entering tournaments like that, should not have 15 on the roster, more like 11 or 12 no one is served with a roster that large, unless you are expecting on a regular baiss to be missing a few girls (ie oldeer teams with SATs, prom, etc. to worry about), or have a number of P only...
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    Travesty of the game call

    I am very much against running up the score, but it sounds like this was complete mismatch, and with the way fastpitch is, very hard to tell your batters to try and get out at plate (could possibly reinforce bad habits). you do not want to take away an attack mentality you have worked hard to...
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    Travesty of the game call

    should be mad at themselves or HC for having a team that bats 15
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    Travesty of the game call

    this is why finish the inning + 1 would get rid of a lot of the shenanigans. just chop 10 or 15 minutes after your normal time limit for finish the inning, and schedules will generally work out.
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    WTB Broke in catchers mitt

    good luck, I know that DD is nor parting with either her CMW3000 (recently relaced) or CMW3001 (current gamer). broken in catchers mitts are like gold. I fear the only broken in ones you will find available are lower end ones that people have moved on from, and probably not worth the time...
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    Keeping her out of her head

    an attitude I have tried to instill in young athletes is "PLAY FEARLESS" (yes, you shout it, so all caps)" go for the diving catch try for that extra base pitcher go at that hitter who rung you up a week ago go for that iffy outfield assist at HP it is much easier to get players to dial back...
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    Keeping her out of her head

    try this quote from the greatest team sport coach of all time on how to handle mistakes: -recognize it -admit it -learn from it -forget it also, tell her to remember, you learn much more from failure than you do from success
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    uuuugghhhhhh

    good news, saw ortho today. SI joint inflammation, no disc issues (this was main main concern, having had several herniated discs in my lifetime, and two epidural injections to allevaite them). Prescription is basically some Rx strength naproxen (ie whether it hurts or not) for 10 days, and PT...

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