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  1. absdad

    Player Profile Cards?

    Our team has summary sheet with each player in the front of the binder. Then a pocket for each player that is labeled with their number that contains their individual sheets. The individuals sheets obviously have more details on the player.
  2. absdad

    How many hitting lessons per week?

    Once a week is good. Practice just depends on the level they want to play at. If you're playing high level A ball, then you'd better be hitting 6 or 7 days a week. Alot of people may think that is unreasonable. But if you ask the top hitters at the highest levels how much they practice hitting...
  3. absdad

    Stuck in the Outfield!

    The issue with the OF is that in 10u it's boring. In 12u it sees limited action. By 14u they get to make some plays, and see the necessity of it. By 16u, if you can't dive for a fly ball, you won't cut it. The whole rec ball stigma of "the worst/slowest player goes in the OF" sticks in their...
  4. absdad

    weekend qualifier

    DD's team punched their ticket to 16 Gold nationals in Broken Arrow, weekend before last. Was the last team in the winners bracket and lost to a great team in the championship game, and IF game. So incredibly stoked about the whole thing still, it hasn't completely set in. Proud of all the...
  5. absdad

    weekend qualifier

    Ha!! I wish we could have her for 2 more years in HS ball... :( PP is going on to bigger pastures. Can't wait to see her on the tube.
  6. absdad

    nervous in the box?!?

    My DD sometimes goes through this. Last week her hitting coach had a good 2 hr talk with her about her mental mind melt in the box, and how she approaches her AB's. She needs to have a plan. Watch the pitcher, what does she throw? Fast and overpowering, or avg speed and lots of movement? What...
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    Baseball bleachers taken down after ruling that girls softball team's seats must be

    My DD's 4A HS team has been to state 3 of the last 4 years (including a championship) and doesn't even have a field of their own. Their only facility which they are "lucky" to have i suppose, is sharing two shoddy batting cages with the baseball team. Baseball has their own field on the school...
  8. absdad

    What do you do?

    I would imagine that if the NCAA came calling on an AD about some things that were brought to their attention, then the situation would get some light. Doubtful that anything would happen at the school, they'll just bury it and protect their own. It probably needs outside intervention.
  9. absdad

    weekend tournaments?

    Amen to that! I'm glad the season is kicking off.
  10. absdad

    weekend tournaments?

    So you're at Field of Dreams? I won't complain, you're even farther away from civilization than we'll be.
  11. absdad

    weekend tournaments?

    You're so right about that. DD has faced Parker before, since they're on the same HS team. But still a big diff between HS BP and comp ball game day. My DD did pretty good against Nimmo at the Ozark HS tournament in the fall, so who knows. I would love to see your team play them. Would be one...
  12. absdad

    weekend tournaments?

    Power 97. Glad they put us at Lone Elm instead of OGSA. I like the fields better, but it sucks it's in the middle of nowhere.
  13. absdad

    weekend tournaments?

    Your kid must be on Koop's team. We play out at Lone Elm also.
  14. absdad

    High Gate Fees

    USSSA tournaments here are typically free, though cost the team nearly twice as much as an ASA tournament. So really, the parents are paying about the same amount if you think about it. The ASA tournaments typically run $4-6/day and sometimes there is a weekend pass if it's a 3 day tournament...
  15. absdad

    Open HS tryouts for spectators?

    To me, this is the best part of HS softball. I love hearing the stories of how little Princess is getting phone calls from the UCLA coach, or how their TB team is #2 ranked B team in the state. LOL. I can never tell if they're just embellishing on their kids, or think so highly of me that they...
  16. absdad

    Names and contact info for colleges

    Hope you didn't pay $199.00 for free information, that is a RIPOFF. If the email and/or phone number is not listed on the softball page, look under "staff directory" or something from the athletics home page. If that fails, then Google is your friend. All of the names, emails, phone numbers...
  17. absdad

    How can coaches show interest

    Not that I'm any kind of authority on the subject (my dd is still going through all this now).. but sometimes it's obvious when the coaches are interested. Just about every school will email back a camp/clinic flyer if you send them an email. That's not necessarily "interest". Now if that email...
  18. absdad

    Taking High School Sophomore Season Off vs. Recruitment

    Uhm, actually that was another poster who asked that question, not me. I just tended to agree with not playing HS in lieu of full year effort with the travel ball team, and playing another HS sport. I get it about the memories and feeling of belonging and competing for your school, etc. But...
  19. absdad

    world record shortest private tryout

    Yeah.. west of Topeka the radio is lacking just a wee bit.
  20. absdad

    Preferred method of drag bunting for slapper

    I honestly don't know what's "better", or if there is a "better". I'd say #1. At least that's what my DD does. My opinion is that the drag should be a surprise just like a regular bunt. If you setup like a slap, The D is looking at the position in the box, and maybe the hands, and will play...

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