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  1. absdad

    Proud dad - DD had a phenomenal weekend (sorry to brag)

    The kid had a blowout weekend... Team went out in first bracket game w/ some stupid errors, but the hitting was great by the whole team. My little brat had a great time at the plate. Slapping alone, she was 9/13; embarrassing many a SS this weekend. :) 5 stolen bases to boot! I don't think I've...
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    Missouri HS softball joining the rest of the country with season change?

    I MUCH prefer the fall HS season, but it's a royal PITA when half your team is in KS, and the other half in MO. This is a step in the right direction I think.. MSHSAA schools add 4 activities, 5 track classes, 2 softball seasons - St. Joseph News-Press and FOX 26 KNPN: Varsity Letters The...
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    St. Louis fields

    There seems to be alot of members from the midwest, so thought I'd test the waters.. Was wondering if anyone from the St. Louis area could tell me about the fields in Woodlands Sports Park in St. Peters. We'll be coming in from out of town for a tournament there. Are they hard/soft, dirt...
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    Louisiana Sofball board

    Is anyone here from Louisiana? Looking for a girls fastpitch forum for Louisiana softball. Or if anyone knows about the level of competition down there. Would appreciate it.
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    Game situation - coaching opinions wanted

    Coaches, would like to hear your opinions on this play, and what your reaction would have been. What would you have said to your team, and to whom? This situation happened to us this past weekend. Tie game, 4th inning, one out, runner on 1. Batter shows bunt, corners come in, batter drops one...
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    Tricks for keeping your backstop cool

    DD played in crazy heat and humidity this weekend, and with our other catcher out, dd caught 5 of 6 games, was an uphill battle keeping her cool. Other than hydrating like crazy, what other little tricks of the trade do you have for keeping the girls cool? Saw a couple of neat things out there...
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    Spyware link in Ringors vs Tanels vs Under Armour thread

    Sluggers... looks like the last post on page 2, and another on page 3, by a new user "aryt25qe" posted a link that is redirecting to a c@nadian ph@rmacy page, thats dispensing spyware. It's a redirect. Though you should know, so you can remove those posts.
  8. absdad

    Chicago Bandits/Northwestern Softball Clinic

    Chicago Bandits, Northwestern Hosting Free Pre-Game Clinic April 2 - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site March 28, 2011 EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Chicago Bandits of National Pro Fastpitch, in conjunction with Northwestern Softball, will be hosting a pre-game clinic at noon CT Saturday...
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    Soft hands for a catcher

    My dd just got back this weekend from a catching clinic at MSU where they went over some interesting things that we've not seen or heard of before. To have their catchers work on their glove to hand transition times, they were having them use a small fielder's training glove. They're sponsored...
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    Aggressive tag

    Not sure whether this falls into a rule violation per se... but want to get some blue and coach opinions. My dd's team played today agains an org team that for lack of a better way of saying it, has a "reputation". Anyhow, dd's team batting, runner on 2nd, my dd on third. Batter knocks a weak...
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    How do you handle a non-performing player?

    Looking for some opinions from coaches. Tough question... you pick up players during tryouts, they perform well. During the season, they are not performing well, or maybe having a slump. Do you approach the kid and their parents and offer suggestions for improvement? Move them to another spot...
  12. absdad

    Hitting video - looking for feedback

    Looking for some feedback and/or suggestions. Sorry about the horrible video quality, it was my cell phone. Hopefully it's decent enough to get some ideas. Would appreciate any feedback advice. Thank you.
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    Padded "catcher's shorts" - is there such a thing?

    Padded catcher's shorts.... My dd swears up and down that these things exist. Now, I've found them in an adult woman's size but that's it. I've found youth boy's catchers shorts with a pocket for a cup. I would think that there would be a female youth version, something with some dense neoprene...
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    Hosting a clinic

    Has anyone ever hosted a clinic with a popular coach or player? I'm looking into the feasability of doing this. Not looking at it from a money making angle, just wanting to provide something for the girls in our area. Would like to hear some do's and don'ts, and any advice that those of you have...
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    Catcher specific conditioning

    I haven't see much in the way of specific exercises and stretches for catchers. Does anyone have some ideas on this? My daughter is only playing 12u on a comp team, she's not working out 6 days a week or anything crazy like that. Just maybe something she could do a couple times a week to...

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