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  1. dadofadirtlover

    Played Up & Held Her Own

    Yesterday, DD played up and was the backup C for the eventual champions. She held her own going 5 for 6 with 2 walks and 7 rbis. No D3K's, no passed balls, 1 errant overthrow for a pickoff attempt at 1B, and no fielding errors. She caught in one or two innings in all but 1 game and she batted...
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    Interesting Video About Recruiting

    Have a listen and share your thoughts please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmYiZquS96k
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    Bat For Slapper - Recommendations

    I have a girl on my team that's new to slapping and she needs a new bat. Her bat seemed too heavy for her. Forgot to check to see what she was swinging. I let her use DD's 31/18 and that seemed to be better, but she still struggled a little. Recommendations? Something balanced?
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    Titans 06 Open Workout

    If you're in the East Cobb/Woodstock/Kennesaw Area, don't hesitate to come out. 775 Hawkins Store Rd. Marietta, GA
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    Heckler Drills

    Our select All-Star team is going to be facing some teams that heckle the pitcher and the 1B during gameplay. What are some drills that we can use to help the pitcher to focus?
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    Best College Catchers of 2017

    I'm way behind the curve with college games this season. I just managed to watch Miss St. vs. LSU (game 1) last night and I was pleasantly surprised to see Sahvanna Jaquish behind the dish. I thought she did a really great job and it got me to thinking....who are the best college catchers...
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    Who's Wrong? Me or Blue?

    Here's the situation: Recently, I had a game (REC) where the umpire was trying to be helpful and show the pitcher and catcher where the strike zone was. He began telling my catcher where to setup. I let him know that I have her setting up a certain way and she'll keep doing so. Pitcher is...
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    10U Skills Video?

    Ok. So, I still consider myself a rookie. My DD is 10. She's a big fish in a small pond right now. She's still in REC. She's guested a few times and has done well each time. She belongs at the next level and her maturity has finally matched her ability so we are likely headed to TB after...
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    Miggy Gif

    I'm looking for a couple miggy gifs. One of them had 5 or 6 swings in vertical pattern. The other one had 2 or 3 swings showing the slight hand path difference on a lower vs higher strike. Anyone have either one of them?
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    DD is coming into her own...

    DD played an awesome game, but that's the norm for her in REC where she is the big fish in the small pond. Nothing noteworthy there. What I have to brag about is off the dirt. DW sits behind the backstop at most games (for shade purposes) and in the game on Saturday, she whipped out her phone...
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    Talk About Buying In....

    At the 1st practice of my 10U rec team, I introduced myself to my players (the ones I didn't already know, which was 4). I asked them what kind of team they wanted to be. I told them that the type of team they would be was based on their own commitment because when I said I would be a head...
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    REC level brag

    This past weekend, we had evaluations before the draft tonight. Last season, I had a girl that was rated 70 out of 71 players. She stopped in the middle of the evaluation (last season) because catching the ball felt a little uncomfortable. She pranced to the bases. She didn't want dirt on...
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    Compression Protector Shirt

    DD worked on blocking today in the local gym and took a shot to the rib cage that sent her to the ground. In true SJ form, she tried to tough it out, but I stopped her because she was CLEARLY in pain. We stopped working on all blocking drills with softballs (tennis balls only after that) after...
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    Is it time for a new bat?

    I'm wondering if it's time for DD to get a new bat. She currently is using a drop 13 composite. I forced her to take a break and she's been working out with her mom on non-softball related activites for the past month (don't stone me! I needed a break!). Now, shes much stronger in her core...
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    Before You Commit To A Travel Team.....(inspired by chinamigarden)

    On another post, chinamigarden made a post that I think would be extremely beneficial for those looking to make the move to TB. So, being the list nerd that I am....I thought it would be a great idea to get it started here. Add more as you feel the urge and I'll update the list and of course...
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    Runner Out At 2nd?

    So here's the scenario from the game tonight. No runners on. Batter hits ball to pitcher who overthrows 1B. Batter goes to 2nd. Ball arrives in the glove of SS who has a foot on the bag BEFORE baserunner arrives. No tag is applied. Baserunner turns up to go to 3B and is turned back by 3B...
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    TB Must Haves

    So, DD has made the All Star team and that means I'm slithering down the rabbit hole. What are the must haves to prepare for "tournament day"? Looking for AC perspective and parent perspective (for my DW)?
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    Bunting at REC level

    I'm still at 10U here, but I noticed that even the 12U didn't really work on bunting or implement in any games. I was talking with another coach and told him that in our batting cage practice, we're going to start working on bunts (for the girls who have the body awareness and courage to try)...
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    No Jeans Allowed?

    Last season, I had an ump approach me to say my pants were not approved because they were jeans. Regrettably, I didn't address right there to get clarification. I just accepted that I was given a "pass this time". I can't find anything about coach apparel in rule books. If it's there and I'm...
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    Experts Needed: what are you seeing in this clip?

    Let me start off by saying my DD doesn't pitch. This clip is PRE-DFP and came only from me watching youtube clips of a few college pitchers to give her a point of reference to start. No problem with you being brutal here at all. DD pitched for roughly 4 days including this one (her last day)...

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