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No swing rule on 3-0 count
For a seasoned player with a good eye for zones, the better advice usually is that 3-0 means the zone is tightened to "your perfect pitch" (whereas on the other end of the count a 0-2 means the zone is well outside your comfort zone and needs a foul-off if it isn't in your "good" zone). There is...- Tom Dibble
- Post #37
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Question for parents of college students
At the end of the day, a $500 scholarship is worth approximately $500. Which to most of us, is greatly appreciated (although generally not the difference in the kid going to college or not). That said, $500 definitely should buy a year of books especially Freshman year, although I know a lot of...- Tom Dibble
- Post #20
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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The "Hissy-Quit"
We've been on both sides of that - our oldest daughters were pickups for a TB team in the NSA (I believe) state championship, and on my wife's 'B' team (all-stars level travel ball) we have had situations where we needed to have a pickup player for a tournament. In both cases, the need for that...- Tom Dibble
- Post #165
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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The "Hissy-Quit"
This is something I always remind the parents of in our "All-Star" teams: Softball may seem big, but it is a really small sport. The path of word-of-mouth from one coach to every other coach in the area is rarely more than two hops, and even from one coach to the coaches of D1 colleges is just a...- Tom Dibble
- Post #164
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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Is Travel Ball the best way?
I think I would start from the opposite direction. First, decide if your daughter wants to play softball in college. It isn't just a way to get tuition payed; it is a serious time commitment and in many cases you will find that as a result athletes "downgrade" their majors (you don't see many...- Tom Dibble
- Post #44
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ASA obstruction wording
What is with the first exception to the rule though? Just to be clear the "always" is not completely accurate. In Rule 8 section 5 there are exceptions listed there. Most of them are normal "always an out" types of things - can't interfere with a defensive play, can't go past another runner...- Tom Dibble
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- Forum: Softball Rules Questions
