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    "Run her over!"

    If the coach tells a player to run over the shortstop and she in fact does it she would be ejected from the game. Even if a player has the right to the line she doesn't have the right to run over a fielder who is in the way. Contact would result in obstruction, but if the umpires sees intent...
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    Hitting Strategy Question

    The name of the game is base runners. If you have a pitcher that is unable to throw strikes why would you bail her out by swinging at 3-0. If you have a pitcher that has great control and is just nibbling then by all means have them ready especially on the 2-0. As far as making contact with...
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    Prayer circles after games

    If you are a christian how could you call any prayer an insult? The answer is you couldn't and you aren't.
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    How far should you take it?

    To answer your question, I take more notice of a bad teacher than I do a bad coach and yes if I think a teacher is bad I will not let my kids stay in that environment. My daughter happens to be one of the best players on the team, and the coach treats her fine, so that is not the issue. I...
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    Fair or not?

    If your girls aren't at risk of getting injured then play the best competition you can find. We have many coaches in Travel Ball who play weak tournaments to add trophies but the thing is thier players end up paying a price. No matter what you should be able to build a solid defense. Your...
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    This mitt is becoming popular

    We bought a Salinas glove through windpitch.com. It is a very high quality glove, that my daught loves. We have had a Mizuno and TPS model mitts and this blows it away. My daughter uses a Nacona fielding glove and when it started to wear we bought the Salinas fielding model and it is every...
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    catchers gear bag or bags?

    My daughter is a catcher and we have a collection of catchers bags in the garage. What we do now (and this is subject to change at any time without notice) is use two bags. We rotate our catchers so in many cases we will let her gear air out in the trailer if she isn't catching and the...
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    Know it all umpires

    Our coaches have a good reputation with umpires in our region. The problem I see is many travel coaches complain about every single call. My philosophy with my players and coaches is when the umpires make more mistakes in a game than we do then we can complain.
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    How Do You Score This Play?

    That is too funny.
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    Prayer circles after games

    Our team does pray after every game and invites the team we are playing to join them. It is not something that the coaches or parents suggested but a spontaneous act by the players that has grown into a softball tradition. We have played over a dozen states and the prayer circle is alive and...
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    How far should you take it?

    Well the HS softball season is winding down and it has been more difficult than I could have imagined. I have probably even commented on this site to others to bite the bullet but now that I have experienced it I just want to apologize to anyone I made a recommendation to regarding HS coaching...
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    Runner on second and third

    As a team we have gotten very efficient at the look back and throw to first with the runner having no chance of advancing to home on the throw. It all comes down to when a team is playing in you have the opportunity to take a running lead so if the ball is hit you only have about 2/3 of the...
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    walking the runner back

    All walking a runner back will accomplish is wearing out your catcher. Teach them to get the ball back to the pitcher as fast as possible. If you watch our team you would see that the ball gets back to the pitcher almost as fast as it got to the catcher and no one takes an extra base...
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    Making the Tag at Home Plate Without Getting Hurt

    Two thoughts: 1. In softball the player can not make contact with the catcher unless they are in the act of sliding. If the catcher blocks the plate without the ball it is an obstruction and the runner is given the base and no out is recorded. As a coach you should look for a catcher who does...
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    Georgia-Bama Game - Framing

    As was the case in this game the risk of not taking the grand slam is you don't get the four runs. I don't buy any of it, a grand slam always gets the team hitting amped up and kills the confidence of the pitcher. The other three runners go on somehow too and now the pitcher has the thought of...
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    Injuries at 14U

    Actually many of the responses to this thread can be dangerous. The majority of knee issues with girls happens at the 14-16 year age. The reports I have read usually attribute the injuries to the difference in muscle development compared to development of the cartilage and ligaments of the...
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    Would you want to know ?

    We have a good group of parents and players. If we have someone that is unhappy then they are encouraged to discuss the issues with the coaching staff and hopefully that resolves the conflict. Bad behavior from parents is the fastest way to destroy your team so take every step to prevent that...
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    international tie breaker strategy

    If we are the home team we play to get the first three out we can get. If the run scores that is fine, but our priority is to make sure they get no other baserunners because we tried to prevent that run from scoring. Now in your scenario. With only one runner on base we would make them trade...
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    Runner on second and third

    So I am sitting watching my daughter play HS ball the other night and a thought comes to mind. The situation is runners on second and third with no outs when the batter hits a ball to second base who is playing in to shut down the run. Over the years my thought has been to hold the runner at...
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    Another coach who doesn't know how to coach...

    That would be a productive practice for our HS coach. At least she and her assistants would not be sitting on buckets.

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