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    Need help finding Jen Schro Catchers Gear in White

    Amazon had the 2 white sets in stock in medium so I went ahead and ordered it. I'll see if we can get the helmet adjusted small enough. If not, I'll put the helmet up for sale and keep hunting for a youth helmet. May have to go with a different brand helmet. There were other brand helmets...
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    Need help finding Jen Schro Catchers Gear in White

    I've found a few sets here and there, finding the small helmet individually has been the issue. Might just have to try and convince her to try another color.
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    Need help finding Jen Schro Catchers Gear in White

    Any recommendations on where to get a Jen Schro The Very Best catchers gear? I need to get the pieces individually as my daughter still has a small head and needs the small helmet, 16" chest protector and, 14" leg guards. The medium set comes with the adult size helmet. I've tried Amazon...
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    Aluminum Cage Bat?

    Do they sting your hands?
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    Aluminum Cage Bat?

    Need a cage bat for use with a pitching machine. She just moved up to a 32"-10 Meta from a 31"-11 LXT. Dick's has a 32"-10 Easton Topaz for $50 that I was looking at for the cage. Will the aluminum bat stand up to pitching machine balls or do the hard balls destroy them as well?
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    Is hitting off a pitching machine necessary?

    The machine I have is a Louisville Black Flame. It is one of the spring loaded mechanical ones, so no power is required. It tops out at 44 mph, but I can move it up a bit to simulate timing on faster pitches. I like it because it will throw normal softballs, doesn't need power, is lighter than...
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    Name on the jersey

    Our rec league does not allow names on the shirts. We had an incident with someone using the name on the shirt to lure a kid. Shouldn't be an issue with older kids, but with younger ones don't put the name on the shirt. Sent from my SM-F926U1 using Tapatalk
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    Is hitting off a pitching machine necessary?

    DD is on a new team this spring (1st year 12u). I offered to let the team use my pitching machine. Coach declined and said he doesn't like pitching machines. I didn't ask why, but it got me thinking about timing. Are pitching machines a necessary part of batting practice or can it all be done...
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    New glove recommendations

    Do a search on here for Bradley Gloves. Great materials, but made for youth hands. Look for a Next Play or a FP Gold. A 12" H-Web is a great all around glove. Next Play Gloves generally have a stiched wrist strap. FP Gold will typically have a Velcro wrist strap. Looks like they are sold out of...
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    Coaches of top level travel programs

    I've been an assistant coach on both league and C class teams. DD has been on a c class 10u team that bragged about the coaches being former D1 players. After watching the team implode, I learned that doesn't mean a damn thing. Those two coaches might have forgotten more than I know about...
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    Youth catcher’s mitt

    Bradley Glove. Do a search on here for Bradley gloves. Great gloves, high quality, and will last several years. Finger stalls are sized specifically for youth hands. Don't make the mistake of trying to get her into an adult glove at that age. The finger stalls will be too far apart, and the...
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    New catching equipment

    Went through this with my DD a year or so ago. Ended up buying $1000+ worth of catching gear online, mostly Amazon. Different sizes and different brands. A medium from one brand was not the same as a medium from another brand. Ended up with the Easton Jen gear. She did like some of the other...
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    Basemen Positions

    C throwing to 3rd, is situational. If the runner gets a huge lead and is fast, then it is usually a pump fake and C starting a hard charge up the line (our catcher is fast). If it is an average runner getting greedy, then yes we throw it. Picked off a couple this fall. Then again, this is league...
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    Basemen Positions

    Is there a good website that demonstrates proper positioning for infielders when receiving throws for both force plays and tag plays. I'm second guessing myself, mainly at third base on pick off throws from the catcher. We teach our girls as runners to run in foul territory from third to home...
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    Batter remembering pitch calls?

    We just finished our 12u All-Star season. Unfortunately, we got knocked out 15-0 in the third round by a team with an outstanding pitcher. Coach/pitcher were using wrist bands to call pitches. To me it looked like the pitcher had two pitches, fastball and change up, and was most likely...
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    Fundamentals of throwing the softball

    If you go straight from the water bottle drill to throwing hard the girls will be right back to their old habits. Transition from the water bottle drill to throwing from short distance slowly. It will feel/look a little weird because they will be doing this big outfield throwing windup in slow...
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    Fundamentals of throwing the softball

    The water bottle drill is a good first step. It is done in slow motion. If you do it fast centrifugal force keeps the water pinned to the bottom of the bottle and you don't feel the water shift. This drill teaches what Gags was talking about throwing thru an arm position. Sent from my...
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    Fundamentals of throwing the softball

    Many throwing drills you see online are outdated. The gold standard for modern throwing is High Level Throwing by Austin Wasserman. www.highlevelthrowing.com Search for him on this forum and you will find recommendations for him everywhere. The arm in an L with the ball facing away is...
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    How important is it to lock the front knee on the stride?

    I'll try. I'm an assist coach managing the dugout and my wife is the score keeper so we aren't always in the best position to get a good video. I do have a pitching machine so I can video her hitting off that.
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    How important is it to lock the front knee on the stride?

    We took tonight off, but we will try to work on that tomorrow. I want to get my wife to video her hitting off some soft toss. I think some of this may be her trying too hard knowing I'm videoing it and being off the tee so she can think about it and over coil/load before the stride.

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