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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?

    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?

    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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    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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    How many parents participate in batting practice with their kids? (Actually take swings not just feed balls to the tee or machine)

    I help coach my DD's 12u rec and now All Star Team. About a month or two ago it dawned on me that all this time I spend working with her and other kids on batting, I haven't taken real swings off a tee or pitching machine since I was a kid. Sure I toss up balls and hit them with a Fungo bat, but...
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    How important is it to lock the front knee on the stride?

    Here is my DD (11) hitting right side. She is keeping the front leg bent a little after the stride. How important is it to lock the front knee and when should the front knee lock if it is important?
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    Drills/Gadgets to stop casting/arm bar

    Have several girls on our 12u Allstar team that are bad about casting and straightening up the lead arm extremely early in their swing. Looking for some drills and/or gadgets that are productive at changing this. Sent from my SM-G975U1 using Tapatalk
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    First walk off hit

    Played a tournament this weekend, 12u All-Stars. In the first bracket game we were losing 5-4. We had runners on 2nd and 3rd with a 2-2 count. DD hit a grounder halfway between SS &3B, and they both went after it, with SS stopping it, but not cleanly Runner on 3rd scored easy. Runner on 2nd...
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    Hitting Equivalent to High Level Throwin

    Whenever a throwing question comes up, the answer is almost universally High Level Throwing by Austin Wasserman. Is there a hitting equivalent or is hitting so much more varied there isn't one answer? Sent from my SM-G975U1 using Tapatalk
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    Coach Shoes?

    What type of shoes do you like to wear for practice and games? I've been wearing some trail running shoes, but they are worn out. Time for something new. Sent from my SM-G975U1 using Tapatalk
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    12u Switch Hitting Critique?

    Looking for some critiques of my DD. She is right handed, but has been working on hitting and slapping left due to her speed. Has played some travel ball, but currently doing rec ball. Bought a Camwood bat last week and have started working with it...
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    Is there a place for tiny girls in softball 12u and beyond?

    DD has always been small, but now the girls are hitting puberty her small size is becoming more apparent. DD is 4'7" and 80lbs at 11.5 years old. Growth charts say she might hit 5'2" full grown. She has always been the smallest on the team, but the size disparity just keeps getting larger as we...
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    Play at 1st Question

    Just finished a 12u rec game. Batter hit a slow weak ground ball to SS. SS fielded it and made a bad throw into the dirt to the home base side of 1st. 1st baseman went after the ball falling over onto her hands and knees in the process with her legs/butt blocking the baseline and upper body...
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    New bat for 12u Slapper?

    DD is small for her age (11), but she is strong for her size. She has been using a '19 LXT 30" -12 since June of 2019. This season she is working on her slapping and only slaps during games. She does hit away from the right side as well during practice. Last time we went bat shopping, we went to...
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    How to handle almost entire team showing up late for game?

    Looking for ideas on how to handle players showing up late. This is 12u so totally reliant on parents. One assistant coach is of the opinion that you can't punish the girls for being late since they can't drive. I'm in the opposite camp. Head coach told all the girls and the parents that were...
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    What rules if any govern excessive hit by pitches?

    Had an interesting game at a 12u mixed C-league tournament this weekend. Opposing pitcher was throwing 50mph (clocked on a pocket radar) but had control issues. She drilled 5 of the first 9 batters. After 4, the ump called the opposing coach aside and asked him to have his pitcher back off and...
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    USA and USFA Texas All Star 10u State Champs!

    After struggling with a poorly run travel team for a few seasons, we went back to league ball this spring. Things were a bit crazy with coronavirus, but our league was able to salvage the remainder of our season with 4-10u teams and put together one All Star team. A few weeks ago we won the USFA...
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    Thank you for all the great ideas!

    I just wanted to thank everyone who posts here with great ideas about coaching. I've still got a long ways to go, but we had a great practice tonight with our 10u rec ball team. I don't remember where I read it, but someone had posted a game/drill we have named "last girl standing". Everybody...
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    Glove not closing straight

    A parent on the team approached me before a game today about an issue with his DD's (10u) glove. When she squeezes the glove closed, the thumb is sliding over to the middle finger or even the index finger. It would explain why a fair number of balls hit her glove, but fall out. The glove is a...

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