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    Potential Team Mutiny; Horrible Assistant Coach

    The problem is it's a little late in the season to move the team to a different organization. I would speak to the #1 pitchers parents and the director of course. If things keep up like that, the team might have to break up and head in different directions.
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    Messing with stats in Gamechanger

    I was a little skeptical at first, but the scoring has been incredibly accurate and more importantly, it's fair and consistent. The only downside is family/friends who wanna follow can't do it live because the book is entered into GC later on. And you're 100% right it keeps the girls sitting...
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    Messing with stats in Gamechanger

    players who are on the bench that inning coach first and do the book. All our girls know how to score and coach. Some of these coaches think they're indispensable, and you gotta laugh at the teams with 5 or 6 grown men directing teenagers.
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    Travel Ball is Killing Rec Ball

    DD played high level soccer and softball in 1st year 10U and was asked by the soccer coach to make a choice. She was playing 5 games a day, she'd play some at F and then they'd feel bad and put her at goalie cause she was so exhausted from 3 early games of softball. At the end of the fall the...
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    Travel Ball is Killing Rec Ball

    A pitcher there faced a very well known team who was top 3 finisher at PGF premier and shut them out and K'd 11 in the fall. She was the 3rd or 4th best pitcher there. The girls from the west coast were from teams that placed very high in PGF. Was at a D1 camp the week before and there was no...
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    Travel Ball is Killing Rec Ball

    The PGF program listed the roster with their college and almost every girl there was committed to a D1 school. Some rosters had 20 kids all 20 power-5 committed. Conversely, take any HSFB national champion in the last 20 years. On avg they roster 80 kids and 15% play D1, 8% power-5, overall 25%...
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    Travel Ball is Killing Rec Ball

    Whack, you are so out of the know it's not even funny. I have my state's data (provided by the NCAA) regarding the percentages of HS players (for every sport) who end up playing DI, II and III. Some sports are way more competitive than others. Like Fencing, a ridiculously high percent end up...
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    Travel Ball is Killing Rec Ball

    You can look at just about any D1 D11 DIII NAIA roster, click on BIO and most of them will list what club the player was with. College coaches don't go to HS games, so unless you are on a club team that goes to the showcases these college coaches attend, how will they know they even exist let...
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    Messing with stats in Gamechanger

    Let me start by pointing out that GC isn't a problem if you don't look at it. I used to ignore it, but I do look at it sometimes. It caused problems in 12U both years and diff parents ran it each year. I've disagreed with some scoring those 2 years but never lost sleep over it. Other parents did...
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    Best Fastpitch Organizations in New York State??

    TC Tremors, Miss Shen, Electric City up north are good but I don't see them at the showcases we are at. TLI, Empire State Huskies always are. I would contact them or central/northern NJ teams that go to showcases like TNJ, Pennsbury, Legacy, IDT, Veteran's Tribute, and NEF. There are a few.
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    The putrid cleats of pestilence...

    I had to get a new truck the smell was so bad. We now use SneakerBalls by TX-3 and they definitely help. I'd definitely keep a few in the glove compartment!
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    Outfielders

    Yankees fan, correct. Lemme guess, Red Sox fan? Jeter defensively is better than anyone who's ever played for Boston. Best player on the best team ever (1998). That's all. You're absolutely correct that every CF has highlights and that last year wasn't one of Jackie's best years defensively. My...
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    Outfielders

    Knoblaugh won a gold glove at 2B. Ichiro pitched better at 40 than Knoblaugh played second in his prime. A good CF is probably your best fielder at all the positions, because that's your best athlete. A mistake in the IF is a walk. A mistake in the OF is a runner in scoring position. 8/10 travel...
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    Slight Rattle

    DD had a XENO a few years ago same issue. She said it rattled from pretty much the first time she swung it. Never saw anyone umps address it and quite a few girls were using them back then. Most on her team now have Demarini, Ghost or LXT
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    Another recruiting scandal

    The Gtown tennis coach and Yale soccer coach both pocketed close to $3 million in a just a few years. I think it will effect recruiting in every sport, almost immediately. This has put a bright light on how much power coaches have in this system. When a single person can decide on a million...
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    How many A level teams?

    I am not sure which team you're on but I can assume the org you are on and I can say the team we played this fall and watched in ATL was the best in the Northeast. I would guess you are on the older team. But to touch on what I was talking about, there is a team by you (2022) that plays a local...
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    How many A level teams?

    Thanks for posting that link, I had no clue these rankings existed. It's interesting but I agree on the local team comments. In 2018 DD was on a 2nd year 12u in the top 200 on this list but we destroyed a team ranked slightly below us. We were 2nd best in our state and the best team is not...
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    How does your team handle pick up players?

    In our experience, it depends on the coach but overall guests seem to get treated better, especially if the coach wants her to move there permanently. Current org (which has multiple teams at each age group) won't guest unless it's from within the org. Was with another well known org nationally...
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    College recruiting and showcases

    1 minute in I am already having problems with what he's saying. I don't know how it works in baseball but in softball, showcase rules are different and it's not about winning. Most of them are just a set amount of games, winning won't advance you. Coaches will come over, ask a certain player to...
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    PGF Nationals - East Coast Teams - Best Tournaments Showcases

    Northeast here, DD played PGF platinum last year, and although we performed respectfully, I'd recommend your team either has or can secure a top pitcher (nationally speaking) or you won't get very far. The best team up here went to premier and I'm not sure if they won a game. Even some the best...

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