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    Ever have this problem using Hit-N-Stik?

    Is she starting her swing on her own first, then you swing the stick? Or are you having her time it out from when you start swinging, because if it's the latter that's probably more your fault than the sticks. It's just another thing to make contact with, but if the timing is all over the place...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    I didn't make this thread for advice on fielding, throwing, etc. I've already stated what I made it for, and it was taken different routes...and you I really don't want to respond any further because of your implications of me not being willing to learn more than I already know. I never said I...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    If you think you invite a positive response from me when you start off with a statement like that, then I guess we have some different views on tact. Never heard of Howard Kobata up until you mentioned him. Looked into him, and when I can afford it I will look into purchasing his fielding tapes...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    Thank You for not helping in any way. My main question was how to deal with a head coach who doesn't necessarily respect me or what I'm trying to say. I didn't ask for the critique. Once again, If I didn't clarify I am talking about partner to partner throwing NOT FIELDING, just throwing. The...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    Well he has them throwing back to each other, and catching the ball as their glove foot hits the ground(like a 1st basemen stretch & catch), then shuffling and throwing, and thats great if we were working on just force outs at a base, but I thought it was common knowledge that your body (for the...
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    Suggestions on a good hitting aid.

    Also anything you think DOES NOT help, I would like here why as well
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    Suggestions on a good hitting aid.

    Recently I've been having some tee trouble. Not tooting a horn by any means, but my sisters have a good amount of power to their swing, so when we've done tee swings over the past few months our current tee (black rubber 5 location tee) has gotten pretty banged up from the hands dropping and...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    See that's what I was contemplating, but I can't I just don't want to be "that guy" I just wish he was open to ideas outside his "philosophy." I'm not trying to usurp. I'm just trying to find a way to keep myself sane and ensure my players are improving every practice. I don't know how I would...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    Leave the program you mean? Or take the team to help a rec league? Either way, I'm not going to leave, I've tried helping in the local rec league, but I never get a position as the coaching pool is pretty much closed off from anyone who isn't already "in". It's not so much a matter of throwing...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    See the thing is that he's been there for the past 3 seasons and it's a private school he has pretty solid connections in, so I don't think he's going anywhere. Either way it's not like I want the program to myself, I know I'm no where near ready for that. I just don't understand where he gets...
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    Assistant Coach Dilemma

    So here's the thing, I recently obtained a position as an assistant coach for my alma mater high school softball team.(I have 2 sisters on the team). It's volunteer as there is only enough funding to pay one assistant coach and another girl applied before me but that's not the issue I love...
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    Throwing help.....?

    This will help you immensely if you can practice the fundamentals talked about here, and when you do make mistakes knowing(or figuring out) what you did to cause them.
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    Soft hands versus pushing through ball on fielding grounders

    I've always taught, and been taught to "keep arms flexed, hands soft, and just keep good vision on the ball and field it/move through it closest to glove foot." I think as long as those fundamentals are stressed then the errors will go away on their own with increased hand eye...
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    Feel a "Whole Body" swing VS an "All Arm"

    I was just wondering what success has been had by some of you on getting a player to really feel that 'tug" with their core from separation, as the means by how they drive themselves to the ball. I've had some of my players do the walk through drill and Mulvany's Open-Close drill, but some just...
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    Aggressivness

    I believe he means to not pick up the softball with your glove.
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    Need help lighting the fire/making things fun...

    So here's the thing, In my area we have an above average Rec ball league as far as level of skill/competitiveness. My SS (sister not shortstop) is 9 and is only now starting to pick up the sport. She has all the athletic potential in the world (family genes), but unfortunately due to the time...
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    Pitch Selection Help

    I've questioned this a lot too, it's really more of a theory but I personally found that good pitch selection all reverts back to the individual player's body. Some body types will just be naturally akin to hitting certain pitches. A player with long arms will probably find herself hitting...
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    Vision Training

    Hey all, I think I've been studying enough hitting material to have something to say when I coach my sisters, but I feel as if I don't have enough to say about actually "seeing" the ball. Heck even when I do some bp i'll swing and miss completely something I felt like I was ready to crush...
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    Advice to a young Aspiring Coach?

    Thanks Everyone Thanks for all the advice, especially on protecting myself. Thats probably my biggest fear that anyone would mistake my passion for this game as anything other than that. I would love to get on a Men's Fast pitch team in my area(ontario, cali), but I haven't found anything so...
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    Advice to a young Aspiring Coach?

    Haha So like the title says, I've been getting more and more into the game of Fastpitch softball coaching over the past few years. I mostly coach my 3 sisters (2 jr & fr varsity players, and 1 9yo) no DD's just yet so I guess SS? Sadly no doors have opened up yet in the realms of assisting an...

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