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    Drop Dead Game Strategy

    This coming weekend is using 75 min drop dead/ finish batter as the end to games. I am looking up games strategies. This thread also brought up thinking about how tournaments are run. Kentucky Softball a Bit Salty After Sunday Found this for the weekend Game Times: The game times for all...
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    2024 Rule Books

    Getting ready for 2024. First games are this weekend in a dome. I will update when others add links and resources. THX USA Softball 2024 USA Softball Rules USSSA 2022 USSSA Softball NFHS 2023 NFHS Rulebook Softball Resources NFHS 2024 Changes Rule Differences 2023 Differences USA, NFHS, NCAA
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    Whats your "Area" tradition or rule about what happens with OTF homerun ball?

    I don't see that many OTF home runs in person. I bet every young girl would like to keep the ball. What happens in your place?
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    Pool Play where 25% of game were played on field set up with 70' Bases

    Observations from the Sidelines Local Tournament over 2 days. Pool play (SAT) is 3 games. Single elimination (SUN) Pool A on field 1, Pool B on field 2. Umpires rotated every 2 games in the complex of 10 fields. Single ump till 2pm, 2 ump after. Halfway through game 3 of 7 on Field 1 it...
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    Starting with 8 Players

    Actual happenings of Youth Fastpitch Softball. USSSA. Local Tournament over 2 days. Pool play (SAT) is 3 games. Single elimination (SUN) During pool play Team Pretty Diamond has 9 players. During game 1 a player gets hurt and leaves. Our turn to play Pretty Diamond. I happen to be...
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    Teaching Game Awareness and/or Game IQ

    Working through the age groups, Game Awareness and/or Game IQ is always lacking. Getting out of the "B" level is hard to do without knowing more about the game. Of course softball has a million and one situations. Each position can have a full book written about it. How have you teach or...
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    Index Finger Pain

    My daughter is experiencing index finger pain on her catching hand. It is coming from catching the ball just out of the pocket. Her position is catcher so she is catching a lot of hard thrown balls. Anyone having success correcting with moving fingers over a slot in the glove, padding and/or...
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    Looking for catcher video

    Somewhat recently there was a quick discussion and video of catchers doing rundowns. Specifically when a runner gets stuck between 1st and 2nd. I can not find it. Please help my lack of Google-Fu THX
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    12u Helmet to big

    There is girl on the team with a small head and the 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 is too big even with the chin strap. The helmet is about to fall off when running. Using UA in Navy Blue. UABH100MM Any solutions out there? Or should I be looking for the UABH110MM?
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    Bats for 2022- What are you looking at?

    Looking forward to the new bats for 2022. Right now I am leaning toward the 2022 Louisville Slugger LXT. Soliciting other opinions and information on 2022 bats.
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    The Decline of Umpiring

    There is a new trend with sports officials other than the decline in numbers because of parents and COVID. The decline of knowledge and ability. In the past (and it is fading fast to the past) that parents were the problem with youth sports. The goal to shame bad parents with signs, teams...

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