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    Can freshman and/or parents discuss 'things' with caoching staff?

    DD is a freshman at a Div 2 school and not real happy with the coaching she is getting from HC and one of AC's. There seems to be very little coaching/instruction/help for girls that are struggling with parts of the game where as she has always had good instructional coaches that would help get...
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    Vinci JVC-22 Catchers Glove

    I have a Vinci JVC-22 catchers glove for sale. Daughter used it for one year and catcher was her secondary position so not even broken in yet. She no longer catches so our loss your gain. $100 US and I will ship for free anywhere in the USA or Canada. Prefer PayPal but will take check and ship...
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    Metal cleats

    My DD (16u) is wanting her first pair of metal cleats and asking if she should go to a high top being she has recently had ankle injuries from volleyball and thinking they would provide more support. She is 5'11, plays the corners and unfortunately speed is not an asset for her so I am not...
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    Bat size for tall girls

    DD is a 16U 5'11"+ player and using a 33/23 now and bat seems a little short for her. Especially when trying to hit that outside pitch. Was going to try a 34/24 but bat supplier tells me that 34/24 is not very common. Are we wrong in thinking she needs a 34/24?
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    What to do with injured player

    I have an injured player that has been sitting out most of our off season training. She has a small tear in her wrist that may or may not require surgery down the road. By sitting out I mean not coming to practices at all unless we happen to be having a chalk talk night or a guest speaker coming...
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    Injuries at 14U

    Coaching a 14U team for the first time this year, have only ever worked with 12U before. One of the problems I am having is it seems a lot of my girls are made of glass. I can't believe how many keep having minor injuries or complaining they have a sore knee or ankle or shoulder or arm or they...
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    How should players address their coach??

    Just wondering how everyone likes to be addressed as a coach or how you think players should address their coaches?? By first name (eg Joe, Coach, Coach Joe. Mr.....??) and what is your reasoning?? Just starting a new team and the girls right now are calling myself and asst. coaches by our...
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    CMU Softball Clinic

    Anybody ever brought their DD to Central Michigan University Softball Clinic?? I looking for a weekend clinic to bring my DD that also has a catchers class. We are located in Ontario, Canada and the CMU clinic will be a 5 hour drive for us so want to make sure it's worth while. Or anybody know...
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    How to time home to first speed??

    Probably a dumb question here but when timing home to first speed for runners do you have the girls start from in the batters box in their normal batting stance or do they just start at home plate in a sprinters stance pointed toward first?? Thanks
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    What's a good pitching machine???

    Looking to purchase a pitching machine for the upcoming off season indoor training season but want one we would be able to use outside come spring as well. Anybody have any recommendations, pro's con's etc etc... Thanks
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    DD ptiching and catching??

    My DD is playing on a 12U traveling team but they are definately in their rebuilding year. My daughter has pitched for the last few years but never the #1, usually the #2 or #3. She has also been catching the last few years here and there. Last year she was the #2 catcher but this year...
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    Help selecting the right bat for my DD

    Looking for suggestions on what bat I should buy for my DD (B-Day is coming up...:o). She's NOT a big strong kid by anymeans (5'2" 95 lbs.) so relies on good technique. She plays on a 12U travelling team and had used a HALO Light 30" 18 oz. -12 on her 10U team but abviously is too small...
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    hitting the bottom of ball too much

    After a long winter of tee and soft toss work my 11 year old DD and I finally got to a batting cage for some live hitting. Her bat speed, power and timing has definately improved as last year she could not even make contact with any of the pitches at this particular batting cage. But she seemed...
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    When do you tell your DD to concentrate on another position??

    I am pretty sure this has been discussed before but I can't seem to find the link. My DD is 11 years old and has been pitching for 3-4 years on a rep team. She has never been the #1, usually the #2 or #3. This past year we got a little more serious on pitching practice and also started working...
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    Cutting a player because of parents

    Have any of you cut or not taken a player because you have first hand experience on how much grief and drama her parents have caused in the past (as in last season). FWIW.....this is a 12U travel team and the girl is a very polite and social kid but probably in the middle to bottom of the pack...
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    12U coaching interview

    I have applied for the head coaching job of my DD's rep ball team of 11 and 12 year olds (basically 12U for my friends south of the border....lol) I am in Canada. And I am just wondering if there are any do's and dont's during the interview process that I should keep in mind?? I have been an...

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