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  1. SAMBU101010

    Discipline

    Tell them you are going to request that their parents take their phones from them!!! THat will shape them up!!!
  2. SAMBU101010

    Long Toss Workout

    I became hooked on long toss after watching Jennie Finch long toss before a game in Williamsport PA during their Olympic tour. She was incredible hitting the target about every time from over 150 feet!! Started working with my daughter at 43 feet, then she threw maybe two balls every two or...
  3. SAMBU101010

    Baserunning question

    I am a layman as well, but will take a shot at this. I believe that the runner on first can go anywhere in the field of play after the pitch(even say to shallow right field), but when the ball returns to circle, they must immediately choose a direction either back to first or on to second, and...
  4. SAMBU101010

    Long Toss

    Not really on subject but I am a fan of the long toss as a warm up and particularly a good workout. I used is with my daughter from the time she was 14 until now in college. Like the last post mentioned about throwing the ball over 200 feet, just make sure the throws are accurate. I saw...
  5. SAMBU101010

    Throw to Chest??

    No she doesn't play for Tschida. I just thought it made a lot of sense and I had never heard that before. Thanks for the response. I am sure her coach learned it somewhere and I will be asking him next time I get a chance and will post the background. Thanks.
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    Throw to Chest??

    My DD (Freshman D-III) just told me a new concept her coach is teaching. Well new to me anyhow as I never heard it before in all my years playing and coaching. I was always taught to "aim" for the chest when throwing to another player be it warming up or when in the field. DD's coach tells...
  7. SAMBU101010

    Fundraising

    If you have an Applebees near you, around here(PA) they do all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast and you get everything above cost for the most part. Your team actually sets the price to sell tickets at. They provide cook and your team hosts and waitresses. Pretty neat. SAt and...
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    Players Cleaning Gym After Loss--High School Varsity

    COOGANSBLUFF--Very Well Put!!! Kind of what I was thinking to begin with..
  9. SAMBU101010

    Players Cleaning Gym After Loss--High School Varsity

    I appreciated the feedback on this one.. To reply to a comment about it not being appropriate to email the AD without going to the coach first. I was just a spectator and had a concern and felt this made the most sense to express my concerns this way. I know no one knows the entire history...
  10. SAMBU101010

    Players Cleaning Gym After Loss--High School Varsity

    More information:: At least from what I saw, the players played hard and I did not see any foolishness at all. Several of the girls played softball for me in the past. I am not really a big fan of the coach to begin with, and I am trying to keep that out of this post. I went to the AD only to...
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    Players Cleaning Gym After Loss--High School Varsity

    Would be interested in hearing opinions on the following. Not softball, but coaching related. --After a bad loss(38-12), a varsity High School Girls team had to stay on the bench until all of the fans left, and then the coach made them clean the gym. I would have been very upset had my...
  12. SAMBU101010

    Is this glove legal to pitch with?

    I would say that would be illegal to use when pitching. I had to black out my daughters yellow logo on her glove one time when an ump or actually, the other team raised the issue. I found out later that they were wrong but just kept it that way to avoid any more crying.....
  13. SAMBU101010

    Ducks on the pond

    NEVER heard this one before this weekend in my 35 plus years around baseball and softball..., and would like to hear if anyone else ever heard it..I believe it was the mother of an opposing team that shouted "Get the chicken off the grill, I am ready for steak!". At that point their team had a...
  14. SAMBU101010

    Interesting call this weekend

    Good For umps to be vocal but they should not be vocal on a fair ball, they should only point. From what I heard they are teaching now, the old "Foul Ball" shout should now be just "Foul", with no BALL included. Not sure that makes a big difference but that is what I heard. Let's hear it from...
  15. SAMBU101010

    Correct call or not

    Thanks all. That was what I was thinking but was second guessing myself.. Thnks again
  16. SAMBU101010

    Correct call or not

    Thanks. That was what I was thinking.. What about if the batter swings and the ball hits her hand and goes into fair territory with say two strikes on the batter? I am thinking dead ball as it hit her then I would not be sure..Out??
  17. SAMBU101010

    Correct call or not

    Okay, here is a situation that came up in a District Game the other day: Batter has two strikes on her. The Pitcher throws the ball, the batter swings and misses. However, the ball hits her on the inner shoulder as she swings and goes to the backstop (still in the box) and she runs to first...
  18. SAMBU101010

    Okay, here is a situation that came up in a District Game the other day: Batter has two strikes...

    Okay, here is a situation that came up in a District Game the other day: Batter has two strikes on her. The Pitcher throws the ball, the batter swings and misses. However, the ball hits her on the inner shoulder as she swings and goes to the backstop (still in the box) and she runs to first...
  19. SAMBU101010

    Georgia-Bama Game - Framing

    Off the subject a little but I heard a commentator during the 6th inning speaking about the base runner running down the line to first and beating out a hit and passing first, then an overthrow. She made mention that if the runner passed first base and made even one step towards second, she...
  20. SAMBU101010

    2 strike swing

    Depends on the game situation. If runners are on and it is a dominating pitcher, just putting something in play may have benefits. I always advocated opening the stance a little bit to better see the ball with two strikes and focus on making contact in some way especially to advance the...

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