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    Running out of the baseline.

    10U game. Runner on 1st. Ground ball to second baseman who fields the ball and immediately throws to first for the out without making any kind of tag attempt on the runner going from 1st to 2nd. After the out, for whatever reason, the runner going to 2nd gets confused and ends up in the...
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    Illegal Pitch? (Quick Pitch)

    My DD just played in a HS game where the opposing pitcher would step on the pitcher's plate and immediately go into her wind up without any kind of pause (as soon as the batter got set in the batter's box). I looked up the rule and I am wondering if this is an illegal pitch. I am posting the...
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    College Coaches Skills Camp ???

    Thanks for the info Sparky. I took her to a small college clinic last year for a D3 school. I am wondering if her name was on that list.
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    College Coaches Skills Camp ???

    My daughter is a decent softball player at a very small high school with a very sub par softball program. She received a letter, through the guidance department inviting her to The College Coaches Skills Camp. Is this just an advertising thing or is there legitimacy to this letter? Of course...
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    My 16 yo DD. Lunging and dropping hands.

    Sorry I don't have video. My dd has gotten into the habit of lunging for balls and dipping (dropping hands). She ends up hitting week grounders every time. Any suggestions for drills that may break her of this habit? Is this something I can blame on hitting in HS against some very weak pitching?
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    It's Cold & Rainy! Where do I take my DD to work out?

    Hi Folks, I live in the NE. Unless I pay for space, I have very limited opportunities to work out with my DD during the winter. My basement ceiling is too low for her to work on pitching (she is 5'10") and I don't have a garage. Any creative ideas I can look into to find a cheap or free...
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    What are you looking for in a team?

    I do think one factor may have been left out (or I overlooked) in other posts as to how families decide on what team to play for...$$$. My DD just starting taking pitching lessons in August prior to her freshman year in HS (She is now a sophomore), so I know that she is not an elite/gold/etc...
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    DD may not make a travel team this year...advise?

    I would like to thank everybody for their input. This is a very good message board for anything related to softball and I am thankful I found it. UPDATE: We found a 16U "B" team within a half hour of my house. The coaches are very pleasant, as are the other girls. My DD now has the...
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    DD may not make a travel team this year...advise?

    Not a bad idea as she knows that she will still get to pitch for her HS team. She would probably want to pitch for travel though. I think that she would tell me it is OK not to play pitcher, but in reality she would be chomping at the bit to get on the mound.
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    DD may not make a travel team this year...advise?

    NJ.com is my main source for finding tryouts. I even look at USSSA rosters and local double header leagues for teams that are in my area and then go to their web sites. Most of the 18U teams are showcase teams that ask for $10K in fees and travel expenses to fly the girls to CO & CA for...
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    DD may not make a travel team this year...advise?

    I actually don't talk to the coaches unless they approach me. I don't even give her hand signals. She is on her own at try outs.
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    DD may not make a travel team this year...advise?

    This situation is a bit confusing for me. My DD has been playing travel ball for 5 years. She plays several positions (1B, 3B, OF, and has privately trained as a pitcher for 1 year now). She had played pretty much exclusively "B" level ball. She was even the starting varsity pitcher as a...
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    CBS Sports broadcasted the 18U Triple Crown Nationals tonight

    I must really like Fast Pitch. I turned on the beginning of the MLB All-Star game. When it went to commercial, I started flipping channels and never went back. I watched the USSSA Pride play the Akron Racers instead.
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    How do you afford it?

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    How do you afford it?

    My daughter will be going into her 6th year of travel ball (Will be aging up to 16U). She was never the best player on any of her teams, but she could hold her own. She just started taking pitching lessons (never pitching before) last July and by March was the starting varsity pitcher for her...
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    HS - Do you have your ace pitcher go for the K's or the easy gounders?

    My DD is the only pitcher on her team. The less pitches she throws, the better. However, her defense is horrendous. Damned if she throws to contact, damned if she doesn't. In my DD's case, I want her to go for the K (and quickly).
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    Plate Appearance Counting towards stats?

    My DD was at bat and was plunked in the back shoulder by the catcher at point blank range when the catcher tried to throw out a runner stealing 3B (No interference was called, as my daughter stayed in the batters box and did not move). This was a HS game. The count was (I think 2-0). She had...
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    Help with roster!!!!

    I understand all of your comments, and I am not against disbanding the team if I have no pitching. We have had preliminary contact with an area town organization about combining with them. They usually have 2 teams, but could only field one this season. We do have some patchwork pitching to...
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    Help with roster!!!!

    I recently took the helm of a 14u town / B level travel team. Due to an awful season, the previous manager stepped down. Unfortunately, a local town team decided that they were going to start a 1st year 14u team in addition to the 2 other 14u teams they already have. The kicker is that the...
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    Things to say to a pitcher when she can't find the zone

    I had my catcher go out to the mound and sing show tunes to the pitcher when she started losing it. I would just yell to the catcher "Annie!" Pitched great after that. Got the idea from watching baseball movies (Bull Durham, Summer Catch) and hearing catchers on the mound say completely...

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