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    Any tips for propane heater setups in these cold early spring games?

    Got a pretty cold one to watch tonight. Really, it's just the sitting still that makes it more chilly, but regardless I expect the wife to want to break out our new buddy heater. I'll have the hot hands packets, but we aren't quite to the level of buying a two person pod yet. Any tips for...
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    What are your go-to methods for learning to hit spots?

    For learning spots, what are the methods/techniques/exercises you use? What kind of props or methods? And in games, what are your targets? I've heard using things such as the knee, a lace, a logo, etc.
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    Do you ever take "inventory" on your pitchers?

    I've been thinking a lot about the upcoming season (HS) and the pitchers are capable of. The current pitching staff is sort-of new to the team. I've been thinking (not that it's my decision) that it would be good to spend a couple hours with them and have them throw X number of different...
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    Strength training changes during season?

    I've seen things online discussing the effects of strength training once the season starts, and if it should cease or change. My daughter (9th grade) is a pitcher with two years experience, and we're getting to the last phase of dialing in her accuracy for spots. We mess around with a change-up...
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    What style of cleats are best for pitching?

    Gotta get the kid some new cleats. For pitching out of the dirt (and the inevitable crater in front of the rubber), is any type or style of cleat preferable? Spikes, rubber, etc. Or do ya just run what ya brung?
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    You know youre a softball parent when...

    You left your truck at the dealership and made sure to get your catcher's mitt, and considered taking the pitching rug. And you and your mitt are meeting your wife at the hospital to catch a ride home, so now you're in a cardiologist waiting room killing time. So now it's a bunch of old folks...
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    Apps like OnForm

    I'm looking for a sports-based training app that will layer/blend one video on another. Like two identically recorded videos layered so I can see variances in pitch mechanics, hitting, etc. Not looking for stacking one above the other on the screen. I've seen it done with OnForm, but their...
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    What are the WORST hitting/pitching/fielding practice drills and games you've encountered?

    Share the worst of the worst! I'm actually still trying to think of some things, but the pitching world is full of weird stuff. In the pitching world, I've found that a lot of times it's best to just instruct something vs sticking a kid on a balance beam with a softball filled sock and a glass...
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    Best bat for pitching machine work

    Every time I fire up the machine, I feel like maybe I shouldn't have my kid swinging her LXT. Is that hard on the bat? Or should I get an old cheap bat from the junk rack in the dugout?
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    The Saga of Rebuilding a School Program: A parent-coach's journal

    Hello. I had the idea while back to read the chronicles of different school (and travel) programs the members of this site have participated in. I think there could be a real interest around here in seeing how these things go for different programs in various areas of the US, so I thought I...
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    Question for instructors

    I just saw a comment in another thread stating that arm whip isnt natural for most girls. I've had that very thing on my mind recently as I work with a few aspiring pitchers on our middle school team. I have a mix of natural ability to work with. Can you tell very early on if a girl won't make...
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    An idea for site admins to ponder (or reject immediately)

    I was just making a dumb comment in another thread, mostly jokingly asking that the OP start a vlog here to chronicle their TT merger and the possible roadblocks that many of the replying members are warning about. Sounds like just about everything from playing time/position conflicts to swinger...
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    What are the first couple steps to teach a prospective pitcher?

    I'm working my way through Paulygirl intermediate certification and am about 2/3 finished, and I've got probably 70 hours of observation at my daughter's lessons, so I have a pretty good grasp of the mechanics of pitching and IR. I'm helping a couple of the middle school girls who want to start...
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    Looking for some videos on "Hello Elbow" style

    No, I'm not teaching Hello Elbow. ;) I see all this talk about how it's taught by so many instructors, yet I can't find much about it on youtube. I'm working my way through the paulygirl certification and want to have a better understanding of the differences, and to better know what to look...
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    What are some basic rules of pitch selection in the circle?

    Long story short, by spring I'm expecting my kid (incoming freshman) to be at the point where she has enough location and movement to do more than just try to hit the zone and give the defense something to make a play on. She's only 18 months into pitching and three years into playing the game...
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    Combining workouts with skill and field work?

    **edit...I posted this in the wrong forum*** Our whole program from LL to HS basically started from scratch a couple years ago. We have one HS kid that plays travel, so to replace that for everyone else, we have open summer and fall sessions for MS (including incoming MS) and HS. Part of...
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    I need ideas for game simulation

    We're a MS team with 13 players. Half are 6th graders with less than two years experience, a few 7th and a few 8th graders, only two of which have more than two years experience. Last year 3/4 of our team had never played at all and it was brutal. This year our practices showed a much better...
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    Where are all the dads?

    Our local LL program is struggling to find a few coaches. I'm sure they'll come up with someone, but once again I'm asking myself why player dads aren't more involved with softball? If it was their son playing baseball we would see lots of them out there, getting involved and working with their...
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    Self toss to improve coordination and timing?

    I am NOT a hitting instructor. I think my own swing is probably pretty good, but beyond a basic level, I'm not well school in recognizing flaws in technique and teaching corrections, so I stick to coaching (middle school and LL) other parts of the game when I can. We have two other coaches who...

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