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    Testament of Hard Work - and a bit of a brag post

    Hello! I haven't posted here in a VERY LONG time. However, back in the day when my girl was young I spent more time here and on other fastpitch sites than i probably should admit to. My daughter and I spent hours and hours honing her swing. I took advice from all sorts of people. Some people...
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    Should we consider Gold teams?

    Hi everyone. Been a while since I posted. I wanted to run something by everyone in hopes that those who have been down this path can help us out. My daughter just finished her freshman HS year. She did well against a pitcher in District playoffs whos father is a coach for a Gold team in our...
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    Reverse Chaining/ Backwards Chaining

    Anyone have any information or good websites on backwards or reverse chaining as it pertains to teaching sports activities? Pros vs Cons? Experiences, effectiveness in teaching new patterns, etc?
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    Front Toss Batting Practice

    If you are throwing front toss and set up about 15 to 20 feet from the hitter behind a protective screen, which way do you prefer to front toss? 1) Standing up and sling shotting the pitch in? 2) Sitting on a bucket and under hand throwing pitches to the batter? 3) Sitting on a bucket and...
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    Throwing Mechanics - Complete Overhaul

    I wish we had a throwing technical forum. I feel like every single problem facing hitters today has been talked about in great detail and often there are several different angles to tackling any problem when it comes to hitting. But as soon as you need something on throwing it is near impossible...
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    First Eureka Moment!!

    I made a discovery last night with my daughter while outside playing catch and talking. So last night we were in the yard playing catch just talking not really doing any drills or anything. (I do stress to her that when we play catch, even though its not serious time, she should really...
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    I know I know...swinging down is bad....BUT...

    Bat drag is one of the biggest issues I think we all deal with when working with hitters and I have been reading a lot of articles about it. I have some ideas of my own on how I think I can help the kids I work with over come it, but I ran across something yesterday that I think would be good...
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    We should all be thankful....

    for the guys and gals we have on our board who strive to keep us lesser folks pointed down the right path to a good swing for our kids. Just think, we could have found the stuff below and well...you decide..:rolleyes: 10 Station Fastpitch Rotational Workout FastPitch program
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    Throwing Mechanics and Baseball Pitching

    Hello All, I have a dilemna. My daughter has made a highly regarded 14U A team in our area. One of the best in our area in fact, mainly based on her bat and her speed. The problem is her throwing. While sufficient, it is somewhat average...at best. The new coaches have told us that for...

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