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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    Fringe issue, even if they allow trans women to play women's sports the number of them is so small and the proportion of that group that wants to participate in sports is so small that more women will be more likely to play with/against a woman with "unusually high" natural testosterone levels...
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    Just a rant

    I'm not saying we need to forgo other sports, but how does one merely get away with playing one season of rec softball per year and hope to have a shot at making a competitive varsity team in high school. Not only the reps, but youth who play a sport year round have access to much better...
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    The catching camp

    Interested in the camp. Did you think just before age 9 was a good time to attend? Had she played a season or two of 10u before attending for the first time? Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    7yo swing

    Thanks. I do agree that the bottom swing feels more natural for her. My aim with telling her to keep her barrel pointed up is so it doesn't drop rearward during the load, leading to the front arm locking out and flattening the swing. Trying to have her stay connected. I will try some swings...
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    7yo swing

    Been working on her swing a bit. Read through some old threads here on dbsf. In the last session I just told her to keep her barrel pointed straight up. Here's a side by side swing of her attempting to do it (top) vs letting the barrel drop (bottom). Swinging with the barrel up is tough for...
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    Swinging under the ball

    In my experience (coaching 8u players), swinging under the balls is a combination of 1. Being late/not loading until ball is released 2. Using arms to swing instead of hips Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    ***Duffle Bag and Training Ball Member Giveaway***

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    Player Age when 1 grade lower

    Isn't the problem solved by making the cutoff on September 1 instead of Jan 1? It would keep the vast majority of kids with their grade level and not give ones who "redshirt" the benefit of playing down. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    Player Age when 1 grade lower

    Yeah I understand that, and it seems to manifest itself in the Hockey numbers, as that was the example used in Gladwell's book. However, we see the Baseball numbers show a high proportion of Sept-Dec birthdays (older kids in the grade). Is there something different about baseball? Do they go to...
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    Player Age when 1 grade lower

    I don't understand why Sept-Dec birthdays seem to get lower representation for softball? Those are the oldest kids in the grade, who should theoretically have the advantage? The baseball graph seems more intuitive to me, which shows Sept-Dec birthdays have a much higher representation. Sent...
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    Big 10 softball

    Big10 seems behind on coaching. They're a P5 conference, surely they should be able to recruit at a decent level right? They do suffer from location, as softball players are more likely to stay closer to home vs a player willing to travel cross country to play football at the University of...
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    Stepping up to a -11

    Truth, I have a 2020 Prism 28/17 and comes in at 19 oz... It's kind of ridiculous. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    Rec Leagues Practices&Games/Week?

    Thanks for the replies. I'm currently coaching a team right now and don't mind getting more involved. Just wondering whether someone will scoff at the idea of practicing twice a week plus a game vs only once (rec baseball already does 3 events during the spring). I'd like to try and level up...
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    Rec Leagues Practices&Games/Week?

    Hey DFP, I wanted to ask other members how often events (practices and games) are held for their rec softball leagues (8u or 10u)? For us, it's just one practice and one game (2 events) per week in season. Our league's all star teams are getting smoked by other leagues that do 3 events per...
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    POLL- spend more time games or practice development?

    When it comes to player development, how much more effective is team practice vs working on skills individually? Seems like these multi state nationals teams do fine collecting studs from several states and plugging them in come tourney time. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    7yo swing

    Thanks, it's always a constant debate with myself on how nitpicky I should be with mechanics. On one hand I understand that we need to let the kids have fun and play, but on the other hand, my DDs success so far is a result of constant small improvements being made to her mechanics. On the tee...
  17. stox

    Hitting fly balls

    A good tip I have seen is to toss the ball out in front and contact the ball in front with an upward swing. Practice this often and you should be able to get it. Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    7yo swing

    Season started and she's been very successful at the plate (8u coach pitch caveats aside). She consistently gets really good contact and has decent pitch selection (still chases balls high in the zone but doesn't everyone?) Despite her success, I noticed her hands dropping and bat dragging in a...
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    Teacherman propeller bat

    Thinking about getting one of these to help emphasize the snap feeling. Anyone used one before? Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk
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    Advice needed for getting my baseball obsessed 7yo daughter to even entertain the thought of making the switch to fastpitch

    I've heard cases where a girl played baseball until high school where she switched to softball and ended up playing in college. The skills are really transferable so you can probably keep her in baseball until she tells you when/if she wants to switch. At the 8u level it's likely that baseball...

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