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  1. chinamigarden

    Just a rant

    Your mileage may vary. My DD played travel softball and started in Vollyeball and Basketball for her HS varsity. She sure missed out on schoolwork (valedictorian), and activities (marching band, wind ensemble, NHS, Student government,)
  2. chinamigarden

    Dallas Morning News article re Portal and Recruiting

    Power 5 coaches can look at players who are 16 and recruit them based on them playing other 16 year olds, Or look at players who are 20 who have been playing 18-22 year olds in the competitive college atmosphere. Mid Majors are becoming the new HS for top programs to recruit from.
  3. chinamigarden

    Dropped third strike play

    Typically this is called exactly the way it was in your game. It’s up to the defense to know the game situations and the count.
  4. chinamigarden

    Big 10 softball

    It’s tough to recruit when you can’t have a home game for the first 2+ months. And that makes it tough to hire coaches.
  5. chinamigarden

    College Roster Sizes, sorry some of you don't get to go with us~

    Probably 18-20 are pitchers only.
  6. chinamigarden

    POLL- would you pay this?

    Is Ted Williams giving this class?
  7. chinamigarden

    Eeny Meeny

    That’s all the info. Ok. Where she helps the team the most. And that could mean at her weaker position if there is another strong candidate for the other.
  8. chinamigarden

    Spin rate and Velocity

    Cat used to say she pitched best at around 62 MPH because of the better movement she got. She could pitch faster, but why?
  9. chinamigarden

    Developing Fastpitch Pitchers: The Speed v Accuracy Debate

    Agree completely. And you wind up developing a pitcher who has learned that batters will also swing at balls. And a pitch doesn’t have to be over the heart of the plate to be a good pitch.
  10. chinamigarden

    7 Fastpitch Softball Rules Myths BUSTED!

    Over the years I have seen or heard all of these “rules”
  11. chinamigarden

    Daughter too hard on herself...

    Do you think you can threaten this issue away?
  12. chinamigarden

    Correcting pitcher during game

    Just make sure that when the game is over and you’re driving home the corrections end. You are to only say I loved watching you play today.
  13. chinamigarden

    College rule about getting hit by pitch that is over the plate?

    Always a good plan. More coaches, parents and some umps should read a rule book.
  14. chinamigarden

    Stopping at contact

    I can see a coach who has never played hearing that a player who keeps her bat in the hitting zone a long time is good thing. So how do you guarantee the bat is in the zone for a long time? Stop the swing. I never understood the stopping the bat drills.
  15. chinamigarden

    Playing 3rd

    Preparing for playing third begins in the batting cage. As long as she drives in more runs then she gives up, she is good.
  16. chinamigarden

    The #1 Measure of the Quality of a Fastpitch Pitcher

    Outs and runs allowed. Limit runs maximize outs. How you get there really isn’t important.
  17. chinamigarden

    8u pitching practice...how much is too much?

    My dd did wrist snaps her entire career. Even after I told her they were not necessary. She said it helped loosen her up and she liked them. So they certainly didn’t hurt her. I think she liked the 5 minutes of just her and her catcher being close and talking and getting mentally ready. I...
  18. chinamigarden

    When you're used to being a catcher

    Gabby. Your posts always make me smile. I remember when you were coming here looking for advice as a HS kid. One of the few players we ever had here who stuck around. And now you’re graduated, engaged and an adult. Congrats on your engagement. How did the tuna casserole turn out? Instead of...
  19. chinamigarden

    Travel Team coaches?

    Maybe at her age the coaches are expecting to hear from her instead of a parent.
  20. chinamigarden

    Pitching stats per level

    Your dd should probably be pitching on a B level team. But she really needs to get those walks down. 1 per inning is not going to make it. And her elevated K numbers will not be as elevated in higher levels. But the best answer is she should play at a level where she gets a lot of innings. No...

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