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  1. dadof3girls

    Pro Glide?

    I like them. They are expensive but well made. They give two kinds of feed back. Sound like a click bat and ball flight path like a chuck-it. The wiffle balls it uses won't break a window like a tennis ball from a chuck-it. Just sayin.
  2. dadof3girls

    How do I find list of televised NCAA softball games?

    CBSSports.com GameTracker CBSSports.com GameTracker Universe ESPN - ESPNU Scoreboard - ESPN Here are three web tools that i use to stay up to speed on what is happening in D1 softball.
  3. dadof3girls

    "How Fast Should a Fastball be?"

    Had a upper tier D-1 coach share her pitch tracking spread sheet. She uses for tracking pitches in practice and games had NO "fastball". I asked her about it and she said ever pitch needs some movement at her level.
  4. dadof3girls

    Gameface in MLB?

    girl on our team not as lucky... carried off. Astros pitcher Mickey Storey hit in face with line drive | Big League Stew - Yahoo! Sports
  5. dadof3girls

    To mask or not to mask...

    8U Rec All-stars played tonight (not A travel) girl in circle on other team takes a line drive to the face. She said "that was cool" as she picked her mask up off the ground. She would not be saying anything or playing the rest of the game if she had not been wearing a mask when the ball hit...
  6. dadof3girls

    Georgia is anyone out there?

    Jackson County Alabama!!!! Home of the #1 AND #2 softball all time high school home run hitters!
  7. dadof3girls

    Oklahoma is killing me in the 4th inning

    I am glad I am not the only one whos dish went out. ESPN 3 saved the day! I recently changed internet providers just so i could get it. It is a real shame that rain played a factor. But at the same time I don't think that OU's coach handled the situation. I guess that was stating the obvious.
  8. dadof3girls

    Oregon - Tennessee ball thrown at runner

    Is this a technique that is being used by fielders to turn a double play? Yes in dodgeball!! Cant be the right call or it would be open season on runners. Tag the bag and hit the runner with the ball is much easier than a bang bang double.
  9. dadof3girls

    Pitching speeds?

    Balls that move... Went to a coaching clinic this year where several D-1 tournament coaches were speaking. One of the coaches showed the spread sheet that she uses to track every pitch. Fastball was NOT even on the list of pitches to be tracked. I asked the coach about the lack of a "fastball"...
  10. dadof3girls

    LA LaFayete- Split Grip

    I've been told by good hitting coaches it is like every thing else it creates trade offs. You GET great push with the top hand into the zone but you LOSE extension thought the zone. You hear "Short to the ball long through the ball" you get GREAT "short to" but difficulty with the "long through".
  11. dadof3girls

    Florida suspends 3 players.

    I was invited to watch Fla workout and practice before the SEC tournament. Discussed Fagan sisters with one of the coaches and there is a third sister that is going to University of South Alabama.
  12. dadof3girls

    Back foot in the air

    SEC D1 hitting coach asked me if i would believe that Barry Bonds could hit a home run with both feet off the ground. I said no. Then he showed me the slow motion video of several Bonds swings where at contact both his feet were in the air. This was Bonds Light not Bonds Supreme.
  13. dadof3girls

    Outfield Fence distance

    What is wrong with a home run? Girls are getting better training sooner and they moved the pitchers back and now it is a hitters game. What is wrong with that? bats might be better but not as hot as a few years ago. they tuned down the bats from 100mph to 98mph a few years ago. what more do you...
  14. dadof3girls

    2012 college majors of softball players

    Auburn has at least ONE Chemical Engineer major.
  15. dadof3girls

    Strikes or Pitches

    Got a 8u TB DD that pitches 9-10 rec ball as the #1 pitcher. My question is about long term coaching philosophy. Her and the catcher call the pitches. She will shake off pitches she does not want to throw. She has a good little fast ball a spotty change up and a peel drop (that does not really...
  16. dadof3girls

    Who should call and why?

    I have read here several opinions on whether a coach or catcher/pitcher should call pitches. I work mostly with 10u's. I always call the first inning and then challenge the catcher/pitcher to call the next inning themselves better than I did. Most of the time they have better stats.... but I am...
  17. dadof3girls

    Best Change Up Grip for Small Hands??

    We throw a hand shake or cup of water change up. Easy to learn. Palm ball (deep) shorten arm circle by reducing shoulder rotation and then pitch the ball like you were trying to throw a cup of water on the catcher. Make sure she holds her finish and her grip so it looks like she is still holding...
  18. dadof3girls

    Your Favorite Tee Drill

    Total Control Balls off a tee. Great drill for teaching hitting center of the ball and driving through the ball long.
  19. dadof3girls

    Watch Live/Replay of softball games online?

    ESPN 3 is FREE if you have a internet provider supported by ESPN. I just recently changed from one internet provider that was not supported to a different one that is supported. Works great. Also CBS sports has a web based feed that allows you to watch a LOT of games. CBSSports.com College...
  20. dadof3girls

    Coaching Anger

    Ask the UMP to enforce the coaches box. Then ask the UMP if he knows where the tournament director is.

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