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    Needing Advice

    Heres my 2 cents.... First, the coach has to keep it fun for kids. That's the only way to keep them focused. Next, at that age, I would try to win but I wouldn't over emphasize it. Teaching them is more important. Even in a losing season, there can be many successful moments. The first...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Greenmonster, I agree whole heartedly. School is the priority and DD does exactly that. When we look at colleges, we are looking for the right fit. First is the academic program. Next is the school attributes (campus, location, etc.). Then is softball. Even though her catching coach and...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    My DD and I talked about what she could focus on if she plays like leadership skills for example. So, it hasn't been a rash decision. I told her if she didn't, then she needed to come up with a plan to compensate for missing that time on he field. And she is doing that. So far, every college...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    The coach did nothing. Just like pretended it didn't happen or count. She even made up excuses like the students needed to work on heir studies. Nobody bought it. I personally believe she uses coaching to compensate for a failed athletic career myself but that's really conjecture on my part...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Yes, my DD played for her last season. DD started at third and the coach put in a catcher to catch "her way". After the our coach suffered her fourth mercy in a row, the coach reluctantly put my DD behind the plate. We won about half of the remaining games and this was with mediocre freshman...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Thanks, Amy. All my kids are serious students. She just had midterms and may have gotten all A's on them. She has. 3.5 GPA and a good head on her shoulders. No slouch here. In fact, as we are looking at colleges, she's looking for the right fit, the right major, and then softball. She's...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Actually, that's exactly what her summer coach did. They communicated quite a few times. It was great. We have had good and mediocre coaches over the years between spring, summer, and fall seasons. Every coach either let her continue with what she was working on with her catching coach or...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    ironically, my DD goes to an all girl high school that used to have a very competitive program, even won the state championship in the past. I have to assume red flags have to be going off in the AD's head. Several parents (not us) have sent letters complaining but I honestly don't know if the...
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Thanks and absolutely yes. It's her sports career, her decision.
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    Looking for Advice: DD doesn't want to play HS ball

    Im looking for some advice. My DD is a junior in high school and a very good player. She's won all kinds of accolades over the years for her play. She wants to play in college and we've been visiting schools since her freshman year. She even has some well-known smaller colleges chasing her...
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    walking the runner back

    My DD is a catcher and has done both the quick throw back to the pitcher and the walk-back. It depends on how she reads the runner of which way she responds. Her catching coach has instructed her to let the runner know you are watching them. That may mean stare-downs between pitches, walking...
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    HS Sports vs. Travel Softball

    I do believe situations vary from state to state so my comments obvious are limited to my area. First off, we have always looked at sports as games and don't take them too seriously. We have always made sure our DD had plenty of time to participate in other activities. One activity has never...
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    ASA Color Rule

    At some point, people who write these rules have to realize that sometimes they cross a line from "fairness" to "STUPID".
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    Switch teams?

    To me (and as a parent) the question is a simple one. Which is best for your daughter? You will regret it later if you don't choose the best one. And really, only you and your DD can answer that. Just my thoughts...
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    Earning playing time -- is it always possible?

    Politics, politics, politics... Between that and Daddyball, kids in our area get blackballed from teams and opportunities. And it seems to be the organizations that profess the loudest how they only select the best players. The louder they profess it, it louder the lies or so it seems. It's...
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    Rose colored glasses?

    As a parent, and this may be bad, I hardly ever watch my kid's tryouts. I just walk around and socialize with other parents. It's fun catching up on stuff. By the time I'm done with that, the tryout is over. Now, I can't say this is universal but softball is getting really political around...
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    High school softball statistical analysis

    I used iScore this last high school and TB season. It was cool and worked well. It can get hairy sometimes when a play get complicated but it makes stats real easy. I don't even know what half the stats are myself. After each game or tournament, I email the stats to the coach. I really like...
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    Rule#1 for new coaches

    As a parent, I actually prefer the more-business-like approach by the coaches. I think it adds some gravity to the game more so than trying to be their friend. The coach sets the tone. If he or she is serious then the players I believe would follow especially with the older girls. That's the...
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    Tryouts... Opinions needed

    Really, there isn't enough information to say much, so I will ask a question instead. This is probably the hardest thing for a player and parent to face honestly. We all know that every kid is unique. We all know that each child is filled with potential, dreams, and energy. I remember...
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    What does softball teach us...

    Softball (other sports as well) gave my DD's a focus in their high school years in particular. And by focus, I don't mean working on skills, working through slumps, and all of that stuff that others have mentioned. Don't get me wrong because it certainly did teach them those lessons and I am...

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