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    bunted ball hits home plate fair or foul

    Heard coaches teaching bunting tell girls that a bunted ball cannot touch home plate or it is foul. I don't believe this is correct because home plate is in fair territory. Is there a specific rule I am not aware of that covers this. Rule set is ASA or USSSA they play games in both sets. Do...
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    Brag: She threw a raise ball!

    Last night at team practice DD threw BP and used her Raise Ball against a batter for the first time. On the way home she told me that she threw it and the batter was under the ball. She was so psyched. Some back ground, we have been trying to learn the RB for a few years, really me pushing...
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    DD pitching

    DD pitching, any constructive comments welcome
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    Ringor's pitching shoes

    DD is looking at her first set of Ringor's with the pitching toe. Do the sizes run big or small anything else I should know about them. There is no where locally that she can try them on so any advice is appreciated.
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    Can a violinist teach a pitcher how to train?

    Article that talks about the difference between good violinist and great violinist. Submitted for your consideration. Can a Violinist Teach a Soldier to Train? | The Daily PT
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    Post training nutrition for muscle building

    Just read an interesting article on post training snack that helps to build muscle. Natural Peanut Butter and the Breakfast of Bodybuilding Champions | The Daily PT The best part is it is inexpensive, and something they will probably enjoy. :)
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    RHP with right shin pain

    DD just began to experience pain in her right lower leg, she is a right-hand pitcher. The pain is on the inside of the mid shin area. We shut down her practice early yesterday when I noticed that the pain was causing poor mechanics even though she said I need to learn to work through the pain...
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    Combined rule book

    There was recently a post that mentioned a book that had many different rule sets in on book. I have not been able to locate that thread, can someone direct me to it or remember the name of the book. Thanks So of course after asking I am able to find the post.
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    fouling off bad pitches

    Looking for thoughts and advice on teaching batters how to foul-off bad pitches. Searched the threads and did not find any that specifically addressed this.
  10. M

    Dh dfo

    Read the dp flex thread and now hoping to get similiarly educated on usssa dfo dh we will be playing both asa and usssa tournys this summer, level is 16u
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    Help with pitching to small strike zone

    Need advice regarding what to do when umpire has a down the middle strike zone. My thoughts are to change eye level up and down in blue's zone, lots of changing speed; FB, off-speed, change-up and changing timing on delivery. What I mean by changing timing on delivery is Hal's varying how long...
    • mike s
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    • Forum: Softball Pitching
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    fingers wrapped around the thumb?

    Just finished the NECC video. I plan on training our girls this off season on these techniques. I do have one question which I suspect may come up regarding the throwing hand. What is the purpose/reason the fingers wrap around the thumb while receiving the pitch? If it was explained in the...
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    Book recommendations

    I am starting to assistant coach my DD's team, 16U and need to get smarter about everything related to softball. Looking for recommendations on what books you have found most helpful. Looking for the full spectrum, already have Hal's sneaky pitching, Kathy Strahan's Coaching Girls SB, the ASEP...

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