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    REC Softball going by "BABE RUTH SOFTBALL RULES"?

    Anyone, The rules for our local REC league's state that anything not specificly covered via our "local rules" will go by Babe Ruth softball rules. Would anyone be able to tell me what the Babe ruth softball rules are for "Legal Bats" that can be used at the 10U level? (has to be a "softball...
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    What are some of the top Pitching DVDs?

    I beleive MR Hillhouse is/was fighting to be able to sell his DVDs on his website. (per his website) I got mine on Amazon (fufilled through "Softball One") - Amazon has since listed it as no longer available! I see it on Softball Ones Website: SoftBallOne - Store for Softball products...
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    What are some of the top Pitching DVDs?

    I should point out that although she is 9 and just starting out as a pitcher, she catches many of the "lessons" her travel teams has for the team pitchers! All lessons start with wrist flips and work up to full pitching motions stressing "HELLO ELBOW"! They have had about 3 or 4 different...
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    What are some of the top Pitching DVDs?

    What are the top instructional zDVDs for pitching? I am looking to start working with my daughter, She is a catcher (9U) but has started to show an interest in pitching. I not ready pay $$$ for a private instructor until she proves to me she will really work at it. But I want to give her the...
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    One update on this: Last week - I was hearing incorrectly on why they want all catchers taking the left hander’s batter’s box as the path to ALL bunts. - I had said they mentioned something about trying to avoid running into the batter (right handed) on their way to 1st base. It turns out that...
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    The way I understood it is: "no runners on/Relaxed" stance = lower BUTT slighlty narrower feet: to block from there (get knees on floor) the BUTT must come UP before the knees can go down. "runners on/ready" stance = raised BUTT slighlty widerfeet: to block from there (get knees on floor) the...
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    they want her to "spin and fire" for throws to 1st on all bunts from middle to 3rd base line. Only time they do not want a "spin and fire" is when its down the 1st baseline.
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    This is what she did last week at practice: "have her smile, do what they suggest, then forget about it and follow NECC. " Last week in practice they did a good bit of blocking and every single girl had to go up to get down....
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    hen, when I say take the first base side of the plate I mean: They litterally want her to ENTER the left hand batters box to run towards a ball no matter where it is! So a bunt that stops dead on the 3rd base line right on the chalk, she will stand up, move to her right into the left handers...
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    Quincy, I may have worked it badly! (I do that alot!) - I taught her the same as New England catching camp DVD the instuctors are trying to change her.
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    SOFTBALL vs baseball catching differences

    Anyone. First Sorry for the long post! I am new to fastpitch softball - my daughter is 9 and has played "REC" softball for a few years but it has always been very laid back... mostly coach pitch....last fall she moved up to REC kid pitch and was asked to play on a 10U travel team. She has...

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