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    Ll playoff roster rules

    The best LL "All-Star" team I ever saw was about equal to a middle of the road "B" team. They played a bunch of ASA and USSSA tourneys to "warm up" for the LL World Series. They dominated until the State Tournament when they ran into another team that had done the same thing in the Regionals...
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    Good Mitt for a Coach

    I have an Easton catcher's mitt I bought on sale. It works great. You can also use a 1st basemen's mitt if you can't find a catcher's mitt to fit.
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    Ll playoff roster rules

    Well Donnie, we're on the same page. Couldn't have put it better myself. I lift a cold beverage to you tonight if you will do the same for me. I almost had forgotten the politics of picking All-Stars. Some of the best players sit at home due to the craziness of keeping it "fair". I say let...
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    Ll playoff roster rules

    The big problem with Little League Softball is that it is a poor step sister to the baseball sanction. It is an extension of the old "town ball" game. Where the best from our town will take on the best of your town. The "all stars" concept causes way more problems than it solves. Too many...
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    As a coach would you have done this?

    The coach was doing two things to help his team. One for this year and one for the future. He kept his "present" (the Junior) from tanking by resting her and he showed his "future" (your DD) what she needed to work on to take on those teams. If the motivation is used correctly, it can only...
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    Substitutions

    Sounds like you are trying to prepare for LL ALL-STARS :D LL needs to come into the 21st Century and allow roster batting. That would cure all of the headaches involved with trying to get players in. Seems like if everyone bats, everyone is happy. The rule goes out the window if you run into...
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    Ll playoff roster rules

    Several years ago I decided to simplify my life by not dealing with the Little League sanction. It is a good sanction for baseball but falls far short of the mainstream for softball.
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    Ultimate Hitting Machine

    Are you talking about the Louisville Slugger Ultimate Pitching machine like this?: Louisville Slugger Red Fire Softball Ultimate Pitching Machine Or the cheaper version: http://www.baseballsavings.com/customer/category/product.jsp?SUBCATEGORY_ID=4393 I have used both. The Blue Flame is good...
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    Another Glove size question

    Like Amy said, you need to adjust the loops. It also helps to "tune" the glove. What I mean by this is tighten the top laces to create a "u" shape to the fingers (lookin at glove from the side, palm down). I was suprised at the condition of the gloves on our team. Missing laces, poor...
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    Importance of the glove hand

    Thanks for posting the windmill videos above, Cat seems to hit her knees more than slap her thigh. More of a strait down movement. Ueno is similar. Finch beats her glove into the side of her thigh, still bringing is towards her body. Those that brush the thigh with the web of the glove to...
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    Importance of the glove hand

    IMHO, slapping the thigh does nothing but wear out the glove and hurt the leg. The glove hand should aggressively fold into the body to keep balance.
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    Once the Olympics ended...

    What do you mean by over? We're playin' ball! Tourney this weekend. One 10/11 and the last one for the year on 10/18.
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    Facemasks for ASA tournament play

    I'm all for it. There is a youtube video of a ball hit back to the pitcher off her head. The first baseman comes in to make the catch on the rebound. The pitcher dropped like a ton of bricks. My DD started wearing the Game Face when she pitches. Some of the other girls laughed at first. We...
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    strongest position on 12u

    I have to go with F2. Look through your scorebook and see how many times F6 (or F5) handles the ball. Not too many in our case. With a good pitcher, I want my best fielders at F3, F4, and F9. The right handers can't pull the ball. We've had two games where F9 had more put outs than F5 and...
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    Pitch count

    The pitchers on our 12U team are good for about 100-130 pitches a day. That depends alot on the weather. I have a parent count pitches and let me know when they are near 100. We are trying to increase stamina by working harder in practice. We played four games on Sunday in our last tourney...
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    Why do you coach youth softball?

    I got started 20 years ago when I opened my mouth during sign ups for my oldest son's first year of T-Ball. I volunteered to "help" with the team and ended up the head coach. I did that for five years until he lost interest in the game. My youngest daughter wanted to play ball five years...
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    Costs of playing

    Our cost this year is $30 per girl for eight tournaments. That money went towards the uniforms. The total uniform cost was $85. We are very lucky to have eight good sponsors (at least $100). We have one really good sponsor ($600). A couple of Grandpa Sugar Daddies at $200. We have more...

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