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    Brush Whip

    Been watching lots of video of high level pitchers and noticed that many of them brush the thigh at release. I have been trying to find more info on the "Brush Whip" but it very hard to find any good info. Does anyone on the board teach this ? If so can you explain how you teach it. Drills...
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    Looking for feedback on mechanics

    Posting for a friend that is looking for feedback on daughter mechanic and suggestion on how to increase speed. Pitchers is 15 yrs old and currently throw in the upper 50's with good control but always looking to get better. Any feedback would be great. CIMG0512 - YouTube CIMG0513 - YouTube...
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    Help with a rule

    Batter bunts the ball, 1st base is crashing to field bunt but catcher gets to ball before 1st baseman, 1st baseman makes contact with runner in fair territory running to first. Catcher makes the throw to first get the out but UMP calls OBS on 1st baseman and awards her 1st base. Is this the...
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    Call reversed ?

    Have R1 on second, R2 on first batter hits a line drive by the 3rd baseman but lands foul by about 10 feet in left field. Ump ruled fair ball and later stated that 3rd baseman touched the line drive as it went past her. Now here is where it gets interesting, batter saw that ball was well foul...
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    Gif viewer for Android devices

    I was hoping someone on here could help me out. I have a android tablet and I have a collection of GIF files but can't find a app that will play them. Does anyone know of an app that will play animated gif files.
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    Trouble hitting the slower pitching

    Would like some different idea's about how to handle hitting slower pitching. It seems to always happen we have a good game hitting the ball and then next game there is a pitcher on the rubber throwing about 45 mph (14u girls) and everyone is out front hitting the ball off the end of the bat...
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    stolen base question

    My question not so much a rules question but a scoring question. I have been using I score and was not sure how to score play. Runner on first and second ....double steal catcher throws to 3b out or safe don't matter. Does the runner that was on 1st get a stolen base? Next 1st and 3 rd...
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    Crystal Bustos bat Size

    For those of you out there that know Crystal Bustos personally I would like to know what size bat she uses, length and weight. How about any other ladies on team USA....what is the normally bat size for elite players. I have a 13yr old girl that thinks she can swing a 34/25 Rocketech and I have...
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    HOW do you Teach TILT!

    I am having a hard time getting younger girls to understand tilt. Can everyone share how you teach a hitter to tilt?
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    Feedback on pitching mechanics 14 yr old

    amanda pitching 9 16 11 - YouTube Would like feedback on video of my daughter's pitching mechanics. She just turned 14 yrs old this month. Video is of fastball. Little back ground on her.....she has outstanding control played tournament this past weekend and she pitched maybe 12 innings all...
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    Erin's hitting mechanics

    erin 9 19 - YouTube I would like to get some feedback on this hitter, started working with her on Mon for the first time. She is very strong and was/is a dead pull hitter and is not using the lower half nearly enough. This was taken before our lesson I will get new video next week. Hitter is 16...
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    what is an appealable play?

    Can a judgement call be appealed? I'v always thought that a judgement call could not be appealed, is there anytime when it could be? Example....seen it happen bang bang play at 3rd base and FU calls girls out or save your choice. Team that the call went against calls time and talks to field...
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    Question about step and reach rule

    Runner on first and second batter hits a ground ball to SS, runner that was on 2nd jumps over the ball no contact with ball or fielder. SS was about 3 ft behind where runner jumps over ball. UMP calls the runner out and sites the step and reach rule for the reason. Could some of you fine men and...
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    Opinion's about 1st and 3 rd situations

    Team is 1st year 14u "A" bracket team. Like most good teams out there we do not just let a runner take 2nd base on 1st and 3rd situations. When we have less than 2 outs we run the cut play where 2B cuts across and either cuts the ball or fake cut(to freeze runner at 3rd) and lets it go thru...
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    Playing D1 Softball not all its cracked up to be

    With the goal of most softball players out there is to play D1 college ball I think it would help if every shared there experiences with playing/recruitment at the D1 level. We all know the good stuff.....I would like everyone to know its not all fun and games. Please share your experiences...
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    how to appeal call

    I have a question about a play that happened this weekend. ASA rules Tying run on 3rd and go ahead run on 2nd ...one out. Batter hits a fly ball to center .....both runners tag. Runner on 3 leaves early center fielder throws home but no way to get the girl that left early so we cut the ball and...
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    Catcher setup ?

    I would like to hear what everyone thinks about how catchers setup. I was watching a college game the other day and noticed how the catcher setup on the pitch. Catcher would give the sign and then come up out of her squat (butt up high) and has the pitcher was going through her motion the...
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    Batter/Runner stops going to first then....

    Runner on 1st ball hit to 1st baseman and she goes to tag Batter/Runner going to first, runner stops and takes one step backward. She was called out as soon as she stepped backwards. This part I agree with 100%. The part that i'm unsure of is that the ump awarded R1 second base, ump said she was...
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    Trick play question

    I was watching a travel ball game this past weekend and I seen a play that I had a question about the legality. Runner on 1st and is stealing, no outs, catcher catches the ball and holds ball in glove. SS runs toward shallow center field where runner can see her and acts as if there was a...
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    Struggling with the drop

    My 13 yr old is working on a drop ball with very little sucess. We have experiments with the peel and the rollover but she is struggling to get any downward movement. Currently in game my daughter throws fastball, change up, and screw. Her change up is nasty, she throws the palm/pop change and...

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