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  1. southwestsoftball

    10 Year old DD swing help

    My eyes arent as seasoned as some by any means but IMO she is locking out her arm REALLY early and her hands are kinda far away from her body, which likely means she is casting/sweeping out. Of course that means a slower swing. I think aiming to be more compact would help her out in a big way...
  2. southwestsoftball

    Team Slogan

    My favorite all time from my football days in HS. "We bust ours to kick yours" Love that saying. I also remember our swim team was the reason that sayings on our shirts was erraticated. Their saying was "Go in hard, come out wet". LOL.
  3. southwestsoftball

    Looking for opinions, Agian

    IMo your better off trying to start the CORRECT way first and work towards an ideal swing. Thats hard enough as it is. If you teahc her one way, then change.............its hard to break once the habits are engrained IMO. I think you should teach her the proper sequence. It could be the...
  4. southwestsoftball

    Backhanded compliments???

    My dd is 4'10, 83lbs. Her other bat is a Cat Osterman Demarini 31/20. She has had plenty of others but she hasnt used those ones for a while. The CF5 she has is a 31/20 and its perfect for her IMO. She could probably use a 31/21 just fine but if it aint broke dont fix it right? IMO I would get...
  5. southwestsoftball

    Backhanded compliments???

    Well Amy thats gonna happen soon anyways because its gonna start to get cooler and I dont wanna risk it breaking.
  6. southwestsoftball

    Backhanded compliments???

    My dd is playing rec fall ball. Her first time ever. She is playing with 11-12 year olds mostly but there are some 13 year olds and some 10 year olds sprinkled in. My dd is 9. Anyways, I told her that if she worked very hard and got her swing to a good place that I would buy here a new...
  7. southwestsoftball

    Why aren't softball cleats designed more like short-sprint track shoes?

    The biggest reason is because of support. Track spikes do not support your ankles and feet the way normal cleats will. In fact tarck spikes are downright awful for your feet. Most experienced track coaches prefer that their track athletes wear them as little as possible( talking sprinters here)...
  8. southwestsoftball

    Unbelievable issue from Parent on team

    Mom is an idiot. Your lucky to have her off your team. A moron like this doesnt care that her actions effect other children. She could have easily just said she had problems and they wanted to leave but making up lies and letting you beleive they were coming sounds on par with this kind of...
  9. southwestsoftball

    pitching coach conflict

    Just let them know that you think very highly of Hillhouse and that you and yoru daughter are very comfortable working with him and you feel he is a great coach. Just be truthful and frim in your beliefs. If Hillhouse was within 500 miles of us, my dd would be going to him!
  10. southwestsoftball

    Crossfit?

    Again, I dont think crossfit is bad,( I like it very much and its quite addicting at times) but I promise you that time would be better spent taking a different approach when training a softball player to be at their peak performance. If the choice is between crossfit or nothing, well then of...
  11. southwestsoftball

    DD is on cloud 9 right now!

    So my 9 year old has really come a long way as a player in the past 6 months. She was already a good little pitcher for her age and a good fielder. However, in the past few month she has really come along with her hitting. We have dedicated a tone of time and started all over using many posts...
  12. southwestsoftball

    Crossfit?

    See goingdeep, I know you are lying because that second picture is clearly a picture of me.
  13. southwestsoftball

    Crossfit?

    Nothing wrong with being in amazing shape. No one said that. However, crossfit is one program for every person. The Wads have no rhyme or reason. Wanna lose weight? Same program Wanna get bigger and stronger? Same program. Wanna be more explosive and faster? Same program. Thats a ridiculous...
  14. southwestsoftball

    Crossfit?

    Crossfit is good if you are an adult who seeks to be in amazing shape and hope to acheive ceratin looks physically. Generally speaking it is absolute garbage for an athlete! Again, if it is done in small doses in certain parts of the year as part of an overall phase, then it could be beneficial...
  15. southwestsoftball

    Tryouts

    Just to update everyone: Our team is coming alomng okay. I sure wish the roster was complete but at the end fo the day I would rather make sure we have the right people and make a good informed decision, as opposed to just picking people so we can field a team right away and start competing. I...
  16. southwestsoftball

    Chuck it/ Dog Fetch drill

    This is still IMo one of the better drills not very many people use. IA coach, I personally feel to get the full benefit of this drill......do it full speed( normal swing). That will pinpoint many flaws and will be challenging enough for a while. Again I suppose its what your using it for. You...
  17. southwestsoftball

    Right handed pitcher hitting from the left side?

    Prior to the season this past year, my dd ( 8 to start the year, playing 10U) and I went over this among another millions other things. She has a great eye and to be honest, she makes everyone nervous because the kid is NOT afraid to get hit and she stick in and doesnt flinch many times and the...
  18. southwestsoftball

    Fall ball vs school basketball - which comes first?

    We try our best to split things to where our dd can attend both. This sometimes means missing 20-30 minutes of each practice to attend an hour to an hour and a half of both but I think thats a great compromise. However, if there needs to be a choice made( which does happen at times) we...
  19. southwestsoftball

    Front arm locked at contract ...

    Your assuming people will follow logic. Not likely in general
  20. southwestsoftball

    Front arm locked at contract ...

    How to handle it? Good question. I think I would go this route: try and talk with her instructor to see if this is what they actually want. The player may be misunderstanding her HC. If she is correct, ask the HC to explain it to you, so that you can work together to re-inforce the same good...

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