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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. southwestsoftball

    Tryouts

    So our team had our first tryout. A little bittersweet. I had 7 girls who were confirmed to come to try outs, not show up. Most of them called and let us know, but it certainly was dissapointing that so many called to confirm they would be there 2-3 days before and then didnt get there. The good...
  4. southwestsoftball

    10U New Mexico team looking for players

    The Lady Dukes, or Dukes for short are currently seeking experienced and talented individuals (born in 2002 or 2003) to join the team and compete this year in USSSA and ASA tournaments both locally and in the SW region. Come be part of an amazing new organization that will surely develop into...
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    Been asked to coach a new 10U team...

    An aquaintence of mine( I coached his dd) runs a new ( started last year) club here in our state. They have a 12u team currently and are starting a 10u team this fall. He called me last night and asked me if I want to run the 10U team for the club. He is a good guy and wants to build this club...
  6. southwestsoftball

    Little League World Series Championship tonight at 9pm Central....

    Just thought I would give everyone a heads up about tonights 11-12 year old championship tonight for LL. A team from my dd's district here in New Mexico will be playing and representing us, so we are pretty excited. Best of luck to the Southwest team from Albuquerque, NM. Their ace pitcher is...
  7. southwestsoftball

    2nd try out today...

    So we got talked into having my dd go to a 12u try out today. The deal was that if we werent 100% comfortbale with her playing with this level of girls, then we would not come back to the 2nd or 3rd day of try outs and not even consider playing with this team. My wife and I were good with that...
  8. southwestsoftball

    Chuck it/ Dog Fetch drill

    How many of you use this drill or tool to help your batters stay compact and extend/finish? If you dont like this as a training tool, what is it you dont like about it?
  9. southwestsoftball

    Leaning new pitches...

    What do you all feel is the best progression in terms of different pitches. As it stands right now, my dd has just added a change up to her fastball and she is a natural at it. Like all young kids she sometimes leaves that change up hanging in the air sometimes but most of the time she has...
  10. southwestsoftball

    DD's first softball try out...

    Excited for my dd's first try out for a club team this week. She has tried out for a club/select soccer team and a basketball team but never for a softball team. This club is a pretty good one around our parts. Not a premiere program but a good one for sure. One thing I like is that this team is...
  11. southwestsoftball

    Teaching bat wrap

    So I observed a few practices lately and the coach I was watching was teaching bat wrap. Now, he didnt call it that but at the end of the day thats what he was doing......teaching the girls to wrap the bat around their head and hit the ball. The biggest ques were " Point the Knob to the catcher"...
  12. southwestsoftball

    Decisions...

    So my DD got invited to try out for the premeire program in our home state. The team already has 80% of its roster full and just needs 3-4 more girls, so they have targeted about 10 kids they really want to come try out. I have been promised nothing, but its pretty much been suggested that she...
  13. southwestsoftball

    Bad situation....

    So this year I coached my dd's rec 10U team. I was given 14 girls on my roster. We went 17-0 on the season. 14 of our games only lasted 4 innings due to the 10 run rule. Every single girl sat out at least 1 inning a game( except my P). Every single girl played at the very least 2 innings a game...
  14. southwestsoftball

    Would appreciate feedback on my DD swing

    Some background info: DD is 4'9, 80lbs and 9 years old( Just finished 3rd grade). She just finished her 2nd year in 10U ball and pitched great, fielded great and worked her butt off. Kid LOVES the game and begs me to practice every single day. I coached her REC team this year and so honestly I...
  15. southwestsoftball

    Bat question...

    My dd has struggled a little this year batting. Its been hard to figure out exactly what has been missing as I am the hc of her rec team and have been spread thin, helping everyone and of course dealing with everything else in life. Anyways, she has been using an Aircraft Alloy Easton that is 29...
  16. southwestsoftball

    Just some observations....

    But it sure seems that when it comes to this board ( pitching, hitting, throwing motion, warm ups etc.....) there are a lot of opinions that say certain ways of doing stuff are the wrong way of doing it. Many people will critisize coaches who teach certain Que's or ideas and if they do teach...
  17. southwestsoftball

    Coaches should read this!

    I coach softball now and in the past coached football for a long time. Coached many HS and college athletes. I had this poem by Edgar Guest hanging in my office to remind me of a great message for us coaches. So just remember this when your telling your girls " to have a good attitude", " be...
  18. southwestsoftball

    Caught myself again today....

    I will never be one of those over the top dads who pushes their kids beyond their limits and beyond liking the game. Ive coached too long and seen too many of those kinds of dads/moms to ever be like that. However, I ALWAYS catch myself being too hard on my DD( in my head) and forgetting her...
  19. southwestsoftball

    To slap or not? That is the question.....

    I have a 9 year old dd who just finished 3rd grade. She is a good athlete and physically she has a lot of potential. She played with primarily girls 10 and 11 years old this year and she was very very good pitching and very very good in the middle infield. She is a very fast kid. Physcially she...
  20. southwestsoftball

    Tom Royder

    So as mentioned in some other threads, I am very seriously looking for a PC for my daughter. I have met with or talked with a few people who have come recomended by others but havent liked the folks I have talked to yet. Doing more research I stumbled over the name : TOM ROYDER. Apparently he...

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