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    Pickoff throws to 3rd base

    14U team with a couple of talented catchers. We are trying to implement plays for pickoffs from C to 3B to get runners on third. One of our catchers takes lessons and has been told 'throw low and to the base' - which seems like good advice for pickoffs to 1st or on steals of 2 or 3. But the...
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    moving from 12U to 14U

    I have a very talented group of girls who just completed 12U season and next year move up to 14U. I've not coached at this level yet, and I'm wondering (1) how big of a jump is it, talentwise, (2) how is the game played differently in 14U as compared to 12U?
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    Don Slaught's software

    Does anyone have experience with Don Slaught's software (www.rightviewpro.com) - is it useful for travel girls softball - or worth the investment?
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    Mental Toughness - born with it or teachable?

    some kids seem naturally hungry and confident - no phased by the other team or opposing pitcher. Others let their opponent get into their heads and they lose before they play. What resources are out there to help them develop an attitude of "You're mine!" and not the opposite?
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    Defensive Signals

    this is something I've never done but the need is surely there - does anyone have a set of signals they use that they could share - or a resource? Scenarios like - let the run score vs. eat the ball and keep her at third...
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    Bunt Defense Scenario - What do we do???

    12U - less than 2 out - runner on first - batter bunts - where does SS go. My question really revolves around the SS in this scenario. If the runner steals on the pitch as the batter squares to bunt, my SS has to cover second for the steal, my 2B has to cover 1st for the bunt, and 1B and 3B...
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    Making Softball More Exciting for Really Young Girls

    Does anyone know of a variation on the game for really young girls that makes it more entertaining for them. I'm talking about K-3. The feedback from parents in our rec league (and I have lived through it with my own DD) is that is just painful to watch. Our K-1 girls hit off the tee the...
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    RF Positioning - Shallow or Deep

    12U level - where do you position your RF. Some say normal OF depth, but I have heard others say many more plays happen in shallow RF than deep, and the RF, if shallow can throw our a runner at 1st on a hard grounder. Basically accepting the risk that every once in a while a ball will go over...
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    How fast is fast - running

    The average Home-to-second speed on my 12U team is 7.03 seconds. girls range from 6.38 to 7.51. Does anyone have any data about running speed at various levels 12U and up?
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    how fast is fast

    My team is blessed with a great kid who works very hard as a pitcher. she is a 7th grader - second year in 12U. Yesterday her dad clocked her at 51mph. I'm curious how fast that is in comparison to what others have seen in 12U. Also curious about speeds in 10U, 14U, 16U. thanks...
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    need a starter workout for 12U girls

    I posted this under the 'coaching' forum before I realized this forum exists...I have a group of girls with a lot of potential for success this coming spring. We should be one of the better 12U teams in the area. This Sunday, I want to introduce them to the concept of getting stronger, more...
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    motivating 12U girls to exercise

    I have a group of girls with a lot of potential for success this coming spring. We should be one of the better 12U teams in the area. This Sunday, I want to introduce them to the concept of getting stronger, more fit, more explosive as we head toward the dead of winter and then spring (we're...

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