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    Tryouts

    In a nutshell this is what ruins youth softball for me. Nationals is the culmination of a year long journey and in many ways a reward for the coaches and players for all their hard work. It should be a week just about the experience of playing softball at a high level and enjoying this last...
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    Extras bases on dead ball question

    Follow up on this. Runner on first, fly ball hit to LF. Runner holds up to see if ball is caught then takes off for second F7 throws ball out of play with both R1 & R2 between 1st and 2nd base at the time of release. To you push the leading runner home on the award due to the award of the...
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    Run Scores??

    Runners at first and third one out. ASA rules. Batter hits to F4 who throws to F6 at 2nd base for force out, F6 takes step off bag to clear a lane and make a throw to first, runner changes course and slides into F6. Umpire calls interference on the already retired runner but says since runner...
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    Running a tryout

    Holding tryouts blind (with no knowledge of athletes ahead of time) is difficult, there are only three things that I feel you can accurately evaluate in that situation throwing, fielding, and athleticism. If you run the star drill you can evaluate two of those without being involved yourself...
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    How do you deal with parents....

    Goes with the territory of dealing with 7 and 8 year old that your really coaching the parent (who has more influence on them than you) at that age. By 14U you can start a season with the discussion with the kids about taking control of their own experience and that all conversations should be...
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    10U, runner on 3rd, post pitch, how do you defend?

    Main thing to do in this situation is teach 3rd base how to cover to prevent a delayed steal and/or a squeeze. F5 should be playing 6-15 feet ( depending on arm strength, length of lead, and likelyhood of a squeeze) up the foul line towards the batter from third in this sich and a few feet off...
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    Lead runner on bunts...at what age do you go after them?

    We would practice this at 14U. Coach would set up situations and then have the kids make decisions, but discuss after. Firm bunts straight to an infielder we would go for the lead runner, ANY bobble or time taken to field the ball and you go to one for the sure out. Also as mentioned earlier...
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    Flex Player Used as Pinch Runner for other player than DP in World Series

    Moving from DP on the bench to DP Pitching is not a substitution for the DP, and isn't a substitution for the Flex unless the player that moves to the bench is the Flex. DP playing Defense for anyone other than flex is not a substitution and is no different than havin F4 and F5 switch...
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    Opposing teams 3rd base coach calling our pitch locations.

    Depends on what you define as a good job. I've been at a college clinic with an All-american catcher who stressed not giving a target but letting the glove droop until the windup is already started. The rationale was that the longer you hold the glove up in a target position the stiffer those...
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    Rotation Question

    Honestly, pitching and catching is probably 3 times as much work as any other position. Unless you only have 9 or 10 kids, I'd give them the next game off or maybe half the game off (i.e. DP or flex or sub in). I understand that sometimes the pitchers and catchers are the best players on the...
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    Watching a one sided chess match

    Correct assumption. Add to that it was Class AAA which is our highest level, so you expect a high level of play and good coaching. Your pretty much completely missing the point. Middle of the game you have to consider that putting an extra runner on base with no outs could turn a bad inning...
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    I literally turned a win into a loss fior my team

    Not sure you really did anything wrong in this instance, but keep in mind coaches make errors once in a while too, You play so many games eventually even the best will make a mistake. How you handle it after the fact defines you as a competitor, chin up, learn from it, move on.
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    Watching a one sided chess match

    Sometimes it feels like only one of the two opposing coaches is really there at the field. I was watching a win or go home section game with two teams playing that I have no stake in, bottom of 7th tie game, runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. Granted visitor will lose in this situation 99...
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    Opposing teams 3rd base coach calling our pitch locations.

    I'm sorry but if your catcher is setting up early and your just noticing other coaches giving away pitch locations now you probably missed the 90% of the time it happens and the opposing coach just isn't so obvious about it. Ever heard "go with it" or "turn on it" that's the first level of...
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    Question on Team Captain

    IMO Leaders in the dugout emerge and demonstrate leadership whether you name them captains or not. Also in 6 years I've seen many kids named captain with the hope that they would become leaders and it never happens and usually isn't fair to the kid. Recognizing a kid showing leadership as a...
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    When is the right time to put a kid in club ball?

    I think the right question is when is the right time to get professional instruction. IMO you could save a few years of travel expenses and spend money on getting professional hitting/fielding/pitching instruction as early as they show real interest. If you can afford the cash and the time to...
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    Chewing out player in front of team

    I'm not going to defend the coach in the OP, but I will say that different players get motivated in different ways. IF the coach thought that this was the best way to motivate this particular player AND the coach was correct and the player improved then it's good coaching. If the coach was...
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    2012 college majors of softball players

    Not sure pursuing college majors that don't result in jobs is a problem unique to athletes. Had a girlfriend in college who got a 4 year degree in Antropology. She ended up going to a votech later to be a medical secretary.
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    Looking for Baserunning drills/games

    Split team into two teams, one team is baserunners other is defense. position 1-2 defense at each bag and one defender in the middle of the field with the ball to start. Put one runner between 3rd and Home and one between 1st and 2nd. Drill starts with defender in the middle running towards...
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    High School Softball Hierarchy

    I had the pleasure this spring to help coach our freshman HS team for about three weeks while the regular coach was out with a medical issue. My DD is a senior and I just am a glutton for punishment. I really enjoyed the time despite working with several kids that probably will never make JV...

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