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    Obstruction?

    Ball is put into play. Runner on three slides into home. The catcher receives the ball, but drops it when attempting to make the tag. The runner is inches away from home with the catcher on top of her. The catcher picks the ball up and reapplies the tag. What's the call? Thanks in advance...
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    Obstruction

    Thank you both. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Obstruction

    Runner on 1. Two outs. Line drive to right field. Runner from 1 rounds two and comes to a complete halt trying to avoid ss near the bag. The ball is still in RF. runner rounds 3 and is tagged out at home. Batter arrives safely at 3. Time is called and coach asks for an obstruction call...
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    What makes a good catcher

    My 12u rec league catcher doesn't let a passed ball happen. She's worth about 4 or more runs a game. Drop and block. Smart kid. Should be playing select.
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    No umpire

    Live and learn. The practice field had a game scheduled before our practice. I know both head coaches well. Actually I'm good friends with both of them. So I decided to show up early and watch the game before my practice. The ump never showed. I was asked to umpire the game. Hey, I always...
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    Switching to IR.

    After warm up we started with throwing from 9 o'clock. Then we went into the full motion but we were not at 40 ft. The first 4 pitches were wild. 5th pitch was close. That pitch seemed faster than the hello elbow style we had been working on. After that it was the same speed or slower. I'm...
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    Switching to IR.

    Made the change today. Dd just turned 11. She's been pitching 2years now. Accuracy has never been an issue. She has always been the slower pitcher. How long can I expect her to struggle with accuracy before she gets it back? I know everyone is different. I'm just looking at a window of...
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    What ever happened to Courtesy & Respect?

    I agree with 29Dad. Kids leaving for another team is the norm. Coaches will rarely know its coming. When i was a tb parent i didnt think anything of it. HC always seem to handle it well. Had a AC leave. Then 3 or 4 girls defected and the parents started a new team. Left us real shorthanded...
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    Pocket Radar users, need reviews

    I have a bushnell speedster 3. A parent borrowed it from me and said the pocket radar gave him comparable results.
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    Sorry DD Brag Post

    That is great. Thanks for sharing. Hoping for something like that with my 12 u dd some day.
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    fear of failure

    Change your relationship with the coach or move to another team. My dd played on a team with a coach who liked to control every aspect of the team. Very common on tb teams. I kept my mouth shut and helped at practices. We became friends. Easy to do in between tourney games if you like the...
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    proceed with caution rant ahead.

    Certain things a coach should not put up with. Some things should get a free pass. If a player is paying for private lessons. Leave her alone. If she is terrible and doesn't take your advice, she gets cut for good reason. If she is purposely ignoring signs your no longer coaching. She...
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    Things to say to a pitcher when she can't find the zone

    Last inning. We are winning. One out. Two bombs to the fence. Two walks in a row. I call time. I know she is worried she is gonna be pulled when I walk up to the circle. "We are not taking you out of this game". "I just wanted you to have a break". "I know your pitching around the zone...
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    What exactly qualifies a pitcher as 'Elite'?

    I'm not convinced that there is only one way to pitch well.
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    The magical riseball story.

    I don't have a dog in this. But, any one who has faced a good knuckle ball will tell u that it defies logic. If it didn't, we wouldn't have knuckle ball pitchers throwing one after another.
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    Pitching speeds at LL World Series.....

    I've always wondered about the pitching speeds people post on here.
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    dd gets drilled while pitching tonight

    Hope she gets better soon. In practice my daughter knocked a line drive down right to her face with her glove. She was fine but it scared her so much she was crying. She got back on the rubber and kept pitching strikes. Pitchers have to be mentally tough, or a little crazy.
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    team moral

    We have really good scrappy kids on our team. When we are outmatched, we take our lumps. When the kids seem to give up against a team we can beat, we tell them that. "That team should not be beating us". "We are better than the way we are playing". "Go out there and make plays you know you...
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    how much do women's pro fastpitch make?

    With all the bad publicity the MLB is getting, seems like pro softball could be the answer. I know, pipe dream.
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    Question for coaches

    The best player on our 10u team plays pitcher, ss, and cf. If its a pool game she might sit. The goal of a head coach is to improve all his players and try to keep the kids and parents happy while winning games. The more understanding the parents are the easier it is. We sit the better...

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