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  1. quandofloo

    Throwing form issue....

    I think this is the best place for this. Last weekend my DD went to an Austin Wasserman throwing camp. It was catcher specific and he was awesome with the girls. She experienced arm pain after they started long tossing and Austin was great about breaking down what was causing the problem with...
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    Force 3 Pro Gear opinions?

    Defender Hockey Style Mask – Force3 Pro Gear The catching coach that my DD has been working with recently recommends this gear. Does anyone have experience with it? The bottom mounts on my DD's helmet have broken so I need to replace her helmet ASAP.
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    How do I help a kid get recruited?

    My DD is still a few years away from recruiting but my DW just came to me with a complaint that she has from an upset Aunt. So, my DN(Darling Niece) has been playing travel ball for her whole life, plays for her school team, and is an all around great kid. She hits for power and plays a mean...
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    First base mitt instead of catcher’s mitt?

    While I was attending a practice at USF with my DD and one of my players we noticed that all of their catchers were using first base mitts. My DD and I are considering making that switch since she is due for a new mitt. What are the opinions here about the differences in mitts? Sent from my...
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    Play at home - umpire yells at DD not to slide

    Here is the situation. My DD is playing in the local Little League organization while we have been practicing with travel teams trying to find a home. Two nights ago, she is on second. Batter gets a hit to shallow right field. She rounds third and the catcher plants her back foot on the...
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    Glove Emergency, Need Help!

    Already sent casedawg a PM, but I need some help. My DW left my DD's Vinci BV1929 a little too close to floor level last night when we got home from practicing with a new team in the Orlando area and our dog's got to it. I haven't seen it yet, but judging from the frantic, tear filled call...
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    Coaches Eye app advice needed

    I just downloaded the coaches eye app for my iPhone and have been looking over the last video of my DD's swing just to get a feel for it. Where do you guys get good comparison videos from and do you have any good tips or hints for things that I should be doing to help me get the most out of it?
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    Glove issue and sizing question

    At practice tonight my DD's coaches noticed that she was having a difficult time closing her glove properly. She isn't able to to bring her thumb to her pinkie so she is knocking a lot of balls away that she should be catching. Essentially, her A800 closes like this. Instead of like this...
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    Overwhelming few months

    I've been gone for a few months because life has been nuts. I've gone through a layoff, job search, accepted a position 800 miles away in Central Florida, moved down here a month before my whole family and finally got the wife and kids here last week. I have technically been working for almost...
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    DD got beat up last night

    As most of you know, Cricket is moving into travel ball and moving up to 12U at the same time. Last night we had our second practice with the new team plus we had some new faces that were there to be evaluated to fill in the roster. So she was trying to catch for girls that she has never...
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    Finally through the meat market

    My DD, Cricket, is 11. She is a 2004 that is aging up to 12U and we just decided that she has completely outgrown the local rec community so she has been growing through tryouts. It has been a frustrating and at times infuriating process. We went to 8 different tryouts spanning almost 2...
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    Do I coach or not?

    I have a situation that I wasn't expecting that I could really use some advice on. Background information first for a refresher. My DD is a 2004 that has not played travel softball yet. She had a very negative experience at the first tryout she ever attended before her first 10U year and it...
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    DD having a hard time picking the ball up

    I don't know if this was exhaustion or frustration or what, but at the last tryout we went to Monday night Cricket had a very bad showing behind the plate. One problem is that it was 95 with a heat index of 105-110 and the coach did what almost all of them have been doing and had the pitchers...
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    Calming DD down before tryouts

    I'm not real sure where to put this one. My DD, Cricket, is getting ready for her first serious tryouts for travel ball. We have gone through one tryout before her first season in 10U, Spring '13, just for her to get a feel for it. The organization was well known and I had been approached...
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    Hitting baseballs with a Xeno

    Will it damage a 2015 Xeno to have my daughter hit front toss and 30-40 MPH pitched baseballs? We have older bats but they are lighter or her brother's old beater baseball bats. Just trying to do something to help focus her visual focus on a smaller target without slowing down to wiffle balls.
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    Bunt or not on semi-slap

    Situation came up last weekend. Other team had an obviously new slapper that attempted to lay down a slap bunt twice but they both dropped foul. She proceeded to drag bunt the next 3 or 4 pitches foul as well but the PU let them go. She was clearly not breaking her wrists but she was hitting...
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    10U DD Swings from Monday's BP Session

    Just looking for a little guidance. We have worked on getting her weight over her feet a little better. Right now she is struggling with hitting a ton of hard ground balls. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PHA2DLqy010" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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    Meeting potential TB head coach for the first time

    I am sure there have been threads about this, but my search fu has failed me so I am starting a new one. My DD is a 2004 so she will be moving up to 12U in USSSA next year. I have been actively looking to make the jump to travel ball since the rec season ended and have been talking to a few...
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    Parent/Coach with rose colored glasses but poison voice

    Odd situation here. I am going to generalize to keep this from being too easy to pinpoint to a specific person but I am curious how others would handle the situation. We've all seen the dad/coach who can't see that they kill their kid to their face and then praise them to everyone else. His...
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    Corner infielders positioning before pitch

    USSSA 10U All Stars Rules. Situation is this, batter squares to bunt before pitcher separates her hands. F5 crashes super hard and ends up standing 2 feet away from the batter's box before the pitch has left the pitcher's hand. Batter clearly sees the F5 coming and misses the attempted...

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