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    what scoring APP is best for LEAGUE purposes?

    your long suffering league president here... I use iscore for my personal team... I love the clean score book it produces, stats, spray charts.. But it is really hard to keep stuff straight, stats sync'd etc.. I would LOVE to push it to my entire league. What I need is to know which app if...
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    New fields... Removing rocks? Any Help?

    We worked with our city to renovate two fields this off season! We had a park where backstops and dugouts were installed, but never fields. We cut the sod, irrigated and red rocked.. BUT now we are having rocks migrating up... every time we drag, and as we constructed the fields we are...
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    Requiring Facemask for pitchers... Possible league policy... THoughts?

    Hey all, President of my local rec league 250 ish girls in spring. Our goal first and foremost as a REC league is FUN, Safety, softball love, and development... followed by winning somewhere at the end... I am pondering policy proposals to require pitchers to wear a facemask. 3rd base...
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    Stepping out for a swing between each pitch... illegal or just annoying?

    one of my org's 3rd base coaches is prompting kids in 8u to step out of the box, between every pitch. and take a swing. ANNOYING. Slows down the game SOOOOO MUCH. Am I lucky enough that this is illegal? Or is it just stupid and annoying...? They were doing it in Coach pitch too... so it...
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    alternative to sea bags/military duffles for League issued team gear?

    My coaches pretty universally hate the sea bags we use as league issued team gear. Bats, helmets etc... Anyone seen a better option? I see Big gear bags on line like this one...
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    Drills to solve the "slo mo swing"

    I have a couple girls who (to me) have a nice swing for an 11year old. BUT they swing like they are swinging through mud. just SLOW. leading to weak contact, so frustrating as they are my high % CONTACT hitters, but cant get anything hard, through the d. I need to learn how to coach a harder...
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    bustos DVD's? where to get? anyone have a set they will sell me?

    gotbustos.com is down. where are the other sources for this "3 disk set"? any help appreciated...
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    ASA rules index of some kind?

    I have an ASA book, but it is maddening. Is there an online index that has listed the rule numbers, and maybe a synopsis of key stuff? for example, I want to look up the rules for courtesy runners... the list might tell me it is 8-10... I have googled HARD, and cant find anything... 1)...
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    ASA 12u, interference called on batter... almost lost it

    So, runner on 2nd(my best hitter, and leadoff runner, early in a pool play game that matters). Batter at the plate. Pitch is delivered, skips in... runner at 2 heads for 3. Batter backs out of box as instructed when stealing is going on... Catcher comes up with the ball, makes no throw, no...
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    How to best break in and use new CF6 without OVER using...?

    ok, got my DD a CF6 for this summer... this is her first nice bat. Therefore, I am STONE cold ignorant :confused: on how to best break in the bat... AND what people do as far as protecting a pricey piece of gear. Does she use it in practice? at BP? Will pitching machine balls hurt it...
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    Sliding into home rule

    I hear a ton of myth "rules" about the requirement to slide into home. Asa rec 12u. Can you guys fill me in on this rule, it's applications and what is real vs bs. I try to get my girls to slide into home unless it is a complete open door. Work in progress. But I want to better understand...
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    DVD's for kids below travel ball

    I am always looking for new drills, new angles..try to keep things fresh. BUT all the DVD series I am seeing feature 14 year old girls who can PLAY... KObata etc... the drills feature a ton of autonomy on the girls end, lots of stuff that if run with 11 year old learners...would fall apart...
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    Good entry level composite for tall 12u girl with middling power? too many options!!

    Hey everyone, I am on AMAZING bat overload. I think I saw one with thermal grip warmers. OMG.:confused: DD is 12, 13 in August. Tall at around 5'9" we are working on her swing pretty hard... and she is learning. I think her bat (1 year old or so $100 Easton Aluminum big box store bat) is...
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    progression for teaching NEW kids?

    Hey all! I have been lurking for a bit, use softball excellence, and love the site... Is there a book, or web site, that discusses a progression of teaching a NEW hitter, whether they are 6 or 11? I am going to have to teach younger DD pretty soon... and would love to know how to teach a...
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    re entry for baserunner....did we blow it?

    bottom 5th inning, tie game, time has expired, no new inning will begin... we are batting. Player 1 gets to first, is slow, is the winning run..... My AC calls time at 3rd, asks for Player 2(FAST), who Player 1 subbed out in the 3rd, same batting slot, to come in and run, on a re entry. I...
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    Has anyone made a dugout org tool to hang helmets and whatnot on?

    I have 15 girls on my 12 u fall ball team. dugout is too small to begin with for all of them, let alone with all their stuff spread all over... does anyone have a design or picture for a portable fence rack or...? that they can hang helmets on....? I cant get the parents to drop $20 on one of...
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    Drills/youtubes for 12u

    Hey everyone! I have been learning a ton reading DFP... I like to do lots of drills and change things up in practice...but it is tough finding fresh ones, and sometimes the descriptions are so worthless... video really helps...... can you guys point me towards good youtubes, youtube channels...
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    Coaching book or otherwise for going up in age and comp level....?

    Hey all.. first post... so be kind! :cool: I have assistant coached a couple years, and head coached for the 1st time this last spring rec season with my daughter's 12u. I am LIKELY to be drafted to head coach 12u winterball. which is a more competitive vibe, all interleague, than our rec...

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