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  1. J

    Who calls the pitch ?

    I agree with Sluggers and Amy. 1) Don’t stress out so much, JUST teach them and let them learn from mistakes!! You have to teach the catchers AND Pitchers why certain pitches might work and what might not , How to set up batters based on what they give you in their stances, Swings...
  2. J

    My team has lost confidence PLEASE HELP!

    ** Many coaches can teach proper mechanics, only the best can MOTIVATE! The hardest part of coaching at the higher levels is understanding the girls you have and how best to motivate. VERY HARD! they need to experience success. 1) Depending on maturity, the girls CAN learn from losing...
  3. J

    Outfielder Communication...2 way?

    absolutely..... the fielder calling for the ball, yells LOUDLY (and I stress 3 LOUD bursts "Mine, Mine, Mine" cause I want the infielders to have a different call, which for me is "BALL, Ball, Ball". Some fielders were taught the fielder backing up yells "YOURS" to let their teammate calling...
  4. J

    Is it or isn't it...all about the win?

  5. J

    High School coach may ruin DD's swing

    understand Chris, but not so fast that the proper mechanics suffer, otherwise the drill would ONLY be counter-productive.....
  6. J

    tracking the balls

    1) Make sure the batter has BOTH eyes toward the pitcher and does NOT have their back eye on a 45 degree trying to see the ball. (Batters often do NOT turn their heads fully to the pitcher. SOMETIMES the issue is they try and track the ball too early - focuing too early can cause less of...
  7. J

    High School coach may ruin DD's swing

    OFTEN times the issue with Quick hands drill is tosser does NOT ensure CORRECT mechanics of the swing and rushes the batter too quickly. ANY drill if not properly done or supervised can have a negative effect. I've watched the best drills taught incorrectly hurts players...
  8. J

    Lead Runner?

    general rule for me is anything bobbled or any batted ball that is NOT fielded quickly, go 1. Our girls ALWAYS think LEAD RUNNER... so BEFORE the pitch, we want to know if she is slow or if there is a chance for lead runner...... we don't like to gamble, so if a hard hit ball to an...
  9. J

    Is it or isn't it...all about the win?

    well coached teams are going to win a good amount of games they play for a couple reasons.... demand for improvement of skills, proper teaching and understanding of the game, situations, strategies and rules (and good coaches TEACH these), organized practices that include repetition of...
  10. J

    Defense against the slapper?

    for me it depends on what slapper gives you...... if slapper is aggressive - moving out of box too quickly, screwball-away or low-away change up might have her pulling away from the outside corner. If she can swing-away or power-slap from left side, jam her hands with LOW-IN, stay away from...
  11. J

    Outfielding - safety stops

    just looked at the Tara henry clip, 2005 UCLA/Arizona game..... Tara as you know is right-handed and she dropped her right knee, turned inward (not like old baseball days, but with right knee facing to the left.) - ironically - in THAT clip - Caitlin Lowe was at 2B!) I've got various Arizona...
  12. J

    Outfielding - safety stops

    interesting! and Coach Candrea still running outfield himself now, right, (since Dave F left 2 years ago?) did he say why? Caitlin Lowe was best I ever saw and she NEVER made an error - why has that changed?
  13. J

    Pitching with weighted ball?

    If I recall correctly (Read her website and research her teachings), Cindy Bristow has stated that underweighted balls are more effective and she also did say not to use weighted balls more then +1 Oz over weight. I believe there are some very successful pitchers that generate speed...
  14. J

    Outfielding - safety stops

    I have video clips of Tara Henry (UCLA), Caitlin Lowe (U of Arizona and -0- ERROS in 4 years of Collegiate ball!!) and a CF from Washington a few years back. All drop to a knee on the single grounder to Outfielder. (protects from a bad hop getting by when situation is runners don't have an...
  15. J

    Helmet on or helmet off...

    Mike Candrea stresses to coaches to teach catchers to keep the hockey style masks ON! (saying that, I've watched Cali Balko when playing at U of A remove hers, but thats because of years of habit.)
  16. J

    Softball Hitting Drill - Mounting a Tire

    I like hitting FLAT (No AIR!) Basketballs to provide a LITTLE resistance and the balls don't travel very far. (Also gives the batter INSTANT FEEDBACK for whether she is staying on the ball and driving it back up the middle or whether she is flying open and pulling the ball.) I also do not...
  17. J

    2.3 Home to 1st time?

    this discussion is a young girl's dreams and who is to say she shouldn't work toward her dream/goal? Whether it is realistic in terms of paqst performances and whether experience tells us differently, I like she has high goals and talking about them. Many girls don't really have ANY goals...
  18. J

    At what stage do we let something go, and what stage do we fix it

    I like it! Thank you
  19. J

    Running up the score?

    I've tried just hitting away ONLY and not trying to stretch any extra bases that requires a slide. - didn't work for me. (One time I told the girls swing for the fence at the 1st strike - that was stupid on my part! wasn't trying to show up the other team, just give them opportunities to try...
  20. J

    Running up the score?

    I've been fortunate to coach with coaches that do have enough class to realize when the game was out of control and use that opportunity to work in other players and pull back so not to run up the score. I've seen many that do the same. *** I've also unintentionally ticked off coaches and...

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