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  1. J

    Catchers / Pitchers

    Talking 16U and younger. Does anyone have a compelling argument for why a catcher shouldn't also pitch?
  2. J

    Coaching from what Region of the country??

    just thinkinig out loud
  3. J

    Fielding Bunts/short balls at 3B line

    USED to teach (and do for young catchers) for a catcher to approach the ball on the 3B line, so she CIRCLES the ball that she runs slightly past, then spins COUNTERCLOCKWISE so her GLOVE shoulder is facing her target. Some catchers argue it is EASIER to run to the LEFT side of the ball so their...
  4. J

    locking the front leg prior to contact

    Hate to diverge from the discussion point of the 4X6 drill, but I am curious of some of your thoughts.......... (from what I've read, there are some very knowledgeable and experienced coaches I'd like to hear from!) 1) I've heard various coaches talk to locking the front leg just prior to...
  5. J

    Duraband Resistant Strengthner

    Anyone have any input for using the Duraband Resistance Strengthener? I know the Jaeger protocols promote this as others do, and we've used various surgical tubing execrises, but I haven't used this tool.
  6. J

    CLOSED GLOVE and hand to SCOOP a Slow rolling ball

    Slow rolling ball - Approach to ball and how to field it... ( I do teach that if a ball is stopped or near stopped, to bare hand, but any rolling ball to use BOTH the glove (OPEN FACED) and hand to SCOOP the ball. ) 16U Coach tells his girls on a slow rolling ball to CLOSE their glove so it is...
  7. J

    INfield Grounders

    I know this is going to sound awfully silly, but I just want to know if ANYONE else ever teaches or HEARD this before.......... (Sounds completely OPPOSITE of what I teach.) ** Heard a 16U coach tell his infield that when they get a ball that is bouncing to them to BACK UP to give them time to...
  8. J

    Shoulder Injuries? What are we NOT doing that is allowing that??

    Has anyone noticed an excess number of shoulder injuries and shoulder surgeries? I was in OKC to watch the WCWS (4th year attending) and talked with another coach from Mississippi that told me he sees the same thing. An awful lot of players with shoulder injuries. If so, what do you attribute...
  9. J

    Just a fun story! Alabama-Florida at WCWS-OKC!

    ok, TRUE Story, NO KIDDING! I'm in OKC at the Woman's College World Series w/ my daughter, watching Florida and Alabama and rooting for Florida and Stacey Nelson. I'm SURROUNDED by Alabama Fans and family! I do enjoy seeing SEC competing, actually any teams from the east and south now...
  10. J

    Where she hit it LAST TIME &#$*(=

    We need to get coaches out of the habit of telling the fielders where the batter hit the ball last at-bat! Drives me nuts to hear a coach say “ Suzie, she hit to you last time” I HATE that because it does NOT MATTER WHERE she hit the ball last at-bat unless you know where the PITCH was...
  11. J

    Shorts vs Pants (HS Ball)

    Preference for Pants vs Shorts? I think we all agree, so WHY do we let the girls wear shorts? I prefer Pants, and hate they even have an OPTION to wear shorts. 1) Hot weather states and they ALL wear pants (at least at the D1 level) Florida/Florida State, Texas/Texas A&M, Arizona/Arizona...
  12. J

    Drop Ball Before Rise Ball / Inside & Outside Curves & Screwballs

    I've always felt teaching Drop Ball BEFORE Rise balls.... rationale is if a Drop doesn't break, often early on teh up/down pitches don't! , hopefully this Drop that doesn't break and is now a slower fastball generates a groundball where we at least have a shot at making a play or a single...
  13. J

    Charting Batters- Who esle is Charting Batters?

    EVERY Team I've coached with and all the girls tell me they've never had a coach chart the opposing batters At-Bats. I chart each At-Bat, stance, pitch-by-Pitch and location, results and notes for each at-bat. I use this for later in the game for tendancies (Who NEVER swings at 1st pitch, who...
  14. J

    Pre-Game Batting Warmup - Machine.....

    Marc D recently published a good article discussing why machine pitched balls are not good for game prep of hitting a pitcher. We do use alot of Front-Toss golf-size wiffle balls and softball size wiffle balls and also front toss softballs in the cage. We used to use alot of machine, but...
  15. J

    Bat Angle - Sac Bunt

    Anyone have a strong argument for how you teach Bat Angle on Sac Bunt? I coach with a pretty good coach, though we differ on bat angle. He feels approx 70-80 degree angle and I'm more of a 45-55 degree angle as my argument is more Bat Surface area to make contact and still ensure downward...
  16. J

    Dynamic Stretching - Marc D & others- your thoughts?

    1) As Marc and many schools now demonstrate, Dynamic stretching warms the girls up and STATIC stretches SLOW the nervous system and are best to be left for AFTER the activity...... ** Question I have is 2 years ago, I watched U of Arizona work Dynamic stretches and NOT static stretches while...
  17. J

    Bunt Defense with runner at 2B or 1st & 2B

    Looking for highly experienced (college DIV1/2 or 16U/18U experienced coaches who are schooled and attend DIV1 level clinics) replies for Bunt coverage when you have runner(s) at 2B or 1st & 2B. (I aplogize in advance if anyone is offended, I don't intend to offend anyone, especially when you...

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