Saw that during USSSA Eastern Nationals last year. It was early August, and late afternoon. Our day had ended much earlier, but even that morning there was easily a 10 degree difference stepping out onto the turf. (That's when I really appreciated my role as bench coach vs. base coach!).We were all sitting around the pool, watching the final game via the stream, and during a pitching change or offensive coaches conference, you could see the girls basically collapse onto the field. Several of us commented that it was probably better to just stay standing than get any closer to the ground.
The great thing about all turf fields is the kids can play even if it’s raining.
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That might be a good thing.
It's really an important part of softball, certainly at the 10U and 12U ages. The park is generally a safe space, confined with plenty of parental supervision. I love that my girls can be free to bond and play and do their own thing between games.
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Kind of on topic ...
What do you guys think of grass in fields? So use to the dirt dislike the grass a little bit.
What do you guys think of grass in fields? So use to the dirt dislike the grass a little bit.
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As a former infielder what I do know is that when you go from playing on one type of surface (e.g. in softball dirt, in baseball grass then dirt) it screws with your timing for a while. I remember we played on an all dirt IF once in Ohio and the 1st game I played I was like wth, why is the ball coming at me twice as fast...
As a former infielder what I do know is that when you go from playing on one type of surface (e.g. in softball dirt, in baseball grass then dirt) it screws with your timing for a while. I remember we played on an all dirt IF once in Ohio and the 1st game I played I was like wth, why is the ball coming at me twice as fast...
DD hated when we have to play different facilities and the infield is drastically different for this reason. We’d play one week that was softer so the ball would slow a little after impact. Then we’d have to play on one that was so hard the ball came at the IF like a rocket.
This year will be our first turf field experience for games. Luckily, we’ve been able to setup and practice on the local HS turf football field. It’s been great but not looking forward to being on it during peak Summer.
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The worst was the old indoor facility we had in college. The surface was rubber and it was badly lit so the ball got on you so fast...hated it.
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worst part is they have been working on the highway around berliner since my DD was playing 12u....she's now a sophomore in college!!!
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I have seen turf fields melt plastic molded cleats in the heat, here in the northeast
