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    Exactly how to get power to opposite field

    Exactly what is the mechanic to get power to the opposite field? Is there a change in the swing?
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    Welcome to Bulletspin Season!

    There isn't enough time. MLB pitchers throw into their 30s. Softball pitchers are done by 22. The kid has to learn the mechanics of how to throw the pitch, then learn how to throw it accurately, and then learn how to switch back and forth between the pitches. Most pitchers of the CWS...
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    wilson glove

    I bout my DD an A2000 when she was 13YOA. 30 years later, she is still using it when she coaches softball.
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    Less than a superstar at teaching pitching

    You have a great face for radio.
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    Less than a superstar at teaching pitching

    There is a superstar pitching coach--superstar meaning she was recognized as the best pitcher in the NCAA when she was in college. She was phenomenal. God bless her...she was at least 10X better than my DD. Her effectiveness as a PI leaves a lot to be desired. There's something off with how...
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    Interference on pop up

    Thanks so much! Even an old, old dog can learn something new.
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    Interference on pop up

    Thank you. This happened at a game and I was wrong, although I correctly guessed what the ump would do. So, you make a judgment as to whether there would have been a double play? I really don't know if she would have been out. The fielder was right in the base path and almost dead center...
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    Interference on pop up

    Runner at 1b. Pop up to 2b. Runner takes off, runs past fielder. Runner turns around and runs into fielder on way back to 1b. Fielder bobbles ball, catches it, runner makes it back to 1b, just beating the throw.
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    Candrea made a cutesy video for the Olympic team. Generally, please try READING before you respond. It helps a lot in communicating. As I said in my post (if you read the post), I have the kids line up about 20 feet from me. I choke up on the bat, and I softly hit ground balls to them. I did...
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    Beginner pitcher vs Beginner Coach

    That's the main reason I'm here. We need a simple instruction manual so coaches can get rec-level kids throwing the ball for strikes. The basics of underhand pitching are not hard (the advanced stuff is).
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    Hitting balls to them significantly improves their in-game performance. Why? 1. You're trying to teach catching hit balls, not cathing rolled balls. 2. Kids learn to move as soon as the ball hits the bat rather than after the ball starts rolling. 3. Kids learn to watch the ball hit the bat...
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    New Coach, advice appreciated

    For newbies, coaches should softly hit groundballs rather than roll them.
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    Getting an off the plate/outside strike

    The only "fix" is through lots and lots of practice. A good D1 pitcher can move the ball in 4" (a ball width) increments from left to right and up and down. You can't teach her to do that. She has to teach herself how to do it. (The math: The plate is 17" wide. Your DD is 480" from the...
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    Getting from 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock ?

    Not quite the same. My DD#2 (not softball or basketball player) played water polo. The refs in water polo walk along the side of the pool. So, they have a very limited view of what's going on under the surface. My DD had to wear two bathing suits during games. Players on the opposing team...
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    Getting from 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock ?

    @Hillhouse Aren't the mechanics the same after the leap and after the right foot comes down?
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    Shoulder position at release?

    IMHO, the easiest way for a pitcher to throw 50MPH is HE mechanics and muscling the ball. HE won't get you to the promised land of 60+ MPH.
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    Sorry ... the WORST game I have ever seen. EVER.

    The game was probably horrible to watch and officiate. BUT: If the coach on the losing team was good (although obviously lacking in softball knowledge), she could still make it a positive experience.
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    You're right. There doesn't seem to be much dispute that transgenders can have an advantage at...

    You're right. There doesn't seem to be much dispute that transgenders can have an advantage at high levels. At the lower levels, I can't see turning away children who want to play a sport. People seem to have the discussion mostly within the navigational buoys. It was interesting.
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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    I've noticed that people who are pounding the table against transgender inclusion immediately cite problems with high-level competition. However, they avoid the much more difficult and common issue of transgender children playing low-level sports.

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