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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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    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

    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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    NAIA ruling on Transgender athletes

    NOTE: This is a news item related to transgender athletes. HOWEVER: No hate. No stupid jokes. Act like adults. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) decided Monday that transgender women—or female gender–identifying individuals who were assigned male sex at birth—may...
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    Dallas Morning News article re Portal and Recruiting

    Portal Creates Pain for High School Recruits by Mylah Taylor One of the biggest stories from the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament was Oakland’s 80-76 first round win over blue-blood Kentucky. Jack Gohlke, a graduate student, hit 10 threes in the upset. Gohlke spent five years in Division...
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    Squish the Bug Redux

    As you may recall, a parent and I had a disagreement about "dual bug squishing"--which is swinging the bat and squishing the bug with both feet. At an 8U game last week, the other's teams coach told a kid to "squish the bug" while demonstrating proper squishing technique. At the plate, the...
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    Why I still coach

    I'm out at the old ball park throwing batting practice to a bunch of 8U. We got 12 kids to get through, so I have roughly 5 minutes a kid, so I'm working pretty fast. A parents comes up and tells a kid to "squash the bug" with the rear foot *AND* the front foot. I tell him politely that's...
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    Hitting down on the ball--how to fix

    Got a kid who has this terrible swing....she chops down on everything. I'm at a loss. Any suggestions?
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    Why I *still* coach

    It's hotter than hell. I'm covered in dust from the the wind is blowing across the field. My shirt is soaked with sweat. One girl I had worked extra hard with had struck out three times in the first game and now once in the second. I'm thinking, "What did I do wrong? What could I have done...
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    Rec ball coach insanity

    8U rec ball. The home team is up 11-0 in the 4th. Batter on visiting team hits a single, overruns the base incorrectly, and thus could be put out. 1B doesn't tag her. Home team coach goes ape-s**t crazy yelling at 1B for not having her head in the game. The guy is SCREAMING at the poor...
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    Johnny Manziel documentary

    If your DD has aspirations for playing in college, this is a must see. The main take away is that lots of people were involved in the disaster. Parents have to look out for their children because there is no guarantee anyone else will. The basic story is that a college freshman (who appears to...
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    Who is the traffic cop on a bunt?

    Runner at 1B, no outs. Batter bunts the ball toward the pitcher. It is too far from the plate for the catcher to field. 3B and 1B crash. 3B fields and runs into 1B trying to make the throw. Runner safe, although 3B could have gotten her easily. (And, of course, P strikes out the next two...
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    No political discussions

    I banned two users for two weeks because they just had to share their "enlightened" views on politics on a SOFTBALL forum. Both had been previously warned. Of course, they could post the stuff on a political forum if they wanted. But they didn't, probably because there are tons of similar...
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    How to make NCAA CWS more interesting

    1. Make all Oklahoma batters bat left-handed. 2. Require Patty Gasso to speak French during games. 3. Make Oklahoma pitch from 2B. 4. OK catcher has to loudly announce the called pitch. 5. OK batters have to use wooden bats. 6. On defense, OK players, other than catcher and pitcher, have to...
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    Almost on one hand... Head scratcher

    Washington was the visiting team. In the bottom of the fifth, the announcer said with gravitas, "You can almost count the number of outs left for Washington on one hand."
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    The CWS shows bulletspin--rewriting the book on movement pitches

    This year, there is a super-slow motion camera at 1B. You can really see how the bullet spin pitches are thrown. I've not seen a backspin rise during the playoffs. For a rise, the ball's axis of rotation appears to about 20 degrees from horizontal, resulting in the top seams being behind the...
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    "They don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care."

    @BigSkyHi wrote, "As the old saying goes, they don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care." Considering I'm old as dirt., I'm surprised I hadn't heard this bit of wisdom before. But this is great advice. A good coach demonstrates (1) that he cares about the kid and (2)...
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    Parents: leave your child alone when she pitches.

    I was at a varsity HS game yesterday, and a Dad was standing directly behind home plate offering guidance to his daughter as she pitched. In the first inning, he told her to, "get head in the count," which is a slightly more nuanced way of saying, "just throw strikes." Moms, dads...just don't...
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    A tough one--is she out or safe?

    My DD was upset about the call. It didn't decide the game, but still...to an untrained observer it seems she was safe.
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    What it's like being a DFP moderator

    A little insight into moderating DFP....

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