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    New rule proposal!

    I like watching a good slapper. DD was a pitcher. Good slappers are trying to HIT the ball into the ground and use speed or power slap the ball. The issue i have is the kid that isn't a true slapper. Is just a fast righty who cant hit that way and is simply check swinging (basically half...
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    The ride looks like it is over

    If it's consistent, you wont hear much. You may hear it early, but they will slack off when they see it called constantly.
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    The ride looks like it is over

    Game needs good people. Can't say i've always been the best fan towards some umpires. Still pretty fresh and trying to figure out what i may do.
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    The ride looks like it is over

    Umpired a few years in my middle 20's. Enjoyed it most days. Realized it was easier to call the good teams. Be consistent behind the plate and you wont hear much. Inconsistency on the strike zone gets you killed. Thought about calling games again. Had an ump in Super regionals (part of...
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    The ride looks like it is over

    I coached her a few years and I'm too much of a people pleaser to coach travel ball any more. Worry too much about what people are thinking. Will not ask wife to go to a tournament without DD playing and i would hate that ride home. But rec ball could be an option.
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    The ride looks like it is over

    Have 2 dogs and that's plenty! Have dabbled in pickleball. Wife isn't very athletic. May hurt herself! The pickleball i have played has been with my DD. May get her to try a tournament with me if we can get a little practice time. Thanks
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    The ride looks like it is over

    Would love to see Sasquatch!! Will be trying out some things. Thanks for the ideas!
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    The ride looks like it is over

    What do I do now?? DD played her last high school game this week. Had a very good season, but the wheels were coming off the track a little at the end. DD is leaning towards not playing travel ball. Been coaching and practicing with her for the last 10 years and love the time we spent...
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    10U speed vs accuracy vs experiece

    Can be a tough spot. coaches are all different. The kid that throws hard will always get more opportunities to pitch. Kid that throws strikes will keep coming into a mess for the hard thrower with no control. My kid wasn't the hardest thrower or the most accurate at 10u. Didn't get nearly...
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    UCL Injury

    just want to see how she ended up healing. My DD was just diagnosed with a complete UCL tear in her non throwing arm. She is a pitcher. She was run into while playing defense and then felt a pop when catching a throw. DR says no surgery, but will need to rehab. Just looking for any advice...
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    Reverse “ Travel Parent” Mentality

    I tend to doubt others that tell me how good my DD is. That being said, over the last year or so, she has begun to, what i refer to as, "look the part". Still wont turn any heads walking off the bus, but she makes plays and hits pretty good. Just doesn't look like I think it should look while...
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    GoPro hero 8 and power bank

    Thanks for the reply. It's weird because the 8 seems to pull from the internal battery if i plug it in before starting the recording. But if i start the recording and then plug it in, it pulls from the external battery. I know that sounds backwards, but it is how it's working. I'll let you...
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    GoPro hero 8 and power bank

    Got to the game late today, but recorded 6 innings with no problem. Worked as long as i start the recording and then plug it in. May remove the battery completely just to make sure i don't screw up. On a side note, the only game i record without a screwup is a loss. Maybe i shouldn't be...
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    GoPro hero 8 and power bank

    Thanks for the replies. I do have the battery latch with the opening for charging. I used the battery pack to charge a phone so i know it's working. I charged the gopro with the same cable this morning. I played with it a little and it looks like if i plug the gopro in before starting the...
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    GoPro hero 8 and power bank

    I am having a problem using a power bank with my hero 8. Maybe I am doing something out of sequence. I turn on the camera and plug in the ankor 10000mah power bank. Camera shows charging. Problem is that the camera is running off the internal battery. It went dead and the power bank did not take...
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    What are the first couple steps to teach a prospective pitcher?

    I have a daughter who starting her junior year. If I knew then, what i know now, I would have been teaching her to play catch with me underhand with a baseball when she was 6 or 7. No pitching. Just playing catch. We teach boys to throw overhand and then teach them to pitch. I think this...
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    No softball in 2028 Olympics

    Because a fastpitch softball message board is the last place anyone would expect to hear folks wanting softball in the olympics.
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    So Cal Ellie

    Looks really good! keep up the hard work!
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    Radar Gun Questions

    I want to know how to make it read faster!! I see posts all the time with these personal best speeds and they always seem MUCH higher than reality! But they have pictures to prove it. Go figure.
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    CLOCKING YOUR DD

    I'm sure you are not the only Dad that has felt that way!!!!!!

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