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    High School Hitting

    Would anyone care to share they're hitting routine/practice plans for their high school teams? We get about 2 weeks before the season starts and then with a heavily packed game schedule we don't get a ton of practices in after the season starts. How much do you try and fix mechanical issues when...
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    Taking time off

    Looking for advice on taking time off. Do your pitchers throw year-round, or do they take time off? What does their winter/off season rest look like and their winter/off season practice look like?
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    I'm sure some of it is, but I don't understand why honeslty. I think the bulk of it is that she doesn't feel like she is good enough at all, despite everyone being encouraging.
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    Erasing batting box lines?

    Yeah, just like that! So, is it ever enforced??
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    Erasing batting box lines?

    I see so many batters that look like they purposely try and erase the lines in the box. Watching TN vs AL and I've seen it a couple times. I'm assuming there is no rule against this, but why wouldn't there be?
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    3rd Baseman coverage of runner on 3rd base

    Typically in softball the 3bman is in front of the base.
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    Poor choice of words I suppose.....I meant it more as "you can do this, you've worked so hard you love it, etc" I'm not the pushy parent. It's her life, it's her journey, and it's her decision ultimately. I've lived my life. I've provided every resource to her and she can do with it as she...
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    Thanks so much for the story. Thankfully, she's not considering quitting softball, just pitching at the moment. She did tell me last night that her response of "I don't care" to my question about needing to schedule pitching lessons was rash and she does in fact want to continue with lessons...
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    I haven't really said anything to her about it. She's very independent so mostly all of my opinions she makes sure to feel the opposite 😉🙄 Her travel ball coach did talk to her about it briefly and said she was a good enough player to stay on the team even if she wasn't pitching, however she...
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    This is sort of how mine has always been. But it makes her so happy to pitch in games, and she even enjoys pitching in lessons. It's very recent that she had an amazing outing followed by a poor outing and then said I can't do it....I can't perform. I feel it's 100% that she just doesn't believe...
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    I'll definitely look into this. I have signed her up with a mentor, hoping that goes well. 🙏
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    Do you regret it? There is a lot more opportunities for people who are going through mental stress or burnout now, I'd feel so bad just letting her give up without at least trying to help her fight through it.
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    She loves it. When she does it and does it well she's so happy and wants to do it more. But there are times she puts way to much pressure on herself and can't perform, and for that reason she has decided she's fine with just being a "3rd string pitcher" and she assumes she will have to pitch in...
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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

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    Your kid says she wants to quit pitching.....

    What's your response? Potential is limitless...throws hard and has lots of movement. Struggle is real though as has always delt with some performance anxiety. Torn between "its your life" and "you're doing it because we've invested so much time and effort." Edited: She loves to pitch but it's...
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    2023 NFHS Survey is out

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    Weightlifting exercises to avoid

    I'd love to see a discussion on which weight lifting exercises should absolutely be avoided for your pitcher. Bench presses? Overhead presses? IYT? Should weights ever be used for shoulder work? What about bicep/tricep/lat stuff?
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    Pitcher without lessons

    I would just ask the coach. Could be any number of things. Also, occasionally parents don't actually have the best take on their child's skill levels, especially if they aren't very well versed in the sport. Coach may have specifics metrics they are using to determine if the child is ready for...
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    High School Program Information

    Does your High School make cuts to the roster? How many girls do they keep? Do they have Varsity and JV teams? Is the JV team ran together with the Varsity team or are they their own independent team (practice alone, travel alone on occasion). Have they ever struggled to field a team? How do you...

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