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  1. J

    What makes a winning team?

    I was watching the PA AA state final the other day on TV. What i noticed was very similiar for both teams...Although they had decent pitching, neither was overpowering. They both threw A LOT of change ups, so many so that i was like ????. What was similiar...both teams had STUD shortstops...
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    Play for big-name program, or no?

    D2 coach flat out told my daughter in her office with my wife and i in attendance, that it made ZERO difference to her what Travel program she played for. She actually said it blew her mind that parents would spend the kind of money they do on expensive travel teams. When she came to see a...
  3. J

    Stuck in the Outfield!

    I have to laugh!....Playing in upper level 18u Travel ball for the past 3 years and HS ball for the last 4, it absolutely amazes me how few girls can actually play the outfield. From what i have seen...GOOD outfielders are few and far between. It simply amazes me how you can take a supposed...
  4. J

    Coaching ?

    Problem was the ump was calling a lot of those balls strikes. As the girl was up in the box the ball was up around her chest/waste. When it crossed the plate the balls came in just at the waste or a hair below which the ump was calling strikes. She had that much arc in her pitches!
  5. J

    Do you bunt or hit away?

    Personally....i am moving the runners over...Bunt.
  6. J

    Coaching ?

    HS is having a decent season. Faced one of the best teams in our league as far as hitting teams the other night and we lost. The question i have....this good team has a very "average" pitcher. What i would describe as lolli-pop pitcher. Really nothing to her except she shut us out!! LOL Her...
  7. J

    Dad a nervous Wreck! Positive or negative

    Its a D2 school. She got academic $ from the school when she applied due to her grades. The coach found her more academic $ which because of her SAT scores which really sweetened the deal. (30% of total annual cost paid for thus far including room and board costs). The coach said she will...
  8. J

    Dad a nervous Wreck! Positive or negative

    Just as a followup and and putting and end to the story. She had her overnight visit a couple of weeks ago and the DD got the call from the coach that she wants her! So all is well that ends well!!! Major load off the shoulders!
  9. J

    Which team to play for?

    Daughter is being recruited by a D2 School at present. Visited with the coach a few weeks back and i asked her that same question. Her answer...."From our standpoint it does not matter what travel team you play on, we dont care if you play on a Gold team or local team. When we come to watch...
  10. J

    Dad a nervous Wreck! Positive or negative

    UPDATE.... Well Coach called the house Wed pm...and him and the DD played phone tag for a couple of days. In a nut shell...He liked what He saw. He wants DD to schedule an "unofficial visit" to the school here within the next couple of weeks and let the coach know when that is so we can talk...
  11. J

    Dad a nervous Wreck! Positive or negative

    My kid is 2014.....going after a couple of semi-local D2 schools. Asst coach watched her first travel game of the year. she went 1-1 with an RBI...didnt get much action in the field. DD kept emailing them and calling with no response. Last weekend she gets an email....head coach wants to...
  12. J

    Would like suggestions for what parents should bring to tournaments.

    The cooler with the Vodka and cranberry usually isnt too far away! :)
  13. J

    What is a good scholarship?

    She is 2014 and already has a bunch of offers already? Man do i feel behind the 8 ball! DD is just now contacting some schools she is interested in and she also is a 2014.
  14. J

    NY-PA 16u-18u Folks - Which tournament would you choose?

    Drifton is a nice complex and well run tourney. Some pretty good teams usually attend.
  15. J

    Lack of Motivation

    DD (16) seems as though she has reached that point where she does not a have high level of interest in working at her craft. After school ball last year ended (the first part of TB at u18 when she was practicing) she was lights out. Then she stopped practicing and it showed. She got hit...
  16. J

    DD and lack of motivation

    I like that idea Amy! :) But am i wrong for no practice no pitching lessons? Lessons are a huge investment both in time $ and travel time (1.5 hrs one way) I dont want to make the investment if she isnt going to work on it.
  17. J

    DD and lack of motivation

    Sad to say but it has come to the point my DD is lacking in motivation to play softball. She pitches and it has come to me having to drag her to practice to pitch. Usually she has an excuse or she has "social" things to do. Came to the point last week we had an argument about her lack of...
  18. J

    Chewing out player in front of team

    Sounds like our HS coach. He hasnt learned (after i dont know how many years) that you cant yell at girls that know already they have screwed up and make them look worse than they already feel in front of everyone. It just makes it worse. Thats why our team will not ever win with him...
  19. J

    2 Scoring ?'s

    Runner on third & 1st (runner on 3rd got a single, girl on first walked) 2 outs. Coaches tell the C if she goes (steals 2nd) "get her"...she goes...poor throw by the C that goes into CF and the runner steals home...is this an Earned Run? Error on the C? 2nd ?....girl on 1st (1 out)...runner at...
  20. J

    High school coach playing favorites

    Is your daughter a freshman or older? HS politics suck! Often times its not who is the best players on the field but friends and family that get first crack. My DD is worried somewhat about the same thing. Only difference is the girls in questions are coaches daughters who look to get more...

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