I haven't posted in some time, but I just recently got pulled out of coaching retirement to go to AZ last weekend to help a friend coach his team. He had told me recently that one of his top hitters hasn't been hitting well for quite some time. After our first two games, I had taken note that...
Wow, this article on the Meyers is reeling. My heart goes out to the young women who came forward.
For Auburn Tigers softball, joy on surface obscured darker truths within
This doesn't pertain to game time rules. Once a team plays in a USA qualifier at A level, metros in this case, can the drop down to B for state? My recollection is no. I was called by a coach today who asked me this, because there are two teams that are doing just that. Also, there are two more...
As I was roaming through the 14A ASA National's site, I found the following under the coaches packet.
Is this new or has it been going on for awhile? Are they compression testing them and then marking the bat as tested? I do like the idea of them finally testing the bats at the national...
Had a very interesting play the other day. We were in the field. 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd. Better hits a fly ball to right center field and our right fielder catches the ball, but it comes out when she lands. Runner on 2nd takes off on the hit and comes around to touch home. Runner on...
Ball hit to deep center. CF is under it ready to make the catch. The ball bounces up off her glove and over the fence. Is this a ground rule double or a four base a award? It was definitely an error. If she had not touched it, it would not have cleared the fence.
Obstruction was called on a trainwreck at home, where the throw took the catcher into the runner. Runner went down hard and BU killed the play. When the runner finally got up, she went into the dugout. I tried to appeal to the blue that she walked into the dugout without touching home. All I got...
Another lawsuit filed. This one, according to the article, sounds like it's pretty blatant. Looking at the Google Earth pictures, it tells a pretty clear story.
Suit: Lake Oswego athletes face discrimination
Situation: Fed rules, 2 out, runners on 2nd & 3rd.
Ball hit to left field, who dives for the catch. BU signals catch, PU says no catch/trap.
Which ump has the call and should they be simultaneously opposite opposite calls?
Thanks.
USSSA Ruleset
I was helping a 10U coach and after a game, the FU comes up to him and starts telling him how his 8yr old pitcher was illegal. I was listening. The girl brought her hands together at her waist, then raised them up to her chest where she paused for about 5 seconds. Then she...
She was taught to squish the bug and she over-rotates horrible while doing it. This causes her hips to drop. After that, her body then does the right thing and she tries to drive off the rear foot. This causes her hips to raise back up again. It's not pretty.
We talked about what she should be...
I had a friendly conversation with an assistant coach about how ROE's are counted. In my spreadsheet, I modified it 8-9 years ago so that when a player gets an ROE it counts towards their OBP. I know that according to official stats this is not to be the case. My argument is that speedy players...
First off, I, like most other coaches, have taught wrist and elbow flicks. I have a new team this year and the club still believes in the W&E flicks. I purchased the eBook some time ago and it's full of great information. My DD has one of the harder throws I have seen in softball at her level. I...
Anyone have any thoughts on this? As of yet, there is no official word from Willimsport despite what the article has posted.
Crazy Scenario at Softball Little League World Series
So said the BU with a runner on 2nd and a hit roped into the gap. Then when our runner stayed on 3rd he says, "it's a dead ball! She needs to go back to 2nd!"
Good news is she did get 3rd. Bad news is he didn't give the batter her hit and we didn't score. We lost the 1st game of the state...
Rules: NFHS
Standard 200' temp fence. Other than partial foul line fences, it's an open field. Ground rules were stated at plate meeting that if a ball rolls past the temp fence in foul territory, fielder raise their hands up.
Situation - Nobody on. Batter ropes a fair ball to right field...
Rules: NFHS
Situation: Bases load, 1 out. Batter hits a HR over the fence. BR passes R4 after the ball goes over the fence and then lets R3 get back ahead of her.
How is this handled? Is it a dead ball or an appeal play?
Umpires let it play out and then called the batter out after the...