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When is the right time to speak up....
Uggghh. This story is all too common. While the people with the name/community status have their child’s positions “protected” they cry foul (pun intended) when a parent advocates for their child and/or calls out the politics. I’m sorry your daughter had to deal with that. It’s absolutely...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #24
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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When is the right time to speak up....
Love this story! I’m glad it didn’t serve to discourage her like so many children at these impressionable junior high ages. I will share your daughter’s story with my daughter ♥️♥️- FastpitchFan84
- Post #9
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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When is the right time to speak up....
This was actually basketball but we’ve had a similar all-star season in softball. I would say her basketball skills regressed this season, I was so glad it was over. This week we did a private camp and my kid received one of 4 special recognition awards out of 60 kids. She isn’t incapable of...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #7
- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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When is the right time to speak up....
Thank you, this is so reassuring that I’m not crazy for advocating for my child. Funny thing is, she is not a weak player by any means, I know I see her through my lens but in club games she has games where she is the high scorer (this was basketball) and half the girls on her school team...- FastpitchFan84
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- Forum: Being a Softball Parent
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When is the right time to speak up....
I'm looking for input from other parents and perhaps even coaches, and this post isn't related specifically to softball in our case, but most definitely can be applied to softball. Is there a justified scenario where parents can/should speak to coaches about playing time? A little information...- FastpitchFan84
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Pitching stats per level
I agree, and 12U teams can be huge and 14U teams can be tiny size-wise, a 12A team would wipe the floor with a lot of 14C teams, and not mentioning misclassified teams (i.e. C teams that should B or B teams that should be C) but I think there is a greater physical (IE hitting ability) difference...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #55
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Pitching stats per level
After talking to her pitching coach, she said the same thing, let her hopefully dominate in 11U and really build some confidence instead of struggling mightily against stronger and bigger and older hitters. Subbing to grow in skillset at a higher age or level will definitely help her with the...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #54
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Pitching stats per level
Her rostered team is much cleaner on defense for their age group, we shall see how this season goes, but she's playing with some 9 and 10 year olds on an 11U team which means the pace of the game will be slower at times which she should dominate but I'm worried about growth. She subbed again in...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #52
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Left-handed Pitcher, what say you?
This is interesting. My dd’s pitching coach says she will have a noticeable advantage attacking the plate from the left side, but again, I’ve never played softball myself, I was curious if there was a big difference for batters.- FastpitchFan84
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- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Left-handed Pitcher, what say you?
So I have to ask the question, is there a strategic or competitive advantage to having a left-handed pitcher on the team roster? I’ve heard both yes and no in local circles but I’m asking the internets to opine on the topic. DD is a 11u left handed pitcher, throws pretty hard and can place her...- FastpitchFan84
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- Forum: Softball Discussions
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The coaches daughter
What you say makes sense. I don’t know if dd’s coach’s daughter always wanted to catch because at a younger age mom pushed her into it or if she picked it to be like mom was in college, but I know she’s not new or green to the position, she’s a talented catcher, I just expected her, as the...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #54
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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The coaches daughter
Funny you say this, first roster team practice today, I don’t know the girls well at all yet. My DD is a pitcher, Coach’s DD catcher, I know Coach can coach, we’ve lucked out and have multiple former collegiate athletes coaching these girls. Coach’s daughter I’ve only seen stats on, she’s very...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #51
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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Pitching stats per level
I will agree finding a level of devotion to be elite is rare. I will not pigeon-hole my child into one interest and extra curricular at 11. She loves basketball, she loves music, we need time to devote to her other passions, that being said, I realize pitching wont be a passion for long if she’s...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #40
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Pitching stats per level
These are great things to keep in mind. She hasn’t had a stout defense behind her quite yet as she’s only been subbing. So knowing her true stats is a bit hard to determine. You hit the nail on the head, should we pursue the most reps or quality reps? Which should we value more? That’s hard at...- FastpitchFan84
- Post #27
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Pitching stats per level
Actually a lot of her strikeouts are against B level teams as there hasn’t been a ton of C-only tournaments in fall/winter in our area.- FastpitchFan84
- Post #23
- Forum: Softball Pitching
