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    Illegal..........I give up

    No kidding. I've been following the other thread on the forum about the Indiana coach being investigated for going on a rant and telling her team that they suck. My initial reaction was that the coach was out of line. I must admit, though, after watching that video.... Paraphrasing what...
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    Pitchers

    I agree with marriard on this one. I've seen a number of girls who were pretty good pitchers in 10U/12U quit pitching. They were tired of spending so much time and effort on pitching lessons and practice, only to see the coach pitch #1 almost every inning of every game. So a lot of the other...
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    Baserunner question

    I have a question about a play I saw this weekend. No outs, runner at 1st. A very shallow pop-up is hit to the first baseman (just a step behind the bag). She drops the ball. Runner takes off for second, 1st baseman steps on first and throws to second where the runner is easily tagged out...
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    End of season parent complaints!

    I certainly think you can take the pickup players, but you have to exercise some judgement over how and when they play. For example, if the 3 missing players are two outfielders and a shortstop, and your two pickup players are ace pitchers, I don't think it would be right to pitch the two new...
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    National's Just for the Experience?

    I agree. Honestly, I don't understand why at least half of the teams at Nationals bother to go. If you aren't going to be competitive, I just don't get it, and coaches can't be that dumb to think they truly have a chance. DD's best friend's team backed into a berth at 10U ASA nationals a few...
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    Helmet being worn by pitcher—men's slow pitch

    The slowpitch game on ESPN last night that the OP referred to (team USA vs USA futures) had a final score of 38-37.
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    hello elbow?

    I agree with BoardMember that this is an important, teachable skill. I remember being frustrated when I first starting trying to teach little girls to throw overhand, trying to figure out exactly what constituted "throwing like a girl", and how to fix it. I didn't have the luxury of watching...
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    Repant, fix or let it go.

    Hmmm - fix the replant or let it go? I was wondering the exact opposite. My kid pitches legally, but I constantly see replanters and just like with the OP's daughter, it is almost never called. There were pitchers in the WCWS where almost every pitch they threw was illegal. They're even less...
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    Question for ASA...why South Dakota...or Midland, or Moline, or Bloomington......

    As I recall 14U ASA Nationals were held in Marietta in 2009. Rain caused chaos, but that's Georgia in the summertime. I also think that 12U Nationals were there in 2003. At any rate, it's been there before. Ask them to step up and bid again.
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    Oklahoma is killing me in the 4th inning

    Maybe I didn't see the game that's being referred to. Because in the game I watched, 3 of the 4 runs in the 4th inning, plus the 5th (and ultimately winning) run, all scored after play resumed. And when play resumed, the TV shots of the light towers clearly showed it was no longer raining...
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    CWS Announcers

    I agree, I love the super slow motion replays. They explain a lot to me that I haven't understood for years. I've always wondered why I can't see the actual movement on all of these pitches I hear about when watching college softball. And sure enough, yesterday I saw pitches called...
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    Force out question

    If Fred "Bonehead" Merkle had given this play some thought, he wouldn't be famous.
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    TCB wiffles vs Jugs

    I agree with the above - I like the TCB hole balls. I get 15-20 feet away and throw them as fast as I can. With glasses on I don't feel a need for a screen.
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    NPF cancels game due to extreme heat

    Interesting. The high temp today in Grand Prairie was 107, and they canceled a game played by adult professionals. The high temp today in Midland was 103, and yet teams of 14 year olds played as many as four games there today in ASA 14U nationals. No doubt there were pitchers who threw...
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    playing time on a competitive team

    For some of these girls (and their parents) softball is their life. You simply need to find a team where the seriousness and time commitment are more suited to your family's desires. There are plenty of them out there; you just need to look.
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