A badly executed play at First, but garbage? I think that's overstating things a bit.
I can't tell if that's a bad throw or simply a miss by 1B.
After the miss, that's a long throw (~100 ft) from the coach's box to 3B for no good reason. As soon as 1B tries to throw to 3rd in that situation...
The Texas catcher caught the throw from short-center well in foul territory. She didn't have to "react" that way make the catch, but it sure helped get the tag on. My main point is inconsistency. If the most recent example is obstruction, why wasn't this? I've seen other head-scratching...
This right here. The Stanford catcher executed perfectly. As I've stated elsewhere, there is widespread inconsistency/confusion over the practical application of obstruction rules in NCAA softball. Look for more of this nonsense during the WCWS.
I don't know about these "children" you mention. What "children" are threatened with exclusion here? BTW...how is the idea of "transitioning" a child not thoroughly repugnant to any rational person?
The thread started with a discussion of college sports and the NAIA's decision. The recent...
How anyone can defend males playing in female competitions is beyond my understanding.
People who default to name calling and vague / nonsensical references to "science" appear unhinged.
The rule change didn't help much, if at all. Regarding the OU / Texas play, I've seen recent D1 obstruction calls at Home for less than that. I've also seen what appeared to be obvious obstruction in real time (fielder squarely in runner's path without the ball...runner clearly affected) not...
Modifying rules to suit age and ability isn't the problem. It's the overly complex or weakly worded local rules that cause confusion. A simpler "no walk rule" modification that brings out the coach-pitcher anytime there is four balls prevents this from happening.
Often, there's a mix of good and bad that must be weighed. However, if it's clearly bad, that's easy. Nobody in their right mind would encourage someone to stay in a clearly bad work environment or relationship. Don't know why a sports team would be any different.
Can't say I knew many who were happy with the HS softball experience. This included highly competitive programs where their kid was a starter. Can't imagine who would tolerate riding the bench on a crappy team.
Not knowing where she regularly plays, I'm going with CF. Putting someone in the OF who isn't familiar can be a problem, but putting someone at 1B who isn't familiar can be a disaster.
Grandfathers can be some of the worst offenders from Rec league on up. Some people really lose their filter as they get older.
From what I've seen, opposing teams and their fans are usually pretty polite. I've had nothing but good conversations with visiting parents, players, and occasionally...
You mean your kid got to a D1 roster, and into the circle against Texas, on the strength of practice alone? Actually getting out there during travel and school ball and getting people out in real games had nothing to do with it?
"The incidence of female to male is 3.5 times greater in basketball and 2.8 times greater in soccer. The typical mechanism of injury is a rapid but awkward stop and anticipation of lateral movements."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4805849/
I sometimes used TCB baseball-sized heavy balls for warmup, but always tossed them. A team DD picked up with one time used the softball-sized ones, and we both HATED them. IMO, they're a wrist injury waiting to happen. I'd never use them on a T or otherwise. Use regular softballs, a T, and a...