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    What glove would you get for a pitcher?

    I like a 12 or 12.25. Pretty much any higher end glove will be stiff and take break in time. I like heart of the hide but to be honest I think my daughters all star broke in better than her Rawlings. People like closed pocket for pitchers. I bought my daughter a h web. She uses her 12.25 all...
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    Pitchers and number of pitches

    My girl is now 16. She’s stopped travel but still will pitch for the hs team. 100 pitches a game is too much for her anymore. If a kid is conditioned for travel they can throw more. A seasonal kid needs to take it easy in my opinion. I never heard my daughter complain about her arm until her...
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    Brands and style of leather softballs you use?

    Composite. We have decker and Champro in the basement bucket for good practice balls. Great pitching balls , nice seams.
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    Last year's seniors are coming back this weekend for homecoming, only 1 player wants to see them

    I see this at the hs level now. Dd is a sophomore. From what I’ve seen at the hs level is the coaches are part of the problem. Instead of making decisions like a coach they take surveys and stuff. Who should the starters be? Who should the team captains be? It’s supposed to be modern team...
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    Practice Balls

    Online you can’t find? You looking for 11 inch or 12?
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    Mizuno World Win GFB-7 glove

    Nice glove. Looks about new.
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    Playing time based on cheering

    I would take care of this myself.
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    Glove care

    Take a cloth and wipe dry then send it to the field. Wouldn’t treat it again till it’s used some and needs it. Don’t leave glove in a hot car.
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    Alternative to Travel

    Sounds rec like. Find a competitive school. They will have a feeder team looking for a few players. Won’t be free but will be much cheaper than a private travel team looking for profit.
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    Personal Observation of D3 Softball

    Haven’t you heard? People pay over sticker for cars now. Lol
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    Personal Observation of D3 Softball

    Our D3 in town wants all our town kids. They offer great scholarships for good grades and my non softball 21 year old lives at home. About 6 blocks from campus. She’s cheaper than a state school and will be a teacher ,elementary Ed. Living at home has been a huge money saver. No financial aid.
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    Personal Observation of D3 Softball

    It’s all about play time for some kids. Some of the kids are basically at college to play ball. Why? I don’t know. If you have a D1 player that will sit the bench. Would you rather see sweet girl be the stud on D3? I bet a good D3 team could beat a crappy D1. I heard a local travel team 16u beat...
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    Personal Observation of D3 Softball

    We have a small D3 that we’ve been around forever. It’s in our small town and has been a big part of Dd pitching experience. University players coached her on pitching for about 4 years in off season. The biggest things I noticed are D3 practice a lot. Maybe just as much as the higher levels...
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    Pitching at 43 feet

    If she’s throwing a rise at 12u she must be fast not slow. Sounds like a good day regardless.
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    DD has decent locations, but everyone hits

    We had a girl throw wild as can be. She pitched fast and wild. Nobody could hit her. They either got walked or out. Lots of walks. Drove everyone crazy watching. It was terrible. Her mom would yell directions to her. Anyway , I’d rather watch a game with kids hitting in rec.ball. The wild girl...
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    10u rec league- very little support from parents

    Snacks, no way. There’s probably a parent sitting next to the dugout. That should be your book person. They can learn. Usually there’s a mom the girls are afraid of. That should be your dug out batting order police. Make the dad warm up outfield and a base coach. Good luck! Also- no food or...
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    Pitcher digs a lane before pitching?

    My daughter will fill holes ,smooth out and make a line. She uses her line to pitch. We started this when she was little and she still does it. I think it’s better than hole diggers.
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    2022 Anderson Rocketech

    I thought Dd would get hung up on wanting a ghost like everyone else but she’s not said a word. She did test swing onetime but didn’t say much. She’s gone xeno to rocket and seems happy.
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    2022 Anderson Rocketech

    Dd is still using hers. She likes it. I’d say she’s still breaking in at this point. She’s had some good hits but I’m hoping the sweet spot opens up more. Dd is playing HS soccer right now so break in is happening during off days.
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    2022 Anderson Rocketech

    No big update. Dd is still adjusting to the bigger size so I can’t say much about performance yet. Dd swing looks slow right now.

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