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  1. MikeP

    Batting 9 vs roster batting

    HC of our team, I am an assistant, is seriously considering only batting the top 9 possibly 10 this spring on bracket day. We batted the roster last fall and will still do so in friendlies. We have 2-3 girls that don't put in work outside of team practice and it shows. Looking at the stats for...
  2. MikeP

    Lack of effort

    I have wondered about this for awhile and the post below prompted me to go ahead and ask. If a player doesn't attempt to make a play on a ball that is obviously theirs, no one else can get it first, is that an error? Example: ground ball to 3rd that requires nothing more than a pivot and...
  3. MikeP

    Power Carbon & LXT

    30/20 PC-$160 30/20 Lxt-$80 Both are in good shape, PC was bought new a few months ago. DD decided she likes her cf9 better. Get them both for $225, you’ll have a gamer and a cage bat. Plus shipping.
  4. MikeP

    Hit by pitch on hands

    In a game we played last weekend a girl on the opposing team swung at a pitch, hit it on her hands and the ball rolled fair to our pitcher. Looked to be in the strike zone to me. Umpire called dead ball foul. Is that correct? USFA tournament and I can't find that scenario in the rules. Thanks...
  5. MikeP

    F21 Power Carbon New $125-SOLD

    F21 Power Carbon 30/19. Warranty replacement, new in wrapper. Moved up to a -10. $125 shipping included. SOLD.
  6. MikeP

    Camwood Bat

    Camwood bat came yesterday and we gave it a go. Dd was unsure about it at first because of the weight, it's a 30/24. Will weigh it later and see what the actual weight is. First swing off the tee she hit about 8" below the ball and hit the tee pretty far 🤣. From that point on though I was...
  7. MikeP

    Kobata

    Anyone purchased Kobata's training program? I know most people speak highly of his knowledge but was wondering if the program is worth the money.
  8. MikeP

    Time to move on?

    I’ll tty and keep it as short as possible, no promises. Our season ended as nd I’m ready to move on. Dd is too but not quite as much as me maybe. We love the head coach, she’s s knowledgeable former D1 player . Our big mistake was not seeing the rest of the team before joining last year. We...
  9. MikeP

    DD's new glove

    Got a great deal on this Allstar through Amazon. It came Wednesday and we played catch for about 30 minutes yesterday. I know it's not top of the line but it does seem like a well made glove and it is stiff as a board, her hand was worn out trying to squeeze it. I also got a great deal on Amazon...
  10. MikeP

    10 yo feed back

    I've been trying to get video of dd but I'm always catching her. This was from team practice last night and because of the location in the building I couldn't get her from the other side. I noticed without video that she was leaning forward a bit which is unusual for her. Any advice? I think...
  11. MikeP

    DD leaping

    During practice last week it was pointed out that my dd was leaping while pitching to me. I guess I've been so focused on other things, and not getting hit in the face, that I didn't pick up on it. Any good cues to work on fixing this? I've been telling her to push out more and not up so much. I...
  12. MikeP

    2 step drill

    I just watched the 2 step drill video and was unsure about something. Is this only meant as a drill or as an actual way to pitch? I haven't watched the second video yet so if this is answered there, sorry.
  13. MikeP

    Hand injury

    DD took a line drive to the hand while pitching Monday night. Two fractures and Dr. said no ball for 8 weeks, maybe 6 if we are lucky. On the bright side, my weekends just opened up and my bank account will have a little more in it.
  14. MikeP

    9 yo dd pitching

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25ZuZs7VQM This is a video I took Saturday at practice, it is against a live hitter. Things I notice are: not getting into a good sprinters posture-more of a reach, landing with her lead foot closed and then opening it up and she seems to stop her throwing arm a...
  15. MikeP

    Power Carbon

    Power Carbon came yesterday! First let me thank Coresoftball for the best price and a fast turn around time, way cheaper than the internet sites! Hit a bucket in the backyard as soon as it was delivered and was very impressed. Very hot, eyeball radar says she was hitting harder and farther than...
  16. MikeP

    Power Carbon for smaller girl

    DD switched to left side of the plate over the winter and has been slapping. We've had good success on our own and she recently started lessons from a young lady that played D1 and was a slapper. She uses a 28/17 cf8 because she is so small and that's the size she needed from the right side. She...
  17. MikeP

    My 9 yo has now mastered 4 pitches

    Was thinking about a post I read elsewhere and the guy was saying his dd had 4 or 5 pitches. I instantly had the goofy thought that my 9 yo has also mastered 4 pitches- too high, too low, too inside and too outside ;)
  18. MikeP

    Learning to slap hit

    I mentioned in another thread that my 9yo dd wants to learn to slap hit and we've been working on it for a few weeks now. I have had her working on just regular hitting from the left side at our last couple of work outs with the thought being that it will help with her comfort level and...
  19. MikeP

    New glove opinions

    Looking for a new glove for dd. She is 9 and has very small hands. I like the All Star Vela and am leaning that way. I've seen some good prices on the Rawlings Liberty and she really likes the red,white and blue model. I've also looked at some of the Vinci and Bradley gloves. Bradley seems to be...
  20. MikeP

    First tournament with new team

    DD's new 9u team played in their first tourney this past weekend and she did great. Lots of nerves about facing live pitching, especially the one 10u team that had some pitchers throwing pretty hard. We just formed this team in August, 5 girls from dd's previous team and 5 from another. Two...

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