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    Pocket Radar?

    I have a pocket radar that I haven’t used in 5 or 6 years. I no longer have a pitcher living at my house but would like to use it with kids I will be coaching. Can anyone tell me how to check this to make sure it works and determine accuracy of the readings? Thanks!
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    Catchers mitt for 8U?

    Does anyone have recommendations for a catchers mitt that is small/light enough to be used by 6-8 y.o. H5(this would be a team glove) thanks!
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    Pool play Pins at Tournaments

    We have a small 14U/18U tournament every summer. One of our volunteers offered to purchase pins for each team to present to the player on the other team they feel was the MVP. my question: do they still do pins at 14U +18U? I dont remember seeing them beyond 12U. TIA
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    Tournament Schedule question

    We have a tournament starting Friday (our 5th year) and I have a coach asking to have his spot in the schedule changed or he will have to forfeit a game,. His team got a not-good schedule on Saturday where they will be playing at 8, 12 and 4. I understand his dissatisfaction, but I'm wondering...
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    Wording for a plaque

    Some of you may remember that I lost a daughter in 2018. We built a new field for the High School and now it has been decided to name the field for her. We will install a plaque in the dugout, but what to write and how to write it has me stumped. I’ve revised it 3 times but my wife still says...
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    Does 8U typically go coach pitch?

    We have a new organization under USA Softball. Historically we have been participating in the softball division of Little League softball. In Little League farm, were you had 6, 7 and 8-year-olds, we had kid pitching with Coach back up. Now we are in USA Softball, and it looks like the 8U...
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    10U Pre-Season Indoor clinics

    Our local league is going to be having weekly clinics for 10U starting in March. (we'll be hiding them for 12U + 14U but those are handled separately) do any of you have recommendations for stations or where I might go to find good recommendations? TIA!
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    Sprinkler heads in Infield

    Do any of you have experience using the pop-up sprinkler heads behind the plate pitching circle? they look like they would be a great, no-brainer solution for dust control in the IF, do they work as well as connecting a sprinkler to an in-ground hydrant (which is what we currently have) Any...
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    July 10 Massachusetts Tournament opening- 14U

    The Meghan Burnett”Fly High” tournament had a cancellation so there is one opening for a 14U team. This is a USA Softball sanctioned tournament so it can be found on their tournament website if anyone is looking for a 14U tournament that weekend
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    How big is the team?

    Trying to size benches for dugouts and we’re starting to question whether we need 30’ benches ir if we could use 25‘ just as well? 25’ will allow more wiggle room in dugout and may work just as well for HS and 18U tournament teams- Your thoughts?
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    An NFHS Field layout Question

    We are (re)building a softball field at the HS, and I have a question re: recommendation vs absolute. The guy from our DPW who is leading this project, had noted in an earlier discussion that the dimensions given by NFHS concerning field layouts are recommended dimensions, not absolutes. my...
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    Positioning of feet during the pitch

    Working with young first-time and almost first-time pitchers. I typically teach them how to snap the ball into the glove, ”T”s, ‘K”s, maybe some skating drills the slingshot and the basic windmill. for all of these drills, I typically have them keeping their stride foot or lead foot...
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    USA Softball revised requirements for tournaments

    We’re hosting our annual tournament in July, and i received word that i need to share with the teams who have signed up. - must have completed USA Softball background check - must complete Safe Sport online training - coaches on field or in dugouts must wear the above credentials on a lanyard...
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    Teaching pitching to

    We will be implementing a pre-season clinic to teach pitching to kids at the U10 level. The woman who will be leading it is somewhat old-school and a strong believer in working on speed first and the accuracy will come later. When teaching kids who are really beginners, my thought is learn how...
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    Tournament Food Question

    We will be holding our 3rd tournament this summer and i am trying to figure out what food to have available for purchase. 3 locations, 2 will have grilles for dogs and burgers. so I'm thinking were all set there. Lots of leftover chips last year so I'm thinking dogs, burgers and drinks. In the...
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    Rules for U10

    Our local LLSoftball director asked me about assisting with assembling some rules for the Minors/U10 division. Is there someplace online that I could find a good example? One of the things we want to include (if possible) is player decorum. stay positive, respect the umpires, don't shoot your...
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    Bullpen Dimensions

    Ok- more field questions- 1) what kind of width should you provide for a comfortable single lane bullpen? I planned on 10' but due to a tight spot with an existing condition, the town (who is running the project) is suggesting 8'-0". 8' seems wide enough but if you have 6' fences all around it...
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    Building a field, need a scoreboard

    I know som of you are experts on this having done it yourself- we are building a new field for our HS- we would like to donate a scoreboard- where should i start?
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    Next years tournament

    We are starting to plan for next years tournament and im wondering what is an appropriate registration fee. 3 game poolplay and single elimination Sunday. Last year we charged $525. We have 8 teams in (2) age groups. Id like to stick with the 16 teams, but would teams be more interested if it...
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    Question for parents of college students

    If we are giving out a cash award of $500 to a student, what does that do for them? Will it buy books/materials for a semester? Will it do any more? Thanks!

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