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    Helping a quiet kid

    We always talk to the players about approaching the coaches with a simple question that has an opportunity for an open response. Coach what do I need to work on to get to x? After many practices I have girls come to me and say what did you see today that I should work on? This does two things...
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    Cheating or Aggressive Base Running?

    The 3rd base umpire told the plate umpire the runner missed the bag if there is an appeal. The coach has to appeal. Short stop should probably have seen this unless she really missed something. This team practices this play according to one of their players (confirmed to a club teammate). I have...
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    Texas Tech Softball $10,000 NIL Deal for softball players

    This is a collective and not a part of the University. The university can’t provide NIL money. So the collectives are crowdsourced organizations distributing funds to players in exchange for value based on the players Name Image and Likeness. As the concept is new, there are not a lot of rules...
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    The Mercy Rule

    Exactly! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Mercy Rule

    They had given up 1 run for the tournament and scored over 15 runs in each game. The struggle is they were a class A level team playing in the wrong tournament. He even acknowledged he was in the wrong tournament. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Mercy Rule

    There is no unwritten rule. Know your goals and live to them. If you want to put up 40 runs on a team in an inning, then go out there and achieve that goal. You will have parents who love it and you will have parents that don’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The Mercy Rule

    I think there are a lot of variables. We were playing our third pool game on a 100 degree day and our #1 pitcher was hurt in the first inning of the first game. #2 was completely gassed and we were down 15 in the first inning. The coach was stealing home on passed balls. I finally asked him how...
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    Is hitting off a pitching machine necessary?

    We use a pitching machine as infrequently as possible. The density of the ball is hard on the bats. Also the machines can be inconsistent, but that is probably a combination of machine age (quality) and user skills. We do two front toss stations, and two live pitching stations as much as...
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    Best infield glove?

    My daughter uses Rawlings HoH gloves and has since 11U. She hasn’t had issues with them (other than one was chewed up by the dog). We did all the “break-in” things with the first one. The others after that we put in a two gallon sealable bag and put it in the front window of the car on a hot...
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    Diffrent pitches 12u pitchers should know

    I always have to hold my tongue when a pitcher can’t handle locating a fastball inside or outside but then talks about her rise, drop, change, and is working on a curve. Ok. But can you really throw them and be effective? A pitcher who can locate a fast ball throughout the strike zone and throw...
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    Please respect your umpires

    I have been in situations where I wanted to call time and approach an umpire about a call to see if they would confer with their partner as the end goal. Based on what I perceived as an overreaction by parents I chose not to. When asked by the parents later why I didn’t, I simply explained there...
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    Recently moved up to catch a very fast pitcher

    The Evoshield thumb guard might be worth a try as well. Doesn’t sound like the thumb is an issue, but get ahead of it, because that could sit her down if she hurts that joint. My daughter got a bruise on the pad of her palm and then as she compensated she hurt her thumb. We went to a padded...
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    NCAA - Men vs. Women

    The NCAA put a lot of pressure on Omaha to build the new ball park. So while they didn’t pay for it, they forced it on the city in order to keep the CWS in town. The question for cities that might want the WCWS is can the revenue off set the cost of a truly great facility with more limited fans...
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    Add Favorite Catching Picture

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    Ghost differences

    Older daughter had a dual stamp Ghost 34 -9 and had good luck with it. Younger daughter had a dual stamp Ghost 32 -9 and was burned in a small fire in the garage (1-month old). Replaced it and developed small cracks in a few months. Bought the Ghost Advanced 33 -10 and found shark tooth cracks...
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    When do you leave a team?

    The attrition you see in the transfer portal is fed by people who don’t understand what commitment looks like (which is a two-way street). If the player is safe and developing skills (through private instruction or with the team) there is a lesson to learn from staying with the team. I think a...
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    Absolute favorite glove Saturday!

    The Rawlings Heart of the Hide is a great glove. My youngest has both a fielding glove and 1st base mitt. This first one I got her was a snack for the dog so she has (unfortunately for me) had 3. So the leather is legit, our dog has discerning taste when it comes to leather... Sent from my...
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    Play at 1st Question

    We were getting beat 15-0 in bracket play and the other coach was stealing and aggressively trying to score more. My comment was in part to highlight the stupidity of the umpires statement as well as point out to the other coach that someone is going to get hurt. You are going to win. We were...
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    Play at 1st Question

    Agreed. In a tournament we didn’t get a clear interference call and I called time and asked the field ump. She said there was no contact and my SS checked up giving up the base path. So I told the SS to go after the ball and make contact if needed. Umpire then told me she would eject me if that...

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