Search results

Welcome to Discuss Fastpitch

Your FREE Account is waiting to the Best Softball Community on the Web.

Register Log in
  1. B

    "No Monthly Dues.."??

    Where I'm from that means, "Full payment required up front"
  2. B

    Coach/Umpire relationship

    Fair enough. Is it discouraged for the the ump to make the call, "Ball, outside", or "ball, low" ? Some umps do, some don't. I personally don't get worked up over ball and strike calls, but the HC sometimes does, especially when it seems like his DD is hitting spots.
  3. B

    Coach/Umpire relationship

    One thing that some umps do that seem to mitigate the frustration coaches feel by "questionable" balls and strikes calls is to simply motion that the belt high fastball was inside or outside. Should they have to? Probably not. But coaches always think their pitcher is getting squeezed, and...
  4. B

    how to score

    We play C ball. That’s a hit, baby!
  5. B

    grumbling, rant, or how do we approach the coach

    I fully believe most "big innings" are because of the bottom part of the order. It's when those "easy outs" get on and set the table for the good hitters that big crooked numbers go on the board. At best you get a few if the lineup performs to the expectations of a traditional lineup.
  6. B

    Seen in a game this weekend.

    I'm going to challenge you for the worst umps of the weekend. Picture this: 14C Runner on 1st steals. Throw comes in way high, runner slides in. Runner sitting on the base, SS applies cursory tag. Runner called out. The ump called it as if it were a force. I think he still got it wrong...
  7. B

    grumbling, rant, or how do we approach the coach

    I guess that depends on whether or not the line up is working. And don't get me wrong, I've seen a lineup or two that had me scratching my head. Could be that it's working so they don't want to change it. Could be simply that the coach is not looking at stats, and going by feel. Could be...
  8. B

    grumbling, rant, or how do we approach the coach

    Some of the situational stuff, catcher that can be ran for, and general base running abilities of the others on the team can impact hitting as much as your DDs ability at the plate. My DD leads the team in BA and hits, but she's usually in the 6-7 hole because she's slow and a timid base...
  9. B

    grumbling, rant, or how do we approach the coach

    Have her ask the coach what she needs to do to move up in the order.
  10. B

    ARE ALL HITS CREATED EQUAL?

    I would love to be at a table with you two discussing softball in the wee hours of the morning three or bottles of wine deep.
  11. B

    Hitting philosophy

    In my opinion, a pitching machine is really only valuable for getting girls used to the speed they will see in a game. Our team has soft throwing pitchers, so the only way for our girls to work on catching up to the faster pitching the will see is off a machine. I try to not focus on whether or...
  12. B

    Need help with Elbow drag!

    Her first move forward is taking her back elbow to her front elbow. She needs to keep the "A" with her forearms to contact. When you figure out how to get her to do that, let me know so I can fix my DD.
  13. B

    Form at release

    Pitcher looks good. I'm more concerned about RF. I bet there ain't no dandelions out there, though.
  14. B

    10U Rec League - 3 outs vs bat 10 rules

    Growing up we did 5-6yo was t-ball, 8-10yo was the youngest division of kid pitch. In both it was 3 outs, or 9 batter limit. Back then the whole roster wasn't in the batting order. The run limit makes more sense, as you could score between 4 and 9 with our batter limit. It is my opinion that...
  15. B

    Chop down swing

    I have to tell my DD and one of the girls on the team to put their front foot down hard. While that may not be technically correct, it's the only cue that keeps them from walking over their front foot and keeps them behind the ball. When they "step", their body keeps moving toward the pitcher...
  16. B

    Chop down swing

    I'd guess the swing is 100% top hand. Lower half not engaging + casting.
  17. B

    Help with my 14U daughter

    First look I was thinking that drill looks ridiculous. Then I just grabbed a bat and did it. Three girls on my team just got prescribed this drill. The caster, and the two that pull their elbows together.
  18. B

    Lookback rule question

    The only thing that motivates my DD is ice cream. And she's easily the worst base runner on the team. Fielding's not so hot either. Someone asked my what position she played the other day and I told them, "She doesn't have one. She just hits. We throw her out there where we don't think we...
  19. B

    Lookback rule question

    We have told them this, and we have ran girls into outs and loudly accepted the blame. I'm dealing with a lot of new players, some rising rec players that are extraordinarily timid base runners. Had some outs on the base paths that will make you pull your hair out, but we're only two...
  20. B

    Lookback rule question

    If you saw our team play, you'd know that we are not sophisticated enough to pull off that ruse. Makes a lot of sense in that the rules need to be applied objectively so that coaches/players can't game the system by intentionally falling down in the base path to draw a throw. This all helps...

Latest posts

Members online

Total: 702 (members: 24, guests: 678)

Forum statistics

Threads
42,856
Messages
680,192
Members
21,504
Latest member
winters3478

Share this page

Top