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    Tee drills

    one of my pet peeves I see online in social media is tee placement, I see all these young athletes putting in work in garages , living rooms and in basements ripping at the bal. we never ever utilized a tee without a PLATE PRESENT. for a few reasons one you want o be able to reproduce your...
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    Drills to help prevent fielder from pulling her head off the ball

    a mask might not be the answer here to avoid pulling out the head but it is a wise investment if she continues to play, there is no end game in softball and being witness to some of these frightening injuries over the years sustained on the field and off the field as my brother is a plastic...
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    Essential Practice Equipment

    agility ladder often forgotten but essential to move feet.
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    New Krato sports bat weight

    my daughter was lucky enough to get and try the new Krato sports bat weight. it is new design different then old school C shaped weights. this comes in many different weights. the nice thing about the design is that it can be placed down by the hands. we have been and still are a big believer...
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    Is it unreasonable to assume that club coaches will develop hitting?

    like mentioned above age is dependent but hitting should be mainstay of any team development. one of the teams we were part of was very heavy on fundamentals and defense as the kids got older it became a deficiency on our team,, we had some talented pitchers and never did live hitting which...
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    It's not what you know, it's WHO the coaches know.

    our organization leader from day one has preached to the kids that the coaches don't come t the school for "you guys" they come because the athletes that wore these same uniforms before you have lived up to their end of the bargain meaning they outworked and out performed the others once on...
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    Everyone Swings a 34"

    isn't the actual length of bat somehow related to size of athlete ..?? will the 33 drop 9 give a similar sling shot effect for power that supposed coach is looking for. vs giving the shorter athlete a 34/24 that becomes too long to get thru the zone
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    Recruiting - Decision Time!

    congrats to the whole family....
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    Problems with a Former coach

    I would have to code of conduct signed and when not if she breaks those rules make sure that when you cut all ties with her and the child you have the child present to explain that is it not in anyway her fault or her ability but it is her parents actions solely.. bc if just explained to parent...
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    Infield Masks

    it is ironic that this post come up as just last night I had this conversation with my daughter who is leaving to play college ball on Tuesday and was asking about her mask.. she plays third base and has never been on filed without a mask at any level. she was never asked not wear or why she...
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    Boombah Titanium Fielders Mask?

    we went from rip it steel which she had no complaints about to the schutt titanium few years back. she just liked the lightness of it, protection was the same we felt.. plays third and plays in(lol) and has had some concussions so she continues to play with it even at higher age. doesn't care...
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    Little League Softball World Series on ESPN

    at the end of the day these girls are promoting the game at a high level ... which I think will help all of us in the long run to better the game...
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    Anyone have any intel on the new Rawlings Mantra?

    to each their own when it comes to bats... we have been through the pile and trends of most popular brands,, demarini, Louisville (all the alphabets ), Easton ghosts, and now onto the Rawlings mantra we blew through one this season she loves it used during school ball, travel season, and...
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    Can a coach tell a kid at a tryout they know she is trying out for other teams and name them?

    it should truly go both ways. as the child is trying out for that specific team the organization and the coach is in fact auditioning for the player and the family to see if they in fact want to pay him or her to develop their child.. do yo only go to one dealership to shop for a car.. those...
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    New Long Island Organization run by...

    best of luck and hopefully it grows and offers girls at high level and developmental levels another choice on the island, can use some...
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    Hello!

    welcome to the group, thanks for coaching and giving back as well.. hopefully you will find these members helpful insightful as whole. enjoy the time with your kids as im sure most of us can attest it goes by in a blink of eye
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    Shopping batting tees

    here is one drill we do to not drop hands , hit front bll without knocking off rear ball added difficulty we utilize 33/38 camwood for added resistance
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    Team reneges after extending offer

    thats a terrible situation your daughter is going through. it is not the first time I have heard this type of activity. I have seen kids punished or thrown off their orig team bc they went to try out for another organization. some organizations not as high level will purposely schedule their...
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    Shopping batting tees

    there are a lot of different tees out there and many loyal followers of some brands.. my daughter and I have utilized G-tee triple tee for about 5 years. I first came across it at a D9 showcase where I was killing time between games looking at the vendors. As I was talking to the owner of the...
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    Dropping hands

    one of the drills used during my daughters training when the hands going down was an issue was to use two tees with one behind the other just slightly lower then one she is trying to hit off tee. put a ball on both and as she swings she cannot know off the rear ball, if she does the hands are...

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