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    What’s in your first aid kit?

    Spin off- but what do you carry to games. I’m pretty basic. I have a few instant ice packs, bandaids, gauze, vet wrap, ibuprofen and Benadryl. Plus feminine supplies. I believe vet wrap can fix most things temporarily- but curious what others pack.
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    Improving consistency

    I have a 14 yo who has been pitching for a year and a half (so very inexperienced compared to most kids she pitches against). From day to day her consistency is not great. She threw a perfect game and pitched the championship game with 1 walk and 1 hit and they won the tournament one weekend...
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    End cap flying off bat

    My daughter’s echo connect has started to lose its end cap every dozen hits or so (she puts it back on after it falls off). It had a rattle that I was waiting to get worse to send it back for warranty- but it’s no longer rattling now that the end cap keeps flying off. Will this qualify for...
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    Sleeve color pitchers?

    My daughter is under the impression that when pitchers wear long sleeves they have to be white. Is this an actual rule?
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    How do you mark your fielder’s mask

    I’m buying a new black rip-it this morning due to a team mix up. What’s the best way to mark it as my kid’s?
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    What’s the smallest and largest tournament you’ve been to?

    I’m curious what’s the lowest # of teams a tournament will run with. (Not a scrimmage- but an actual sanctioned tournament) Also, what’s the largest you’ve been to?
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    Coolest outfield sunglasses?

    My daughter is playing more outfield and now wants new sunglasses. So- what brands of sunglasses (the big colorful ones) are popular on outfielders for us to look at?
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    How far of a drive to a tourney before you decide to fly?

    Just curious at what drive length people decide to fly. Especially with how unreliable the airlines seem to be lately getting you where you booked on time. I have a 10 hour drive tourney that I just can’t decide on. I’m guessing door to door flying will be 6-7 hours if all goes well. But...
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    How to optimize while getting moved around a lot?

    My daughter is a pitcher- but she seems to get shuffled around a lot for her secondary position. Usually filling in for injured kids. Last season their shortstop needed surgery and all of the sudden she was shortstop when not pitching. This season 1st base had surgery and same thing. Then...
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    Exercises to make backswing more consistent/ straight?

    My daughter has been getting crooked on her backswing. Her coach has her trying no backswing- but she says she likes the backswing + headbob set up she does. She is working on both ways but her preference is to improve it. So, how does she straighten out her backswing/ get it consistent so...
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    WCWS trip tips

    I just booked my hotel for OKC. My daughter is playing in the road to the show (14B) Any tips? If I want to buy more tickets than what the team is buying - what’s a legit source? Any tips on choosing games? It will be her first really big tournament. We’ve only played locally before (but...
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    Sample goals for players?

    I’m thinking of offering to host a vision board/ goal setting session for my daughter’s team (14b but locally playing a). I would love some quality examples of goals for that age group that would make coaches feel good to know their kids were working towards. I know my daughter is set on...
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    First - when to tag runner vs base?

    My daughter has tagged a few girls when fielding a grounder in front of first- someone commented she should just tag the base instead- but it seems riskier to step back to a base instead of just tagging a runner who is right there. So when should first tag runner vs bag? Does it change if...
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    Bandaid on index finger

    Is it legal to have a bandaid on your index finger while pitching? Dd had a blister I just took a needle to and is playing this weekend. Would like to keep turf grime away from it.
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    What glove would you get for a pitcher?

    My daughter has a 12.5 liberty advance that’s getting a little floppy. Thinking of getting her a new glove for pitching and a 1st baseman mitt. She’s 5’9” with really long fingers. Curious what you would recommend. She’s an 8th grader - so hoping to get her a high quality glove that will...
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    What’s it like playing in a dome?

    Tell me about your experiences playing in indoor domes. I’ve never been inside one- but my daughter has a tournament coming up. Do they have full outfields? Or how does that work? Does the ball ever hit the dome? What does that count as? I’m excited to watch some softball!
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    Stocking stuffers

    I need some fun ideas! Last year I got awesome book ideas here. Everything your coach never taught you because you’re a girl - was huge for my daughter. She is doing travel tournaments for the first time this year - if there’s anything around that - maybe 2 that we will fly to. 8th grader.
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    Ramping back up after a break

    My daughter is on a pitching break. Her team entered a dome tournament earlier than planned- and I’m trying to figure out how far in advance she should start ramping back up. It’s 4 games I think and her team has lots of pitchers- she’s probably #2. 14u. So she will not be pitching a ton-...
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    Batting cages - Bats vs Balls

    We went and got an Anderson Rockettech bat based off threads here to use at the local cages. They use those foam core softball looking balls. Now my daughter is cracking two balls most days she hits. The management has said a few things about her new bat. It’s a legal bat. Would you feel...
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    How long did it take to learn control on curve ball?

    I’m curious what the learning progression on the curve ball looked like for your daughters. My daughter has put 6 holes in the fence to the left of her net set up. I don’t want to drop her confidence by adding nets. It looks like she’s getting closer and closer- but we really like our very...

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