Question for the vets here. How much chirping do you take from the benches? I am not asking about the usual "whoah" or "nice spot Mary, looked good". I am talking stuff from players like talking about not golfing, he isn't calling that strike for our pitcher, that girl was so safe - learn the...
Trying to get my new career as an umpire off the ground. My last games as a coach ore this coming Sunday.
I have contacted USA softball in NJ (no response) and a few other contacts I found on the internet, with no reply.
Anyone in the above areas that can help me out?
I live in Burlington...
Ok umpires, help a newbie rec umpire out.
I was working a travel scrimmage in our town last night, 12U, no idea whose rule set they use. It is usually a combo of USSSA and a local league rule set.
RH batter bunts and ball drops in front of home plate fair, batter's first step out of box...
I don't know how much of a milestone this is in the world of softball, but this is my daughter's 300th hit in organized travel ball. Luckily for us she has played on teams since she was 10 years old that kept very good stats per season and I was able to gather them all together and realized...
https://youtu.be/hShZQVezpN4
0 for 5 to start the season, 1 for 8 coming into the last at bat, she hits a 2 run walk-off double for a conference win. Keep grinding. Each at bat is a game in itself, the game doesn't know, or care if you are 0 for 5, or 5 for 5.
Marlton Thunder and South Jersey Thunder are proud to host Lauren Chamberlain for 2 days at our indoor facility in New Jersey for a hitting clinic. If anyone has been to one of Lauren's clinics you already know they are more than just about hitting. She speaks about empowering our young women...
DFP Friends,
On Wednesday night my neighbors suffered a terrible loss in a fire at their home. The parents were at back to school night with their two kids at home. The daughter smelled smoke and went to the garage where she saw a fire starting near the electrical panel her brother tried to...
We were playing the last game of a 4 game showcase in PA over the weekend. 4:30 start, not a college coach in sight, STRICT drop dead time of 80 minutes.
We kick a few balls around and they go up 6 -2, we didn't look good at all. Probably about 10 minutes left when we are due to come up for...
When I first joined this site in 2009 I was a "NEWsoftballdad", just starting 10U. Well, here we are almost 8 years later and I am about to be a "NOsoftballdad". DD is a rising senior and has decided not to play past high school, due to a lot of factors, job, school work, college major...
So my daughter, who had her first ever over the fence home-run in like 6,000 ab's during her HS season, had her first ever travel ball dinger after just 27 ab's! 3 run jack in the fifth, we held on in the sixth for a 7 to 6 win, and the only win of the weekend! Made Father's Day a little...
Our organization was proud to host a Lauren Chamberlain hitting clinic for our players. I was even prouder when my DD was named camp "MVP" and won a "Bownet" and a Rawlings Quattro bat! LC said she could tell from the minute my DD walked in that she had the right attitiude, was ready to get to...
Hosted by the Marlton Thunder.
January 7th and 8th. Two separate hitting sessions with photo-op and Q and A.
Hosted in our indoor training facility, full turf and two bating cages. http://marltonsoftball.org/
https://marltonreccouncil.siplay.com/site/
Register at above link.
Please feel...
Hosted by the Marlton Thunder.
January 7th and 8th. Two separate hitting sessions with photo-op and Q and A.
Hosted in our indoor training facility, full turf and two bating cages. http://marltonsoftball.org/
https://marltonreccouncil.siplay.com/site/
Register at above link.
Please feel...
Any DFP'ers have connections and or insight into the East Carolina Softball program. DD (2017) is looking at ECU for their Physical Therapy program and will want to do a college visit their at some point. Not sure she is at the level to play for them, but we will see. We would be coming from...
This is the first year in 4 seasons that my DD has truly had to do the tryout circuit. I can tell you it has been stressful for her and her parents. The stress of her performing under that pressure and then having to make the best decision about where to spend her Junior, and hopefully, Senior...
I came here a a "NewSoftballDad" in 2009 when my daughter got into travel ball with an 8U town travel team. She stayed with that organization until the bright lights of a "high level" travel program lured us away. That lasted one season, the daddy ball and treatment of my daughter stripped her...