I think that coaches link a bad outcome to a bad decision too often. Someone hits a fastball 250 feet and you think nothing of it, but when you call a CU and someone gets a hit you tend to blame it on a bad call. I see teams that have a ball hit over their head and move the OF back 20 feet...
One more question if we are applying strict ruling if the count was 3-1 and the defense throws to first after strike 2 when the batter ran is it then ball 4 for throwing to an unoccupied base?
This is an area that there should be a rule change. I know the defense should know the rules and count but the offence shouldn't get a benefit for not knowing (or even worse knowing and trying to exploit the situation). I would make it a dead ball all runners return to previous base if you...
My opinion is that as long as you do it in a positive manner and at the right time (not right after a 15-2 loss) you have nothing to lose. If you kid isn't playin anyway they can't bench her more. On the other hand school sports is definitely a situation where most coaches are playing to win...
When playing in an organization it's important that you learn the rules. Generally if you can bat everyone in pool play there is free substitution. The only thing you need to report are P and C for courtesy runners if allowed. In Bracket play in most associations you can use your subs to PR...
To me it's an issue of what you want out of softball. If college is what you really want and you think you can't make it as a hitter then try and be a P only. However if you really love playing hitting is so much fun. I wasn't a P but if I couldn't hit I wouldn't have played BB. I do know...
No, maybe I read it wrong but I was under the impression that the OP thought the coaches should do something. I was just saying that most coaches don't really know a ton about pitching.
Unless you are a PC you most don't really know enough to make good in game comments. I don't think what you are doing is bad but I would make sure she is OK with it. It's not fair to the kid to have the parent try and coach them during a game if they don't want it done.
A lot depends on the level of play and players. Also on your initial question they all depends on the score and inning so there are no hard and fast rules at any level of ball sport. I see a lot of teams work on these situations but don't bother teaching the skill and techniques to make it...
A lot depends on her maturity both physical and mental. Some 8's are bigger than others and some more mature so it really matters in both instances. Don't worry about 3 years from now worry about now and make that decision. I really wish more kids would just play their ages like the boys...
If she can pitch, hit and play a lot of positions she'll be pretty valuable to any team especially HS where they don't have the luxury of just finding a position player
It's not like baseball where lefties are sought after to help get out lefty hitters but a I certainly wouldn't not take a lefty pitcher if they are good. I think Osterman and Ricketts did OK
A lot depends on how much any of them have played. You might have kids that don't even know which side of the plate to stand on or which way to run if they hit the ball. Getting them to learn how to do the basics is the key on defense. Getting set correctly how to properly throw and field a...
Like any rule in any game you just adapt. This is especially true on easy to officiate rules like this where it's just 3 feet back. If you moved the bases to 65 feet it would just change things a little bit but coaches would just adapt.