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  1. A

    School ball

    When does school ball start for all of you? DD’s hasn’t even started practice yet. They’re a bit late this year probably because of COVID.
  2. Jordan

    2nd Base? Plus slap hitting updates

    So Dd has had a few practices since I last posted on here asking about slap hitting. She has begun practicing with her coach on how to slap and is really enjoying it. She really likes hitting from the left side and is pretty excited to keep learning. So far her progress has been good. We still...
  3. KateofNV

    Pre-Tournament Practices

    What do the other 14u teams do to practice right before tournaments? We work on our drills and everything in the time approaching the tournament but as we enter the week of a tournament we tend to focus a lot on infield play and BP. We will put 2/3 batters in to hit off of pitching machines, or...
  4. S

    VeloPRO Training Hype?

    Hey All, I am new here, so thanks for checking out my post. I've been seeing a lot of NCAA programs and pro players training with this VeloPRO harness thing. Thinking about getting for our team, but wanted some outside opinion first. What are your thoughts on it? This is the bigleagueedge...
  5. G

    First Time Coach looking for a little help

    Hello Everyone, I am coaching my daughters softball team 10U and well its my first time coaching. Basically all im looking for is how to run an efficient practice. most of the girls are new to the sport, with the exception of a 2 or 3. Right now this is how i have things set up, for a 2 hour...
  6. D

    Skipping practice to sub for another team?

    Joined new team this year as AC after being a head coach for several years with agreement that I would take my own team for this organization next year. I had several players come with me and will be following me next year into 16U. I had one of my regular girls confide in me Friday that she...
  7. S

    Need advice-Travel Team and Practices

    Hey everyone! I have a question about missing practices on a 10u travel team. My DD was recently asked to play on another team that is rec ball, she knows some of the players and families on the team and for the most part it does not conflict with her travel team's schedule. I thought out of...
  8. C

    New HS Varsity Coach - Need help practice planning/drills

    My DD attends a small high school (13 girls came out for softball). Varsity Coach position had been open since Sept and had not been filled by time season started. I said I would coach so the girls could play this year, but I have zero coaching experience. I played school/ASA ball through 18u...
  9. R

    Theoretical Practice

    Hey! I am looking to try something new this winter. I want to have practices that are dedicated to theory. Teaching the game from a different angle. Have any of you done this before and what were some of your practice material?
  10. S

    Hitting Game I came up with

    Hey everyone, I came up with this game, curious to hear what everyone's thoughts are. In other words, I think it's brilliant and want confirmation, lol. I usually have 8-10 girls so I split them up into two teams of equal size. 5 batters and 5 infielders. I usually have a coach playing catcher...
  11. D

    What does your DD/Player do to improve?

    I have a DD who is going to be a sophomore in HS next year and just came off of her freshman season and in going into her travel ball season soon. She is currently a mid to lower 50's mph pitcher, pitched JV and missed the K record in JV by 2 k's this year and had a no hitter. Now myself, my...
  12. E

    Suggestions please! : Are Backyard or Indoor Batting Cages needed for travel ball?

    Hello coaches, players, and parents, I am a former collegiate fastpitch player (ECU'94), who grew up in MD playing travel ball for Wagners. Growing up, we used any walls, fencing, rigged up netting you name it that we could get our hands on to get our swings in during the offseason. We...
  13. A

    Softball is not Everything.....but

    Is there something wrong with me? Or is there something wrong with them? My friend and his daughter are having a hard time accepting her place on a new team that she has moved up to. I advised them to go hard and not allow anyone, coaches, etc., to paint a picture of you that's not true. Keep...
  14. blazer60

    Missing Practice

    What are your policies/thoughts on kids missing practice for other sports? During the fall/winter, we were very open to them missing practice/games for other sports... I mean, they are kids. However, it is now softball season and I think we need to tighten up our attendance policy. What are...
  15. 3

    UW Student Project on Coaching - Help Needed!

    Coaches - I’m part of a team of undergraduate and graduate students working on a weekend project called 3-Day Startup; we’re creating a web-based tool to help coaches organize drills and plan practices, and we could really use your feedback to help us out. Could you please take a few minutes...
  16. C

    catching in college

    hey i have a player who wants to play catcher in college what types of skills should we be working on to get her ready for the transition to college softball?
  17. K

    Texas Stampede '98 Open Practice Times

    OPEN PRACTICES for Texas Stampede '98 are HERE!!! Want to join a team who strives to COMPETE at the HIGHEST level and never stops LEARNING? Then come out and show us your skills on Saturday, September 11th from 4-8pm and Sunday, September 12th from 1-5pm . Open tryouts/practice will be held at...

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