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Are you trying to get me in trouble here, lol?Would you elaborate please? What are the differences you've observed and/or conclusions you've come to?
Unless you have seen high level mens fastpitch I’m not sure I can marry up the ideas. The mens game is just played a little different and being on the edge of the rule book isn’t so frowned upon. I think mens resembles 2024 college softball more than the college game 20 years ago that former college players remember.
Here is an example. Coach A played college softball 20 years ago. She distinctly remembers how she won or lost a 1-0 game because a good riseball was a whiff back in the old days. So in 2024, she calls a riseball in an 0-2 count with a runner on in the bottom of 7 and Hitter of 2024 puts it in the parking lot.
See Hillhouses posts on the topic.
Mike White’s teams look like men’s teams style of play. I like his teams. (I do think there is something about team chemistry that keeps him from finishing as strong as his teams actually are.)
I am not saying male coaches are better. Gasso blows that bs out of the water.