- May 17, 2012
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We do this on our team. I sign numbers to the batters from 1B and all the batters have to do is look up (as they are facing me).
It works great.
Odd situation about HC/AC duties
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We do this on our team. I sign numbers to the batters from 1B and all the batters have to do is look up (as they are facing me).
It works great.
But you're the HC and in control, right?
- Jun 18, 2023
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Tryouts tip: You can find out everything you need to know about a coach by checking the cooler.
- May 18, 2022
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Sounds like a normal, healthy relationship...
Little off topic but interestingly funny?
I stopped by a so cal HS baseball game last night. Two top level programs. I happen to take a view from the corner of the dugout by the on deck circle of the visiting team. I am not making this up or exaggerating. The visiting team had 6 or 7 ACs in uniform, including stirrups, in the corner of the dugout with a card table, literally 8 feet from where I watching the game. Each AC, IN FULL INIFORM, had a I-pad or clipboard or phone and charted information on every single pitch. Two or three of the ACs were at least 75 years old. The HC sat on his bucket near the dugout opening, paying zero attention to ACs, about 10 feet in front of the very busy ACs and employed a walkie-talkie on every pitch. Who he was communicating with the walkiie-talkie is a still a mystery. They lstill ost to the home team 7 to 0.
HS Softball has a lot of catching up to do if they want to match the craziness of HS baseball.
I stopped by a so cal HS baseball game last night. Two top level programs. I happen to take a view from the corner of the dugout by the on deck circle of the visiting team. I am not making this up or exaggerating. The visiting team had 6 or 7 ACs in uniform, including stirrups, in the corner of the dugout with a card table, literally 8 feet from where I watching the game. Each AC, IN FULL INIFORM, had a I-pad or clipboard or phone and charted information on every single pitch. Two or three of the ACs were at least 75 years old. The HC sat on his bucket near the dugout opening, paying zero attention to ACs, about 10 feet in front of the very busy ACs and employed a walkie-talkie on every pitch. Who he was communicating with the walkiie-talkie is a still a mystery. They lstill ost to the home team 7 to 0.
HS Softball has a lot of catching up to do if they want to match the craziness of HS baseball.
Little off topic but interestingly funny?
I stopped by a so cal HS baseball game last night. Two top level programs. I happen to take a view from the corner of the dugout by the on deck circle of the visiting team. I am not making this up or exaggerating. The visiting team had 6 or 7 ACs in uniform, including stirrups, in the corner of the dugout with a card table, literally 8 feet from where watching the game. Each AC, IN FULL INIFORM, including stirups had a I-pad, clipboard or phone and charted information on every single pitch. Two or three of the ACs were at least 75 years old. The HC sat on his bucket near the dugout opening, paying zero attention to ACs, . HC used a walkie-talkie on every pitch. Who he was communicating with the walkiie-talkie is a still a mystery. Theyi still lost to the home team 7 to 0.
HS Softball has a lot of catching up to do if they want to match the craziness of HS baseball.
I stopped by a so cal HS baseball game last night. Two top level programs. I happen to take a view from the corner of the dugout by the on deck circle of the visiting team. I am not making this up or exaggerating. The visiting team had 6 or 7 ACs in uniform, including stirrups, in the corner of the dugout with a card table, literally 8 feet from where watching the game. Each AC, IN FULL INIFORM, including stirups had a I-pad, clipboard or phone and charted information on every single pitch. Two or three of the ACs were at least 75 years old. The HC sat on his bucket near the dugout opening, paying zero attention to ACs, . HC used a walkie-talkie on every pitch. Who he was communicating with the walkiie-talkie is a still a mystery. Theyi still lost to the home team 7 to 0.
HS Softball has a lot of catching up to do if they want to match the craziness of HS baseball.
Maybe it's like politicians; make a big enough contribution and get special access.
- May 29, 2015
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Sounds like a local private school here. I did a V/JV true double-header for them last year. It snowed during the games and the games were awful, so NOBODY wanted to be there. What really irked me is that those six guys hang out and do whatever they do every varsity game, and then NONE of those guys stick around to help the solo JV coach (not even the V coach). Then they wonder why the program doesn't develop.
As for the guy on the walkie talkie, NFHS approved electronic communication for baseball this year. It can ONLY be to the catcher.
- May 13, 2023
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Perhaps a Lively discussion about why that doesn't include or should include the rest of the team is needed... after all DFP deserves an opinion on this don't we LOL
GO DFP
