Ok rookies, listen up...........

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At a school fundraiser I was talking to the Mother of one of my DD's basketball teammates. She coaches one of her DD's occer (with an s) teams. When the subject of fast pitch came up she said 'I just can't watch softball....it's too boring'. REALLY..... you coach occer (with an s)!
 
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1) She checked her swing! 2) Foul tip into the catchers mitt for strike three. But she fouled it off! 3) Drop third strike with first base occupied, runner advances to second. She needs to go back because first base was occupied! :confused: 4) Infield fly rule, ball drops, runners advanced. But the runners need to go back, you called infield fly! 5) and the best, every pitcher they face is crow hopping!

Easy with number 4 on your list. We actually had an umpire tell us we had to tag up when the ball hit the dirt! I cant make that up. True story.
 
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At a school fundraiser I was talking to the Mother of one of my DD's basketball teammates. She coaches one of her DD's occer (with an s) teams. When the subject of fast pitch came up she said 'I just can't watch softball....it's too boring'. REALLY..... you coach occer (with an s)!

Yep. There's nothing like watching a swarm of bees run around for 40 minutes to end up 1-0 !
 
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To all rookie pitchers parents......From experience, almost all umpires think that home plate is round. Yelling to them on occasion that "HEY BLUE, THE PLATE AINT ROUND" will not help your daughters strike zone get better. Just FYI. :)
 
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I don't know how many times I saw a struggling pitcher paired with a struggling mom who says "they don't wanna hit". No... they don't wanna hit bad pitches, I assure you Nancy if Suzie gets that meatball over the agreed upon plate they all wanna hit it.
 
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The pitcher is throwing too slow so we can't hit. Here it every time we play this one school.
 
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Yep. There's nothing like watching a swarm of bees run around for 40 minutes to end up 1-0 !


kick, kick , kick, steal
kick (other way) kick, kick, steal
kick (other way) kick, kick, shot, save, throw.
kick (other way) kick, kick steal
kick (other way) kick, kick to shin, player down, get the stretcher
free kick (by the kid carried off on the stretcher 5 seconds later) missed
kick (other way) kick, kick...
 
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I was coaching a Pee Wee game a few years back...close game, last inning. The teenaged umpire, wearing Umbro shorts, turned to me and asked if our league had "overtime."

After a long pause...crickets chirping..., I replied, "no."

LOL!!! Laughed so hard gave myself a headache!
 
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SLAP HIT foul ball on strike three is not a bunt to call her out. Please do not speak until you know what a slap hit and a drag bunt are.
 
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That mom story about not being allowed to bunt with two strikes reminded me of one of my players from my 12U rec coach days. We had been working on bunting pretty heavily one week, and one of my players fell in love with the concept. She was a catcher, not particularly fast, with an interesting concept of the strike zone. Anyway, she came up with the bases loaded in a tight game with a couple outs, and decided to lay one down. It was one of those "No, no, no. Yes yes yes, run run run" coaching yells. It turns out the 3rd baseman, pitcher and catcher had absolutely no idea what to do, while our runners were circling the bases. The batter had such a great grin when she reached first base, I had to start laughing. "Was that a good bunt, Coach" she asked. I could barely get out, "Oh yeah, a fantastic bunt."
 
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There is no rule about sliding too hard. Actually heard that one last year. And also, there is no rule requiring sliding at any base, unless you are in some backward rec league.
 
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The pitcher is throwing too slow so we can't hit. Here it every time we play this one school.

That is a total pet peeve of mine. Coach, I understand that you are slumming by playing a team that is far beneath you. I further understand that you are accustomed to facing flame throwers chucking 67 plus. However, please don't embarrass a little girl by vocally bemoaning to your players how you sympathize with their extraordinary plight of attempting to hit a 50 mph extra slow, not nearly up to your standards pitch. Get over yourself. A simple gesture to your player instructing her to move up in the box should suffice nicely...
 
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How about the coach that says last years 10u group was good but this years group is loaded.
 
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Parents yelling to their daughter pitcher, "She's in the box! (not ready). Hurry! pitch it!"
 
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There is no rule stating a pitcher must "present" the ball. All she must do is step on the rubber with hands separated. Ball either in the glove or in the hand.
 
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DD got called for illegal pitches in Akron Racers tourney for not "presenting the ball."
 
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Funny thing was, Her coach looked at me and said, "Didn't her pitching coach ever teach her how to present the ball?" I was ... dumbfounded.
 
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