we have this position called designated player and flex person. the designator player only bats (this is softball) and the flex person only plays. my coach says it allows 2 more people to play and the regular subs. but latley he has been putting me in the flex and im right around the 7th best batter on our team of 14 girls and he chooses a designated player to bat for me it just doesnt make sense. i always fell like im gonna gry when i talk to him about it at our games.
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dont worry about talking to him just show him how god u r at practice and dont give up keep trying.some coaches wouldnt recognize talent if it slapped them in the face.id know. my last year of babe bruth baseball i was the best hitter on the team but didnt get to play for the first 4 games. i ended up leading my league in batting average,  and hits. so just keep trying
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Yes, it's the same as if the 2nd baseman or shortstop grabs a ground ball and steps on the base.  When the player has control of the ball it essentially becomes a part of his body.  Any part of him could touch the base and the runner would be called out.
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baby girl, don't do it. this player would like for you to be a back-up. unless that's all you think of yourself as such. don't do it.
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By Little League regs. he is supposed to congratulate the other team.  This is part of the sportsmanship that Little League wishes to instill.  I would talk to your little league board of directors or the person in charge of coach development.  GOOD LUCK!
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Ok pitching a softball is totally different than pitching a baseball. Theres no way someone like jenny finch could just join a team in the MLB. Now if you taught a girl how to pitch a baseball from a young she might have the skills but like all other sports men just won't let it happen. I mean keith hernadez went nuts because a girl was in the dugout. it just won't happend
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It sounds like both coaches are allowing you to play, but one is worried about injury, and that is not dumb.  I happen to on the coaches with this one.  Coaches want to win and I'm sure they'd love to have you on team if you can help them win.  During 6th grade youth football, I played Left Tackle and blocked for a Female Quaterback that led our team to the league championship.\n\nIf you have really want to play football you should try out.  I would first weigh all the factors though.  You would almost undoubtedly have more success at other sports, especially at a high school/college/professional level playing for a women's team.  Unless you are exceptionally big or strong for being a female, you will be at a high risk for injury, as is any male would be.  We had a great running back in youth football but he weighed only about 120 pounds and broke his leg- twice.  Also, one position women fair well at is kicker... do you have some talent there?  In high school, a lot of gals can be competitive as a kicker.  Much harder to be competitive at any other position though.\n\nMost girls who play football either play at a pre-high school level or are in a unique situation (either physically huge and athletic for a female or have a strong leg and become a kicker).  Always exceptions though.
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There is nothing you can do. You are going to fall behind your peers. Baseball is a team game. Just make sure that you maintain your arm strength.
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This is a tough situation for you. I have 5 daughters and my advice for them would be this.\nDo what you think is best for yourself only you know how you will feel with your decision. You want to show them everything you got. You will go for the spot on the team to be on the first team right? questions: what happens if you dont make it? How long will it take you to get the spot? How many games will you miss reaching the spot? If you make it, what next? will you get to play as much? Will you gain much more by the tournaments that you would be able to play?\n\nBut for the "parental" view,\nWhy do you want to be on the first team? Will  you have more advantages? Is it for more status? Will you play as much as on the other team? Could you maybe "shine" more on this team?\n\nThese are just some of the things you could answer yourself. Maybe by listening to yourself and your parents who only want the best for you. you can come up with a pro and con list of where you may suit your situation better. \n\nAs always when the years have passed and you look back what will you remember the most of these days. How well you played? What you did to get there? ect.\n\nHope this helps, and good luck to whatever you decide. I think you took an adult step just by asking others opinions.
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as you know life is not fair,with that in mind I would switch my daughter to softball for these reasons;her older brother will no longer be there to protect her from her teammates when she makes a mistake and they begin to harass her and two if she likes baseball now and maybe in the future as a girl she will be on a softball team so it will be better to learn those skills early and become a great player rather than having to learn a completely new game from the start and getting too different sports mixed up.
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Rule 7.05 covers a player deliberately using a piece of his uniform to touch a batted ball, but I would imagine that doesn't apply here, especially as the first basemen is not making the put out.  I believe the runner is out.
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If you really mean softball (and not baseball), there are typically 10 players in the field, not nine.  \n\nThe infield is the same as regular baseball: \n-pitcher - pitches the ball to the batter, located on the mound in the middle of the infield, will sometimes cover first base in the even of a ground ball to the right side\n-catcher - receives the ball from the pitcher, croutches behind home plate, covers home\n-first - covers the area around first base, covers the bag especially on groundballs to get the runner out\n-second - covers the area on the left side up the middle, sometimes covers second base in the event of a steal or possible double play\n-third - covers the area around third base\n- shortstop - compliment to the second baseman on the left side of the infield, also covers second in the event of a stolen base or double play\n\nThe difference between baseball and softball is in the outfield.  You typically see one of two set-ups: \n1) left, left-center, right-center, and right fielders, - all of these patrol their given area of the outfield\nOR \n2) left, center, right and short fielder (who plays a short outfield and shades on the side of second base where the batter would hit normally, i.e. right field for a lefty and left field for a righty, also called a rover).
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Just think of it like baseball. Its the same thing, except you dont swing at the ball with the bat, but instead kick it with you leg. The positions in the outfield are self explanatory(right, center, and left field) and if you catch it out there, they are out. If it rolls to you, just throw it back into play. Have fun!
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Its a theory but you still have a goal of getting a group of individuals to play together as a cohesive group.  That's what his job is, to get all his players on the same page working for the same goal. It may sound easy but when your talking about ( usually) millionaire men in their 20's and 30's with egos that have been fed since they were in junior high it is difficult to get them to put aside their own personal good and focus on whats good for the team. That is the skill that the coach has, its not teaching at that level its more directing and delegating.  You would think that since they are grown adults that they wouldn't need supervision or a "Coach" in the context that you put it but at that level the things the Coach does is so much more.  He can watch the game from a view point of how is the team doing where as an individual player is more focused on how he or she is doing also they usually have more experience in the sport than the players they are coaching and from that experience they can guide them into situations and prepare them for situations that they have never experienced. Also history has shown great coaches can get more out of players than regular coaches.  A great coach can push a player to be better than he is.
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Practice with him. My dad starting teaching me how to play baseball as soon as I could walk. Right now I'm 13, I've played in two national tournaments and I am going to play in two more this year. My team is one of the best in Virginia, and its all because I started early. Also, I got a good hitting coach(rotational swing, never weight shifting. There are many people out there against rotational hitting, but its the best). But don't play with him so much that he gets burned out and bored of the game. That has happened to some of my friends and they were very talented. Also make sure he stays in shape.
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one thing when you are passing the ball to the setter make sure that you keep your arms straight so that the ball can hit on a flat surface and make sure you stay down, do not rise up when you are passing the ball.  Have you feet pointed towards you target (normally the setter) to make a good pass.  When hitting use you lower body more than your upper body.  There are six people on the four at a time.  setter, left hitter, middle  hitter, right hitter, leftback and right back. anymore questions email me at DeAra15@hotmail.com
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you havent played in any leagues with more than 12 teams, you havent played in many private leagues, and it seems as though youve won 10 of your gold trophies from the leagues youve been commissioner. what does this mean? it might not mean anything really and im definately not hating, thats a great feat youve accomplished. however, with my experience playing both public, then winners leagues compared to playing in a private league with a select groups of more knowledgeable fans, id say the latter is tougher. public leagues and winners leagues are just a confidence and ego builder, try and play with the experts in a private league and see what you can do.i dont know the circumstances behind the leagues youve been commissioner so one could never know if you just cheated or played with idiots....i'll give you the benefit of the doubt. you should try to play in a league with more than 12 teams sometime because it does makes things more challenging and thats what you need. this is good for testing your knowledge of how many players you know, all the sleepers and what not, definately showing if are "in depth" with the sport. basically, ill give you your props but this is not something i havent seem already.
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You don't really need a "backup" for the infield positions (C, 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, ss)...unless of course you got stud players at those positions.  Catcher, 2B, SS are typically weak positions.  I don't know which players you have, but I'm guessing you could have more productive players on your team.  It's not that important to have a backup for each position.\n\nIt's a very good idea to get players that can play multiple positions...gives you a lot of flexibility.  \n\nAs far as pitching goes, 3 or 4 closers is just right...assuming they are good ones.  I don't know who your starting pitchers are so I can't comment on them. =]