tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post1673988352615521197..comments2023-10-04T09:06:43.835-07:00Comments on Peace and Craziness: Play Ball!Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249168087397426420noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-7052388445962869572009-02-23T16:10:00.000-08:002009-02-23T16:10:00.000-08:00The boys are both signed up too! I'm excited!! I t...The boys are both signed up too! I'm excited!! I think it is easier for me to pitch under handed but fast, since that is how they do it when they get off the pitching machine. Throwing overhanded tends to make the ball come down at them instead of a straight path. Just play along with it and you'll get it! I was a pitcher, so I'm not just guessing..lol! If you ever need me to come out and help with her, I would be happy to! I am so much better at helping with girls than boys, and it's a ways off til the girls play! Good luck!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608597686850614009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-2648352026286190162009-02-21T10:06:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:06:00.000-08:00throw overhanded, the right way. she will learn i...throw overhanded, the right way. she will learn it over time. The point of the pitching machine is to not have any arch, so try and master hard, flat pitches when she bats, too.<BR/><BR/>Just work on basic fundamentals, eye on the ball, glove turned right, line up in the box, etc. That's all she needs to focus on. Too many try to teach their kids to swing for the fence before they even know how to consistently make contact. Jordan wasn't the strongest hitter on the team, but only had one strikeout for the season because all we worked on was making contact. At Madison's age, a basehit doesn't have to be slammed into the outfield!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624035112796384643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-91528352305635093952009-02-20T20:42:00.000-08:002009-02-20T20:42:00.000-08:00What fun! I hope there isn't any extreme competiti...What fun! I hope there isn't any extreme competitiveness. What happen to the years when T-ball, softball and kiddy sports was all about good sportsmanship. So sad what this world is coming too.Quiskaeyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669432995380824321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-64485526837867585622009-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:002009-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:00My daughter, Sara, is left-handed, the only left h...My daughter, Sara, is left-handed, the only left handed kid in her T-ball group when she was little. Her babysitter's husband came home with a T-ball set one afternoon and proceeded to help the kids hit the ball. The other kids stepped up to the "T" and hit right-handed. Sara kept turniing around to bat left-handed. The husband, Ricky, would turn her around; she would turn back. After people figured out she was a southpaw, she did okay and played softball through high school. She never won awards, but she had fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-90163041976169198102009-02-20T11:55:00.000-08:002009-02-20T11:55:00.000-08:00That extreme competitiveness is why we dont do it ...That extreme competitiveness is why we dont do it anymore-I played softball for years and I sucked but my self esteem suffered during those years even more...LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com