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Originally Posted by KCRC
Lurker on basketball board. My wife and I are coaching our daughter's 10U Fall League.
As a softball novice, let me ask... Is this typical?
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In most places, Fall league is much more developmental than Spring. Also... 10U is more developmental than higher ages.
So ... yes. I might never say "extended strike zone", but I have said, "Tell them to swing their bats".
I did one of these games and at the plate conference both coaches informed me that their regular starting pitchers were out and the backups had very little experience - asking me to widen the zone. I said... "chalk to chalk, nose to knees - that work for you guys?" And they agreed. Very first pitch of the game was nose high --- STRIKE! Set the tone, and the girls swung their bats.
No one learns from a walkathon.