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Post by stuartcapel on Aug 30, 2012 12:17:47 GMT 10
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Post by braves6 on Aug 30, 2012 12:41:58 GMT 10
Thats great news. It shows that we as a country are being noticed as legitimate breeding grounds for the next wave of international talent. Kids can have big dreams that arent that far away. Good luck to all who participate in next years competition.
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Post by wyatt33 on Aug 30, 2012 13:53:40 GMT 10
My little bloke was watching the other day, and turned to me and asked if there was an Australian team. Now I can tell him that he's got a chance to play there if he wants to work hard enough. It's great news!
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Post by larry42 on Aug 31, 2012 10:36:37 GMT 10
Terrific that the Australian champion gets automatic inclusion.
Feel bad for the hitters who will get knee buckled with most of the teams breaking stuff. Our kids don't see that, nor throw it.
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Post by stuartcapel on Aug 31, 2012 11:09:41 GMT 10
Larry I was quietly wondering when someone was going to bring that up.
While it is fantastic that a team from Australia will get to experience the LLWS, just how competitive will they be? Even Nigeria's #1 was throwing off-speed stuff that I haven't seen on the occasions when umpiring kids of that age in our club baseball.
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Post by larry42 on Aug 31, 2012 11:21:43 GMT 10
Stu - can only assume that the powers that be at the ABF would already be looking at this, especially when you consider that Little League in the US have completed a report to state that its overuse with young arms that is the biggest concern, not the throwing of breaking pitches. The sub plot to that would be the teaching of those mechanics to kids as well.
Maybe MC15 can elaborate more on this.
You would think that even for any of our champion teams that go over, to throw and hit the breaking stuff is essential for them to be competitive at some stage.
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Post by wyatt33 on Aug 31, 2012 12:05:07 GMT 10
Are these kids under 12 or 14? They look like kids bigger than 11 and 12 year olds. If it helps I'll start teach my son to throw a curve. Maybe someone can teach me how to throw one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2012 14:07:12 GMT 10
Are these kids under 12 or 14? They look like kids bigger than 11 and 12 year olds. If it helps I'll start teach my son to throw a curve. Maybe someone can teach me how to throw one. Its a pretty easy 3-step process mate. 1) Get into your stance on the mound and grip the ball appropriately. 2) Release and finish off the pitch 3) Look up quickly as the ball hits the strike zone and watch it whizz back past your ears for a base hit. |
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Post by wyatt33 on Sept 2, 2012 10:39:44 GMT 10
That happened to me yesterday actually, although it didn't come close to me. I got whiplash watching it soar over the leftfield fence....and the kid was probably 15!
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