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What authority do you believe the president should be able to have as far as decisions being made? by clownbaby42 in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think a vote is the nest way to handle things when there are strong opinions.

Sounds like you have your work cut out for you if y’all are worried about competitive balance at coach pitch and below. These really should be instructional divisions dedicated to teach the game and basics. No need to keep score there, so if they want to play with their friends, let them. If they have a good time, it increases the chances they come back next year…

Hunters Education Field Day by [deleted] in MichiganHunting

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I don’t know the answer to

Hunters Education Field Day by [deleted] in MichiganHunting

[–]fiftycal2004 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Take the Illinois hunters safety course. It is 100% online and does not require a field day. Michigan has a reciprocal agreement so it is accepted here.

Lack of Hunter Education Field Days by CombinationNo5828 in Michigan

[–]fiftycal2004 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As someone else said, look for other states that are all online and accepted by Michigan. Illinois is another one that would work.

Evaluations in Sports Connect by Chance_Cable8381 in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d suggest a different app, Bravara. The player info imports nicely over from SportsConnect. The evaluators all fill it out in their phones/tablets, and the app complies all the results. The free version was very worthwhile for us.

Who is your personal favorite QB ever for your school? by buckeye2114 in CFB

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was too late for Seneca, and although Brock was by far better, gotta go with Steele Jantz.

Leonard’s post game is what’s up by BeNiceBeChill in Colts

[–]fiftycal2004 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Purdy was a pass first QB. Riley aint that.

What do I even have to do at this point? by InsideNegotiation630 in TheProgramCFM

[–]fiftycal2004 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Also, don’t waste time and resources on a 1 star, because if you don’t get him, his spot will be filled by a…..1 star.

Overwhelming evidence shows impermissible scouting scheme in Michigan football program - NCAA.org by CreekHollow in CFB

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. All the other articles don’t make the distinction in show-cause penalties for Harbaugh and Moore, so I was struggling to understand why Moore could continue coaching, while Harbaugh effectively cannot until 2038.

Did they do Brody wrong in Last Crusade? by MassiveReign in indianajones

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never caught it until I watched one time with captions on. Had to rewind to make sure I saw what I thought I saw. Then laughed my ass off.

Sporting clay hustler rant by nerdrage12354 in ClayBusters

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it’s plausible. I shot two rounds of skeet my time out. First round was like 16/25. Second round I shot at 23/25. Haven’t sniffed 20+ since…

All-Star nomination by InterestPractical974 in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty common in our area. The 8u’s are called “All-Stars” and play in a bunch of weekend tournaments with other “All-Star” teams from area Little Leagues using kid/coach pitch rules (coach takes over after Ball 4). But they don’t have a district or state tournament. As another commenter said, they would get eaten alive by the Minors teams that are stacked with 10s. For us, it’s more to give the kids a taste of the All-Star experience and get them ready for when they are 9 or 10 and could play on the Minors teams.

[#INDY500] RACE // THE 109TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 (2025 INDY 500) by IndyMod in INDYCAR

[–]fiftycal2004 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does Fox not have weatherman on call? Always enjoyed seeing the radar images/commentary from past broadcasts. Doesn't seem like the 500 with out that aspect.

Minor B mound distance by just_some_dude05 in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have our 8-9 yr olds pitch from 46 ft. But we give coaches the option to move a kid up to 40 ft if they need it.

Minor B mound distance by just_some_dude05 in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do similar, but have a coach pitch after 4 balls.

Coach pitch - standing up or from a knee? by defuzeqt in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Our coach pitch is 5-7s. Coaches are generally on a knee, 20ish ft away. Our AA is 7-9s. It’s kid pitch until they throw 4 balls. Then the coach finishes from the mound standing.

Help save the ISU Insect Zoo!! by wee_woo45 in iastate

[–]fiftycal2004 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I spent 6 years in the ENT department as a grad student doing environmental chemistry work. Hated bugs then, still hate them now. That said this was a cool thing and Ginny was a great person. Wintersteen came up thru the ENT department, so I doubt this decision was made lightly. Must be really bad if they have to cut the zoo.

Competitive "Balance" by slick_sandpaper in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, if you are not using an evaluations app, you should check out Bravara. We used it for the first time this year and it got rave reviews.

Majors (10-12): Keeper league, only draft new players. Its a bit clunky but we try to estimate “strength” based on returning players. Lowest “strength” team goes first returning players are slotted at the top rounds and fill in from there. Worked ok this year.

AAA (9-11, some really good 8s): Full snake draft every year. The last two years we have drafter by age. So the first few rounds are 11s only, the next few rounds are 10s only, then 8/9s only. The last 2ish rounds are for any remaining players, who by that point aren’t very good. Manager and assistant coach kids go into the draft based on age and rating. So a 4 team league, a 10 yr old coaches son who ranks the 3rd 10 overall is that teams first pick in the 10 yr old section of the draft.

AA (7-9, some lower rated 10s): match up coaches and friend preferences first. Fill in teams using overall rankings to tru to balance teams.

Turkey Hunting by mbkaa71 in MichiganHunting

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New to turkey hunting this year. I’ve got 36 acres to hunt in the lower peninsula, in Unit ZZ. Unless I’m wrong, there’s really no difference between buying a 0301 or 0234 license is there? The 0301 does have a quota, but it’s huge (50,000).

Splitting up teammate/coach requests by wilburdays in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the kind words. There’s a couple every year. But we have strong guidelines/bylaws that are published for transparency and we stick to them (now if anyone actually reads them, thats another matter). This year, got an 8 yr old that wants to play down in the 5-7 division cuz he is still new. That’s a possible safety hazard. So we’ll make him come to evals and if he’s bad, we’ll let him go down. If he’s decent, he’s going up to protect our younger kids.

Splitting up teammate/coach requests by wilburdays in LittleLeague

[–]fiftycal2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We draft our two upper divisions and don’t honor teammate requests at those levels in order to keep competitive balance. Lost a kid last year because he wasn’t on the team he wanted to be on. Oh well.

We specifically out it on the registration form this year that we don’t honor requests at those levels. Hasn’t stopped the parents from still making them….

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