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    <title>Active Community : All Content - Rules and Equipment</title>
    <link>http://community.active.com/community/sports/softball/softballpower/behindthescenes/rulesandequipment</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Proper way to break in a glove?</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/44011</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:264251d9-ca6c-40c2-a424-be72f0e899c8] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm looking to learn how different people break in their gloves, what works for them, what doesn't work, etc. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I've heard a lot of various techniques from microwaving the glove to running over it with a car.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How have you found is the best way to break in a glove?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:264251d9-ca6c-40c2-a424-be72f0e899c8] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/44011</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-24T18:42:21Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 1 day ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Finch windmill</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43710</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:a2537a62-c384-4998-87e4-d39d045f15af] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anyone out there try the Finch Windmill machine? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seems like it must be effective but curious to hear some personal reviews. Please share your thoughts if you have experience with this strengthening tool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:a2537a62-c384-4998-87e4-d39d045f15af] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43710</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-20T00:54:25Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 4 days ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Do you use online tools for your team?</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/44566</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:c324aac3-234b-4575-9d23-6f6cb2040b76] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;What sites do people use to support their teams and why?&amp;#160; I am&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;interested to know if people are using online tools for their teams or&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;leagues and if so, what sites offer the best experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:c324aac3-234b-4575-9d23-6f6cb2040b76] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:52:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/44566</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-05-05T19:52:11Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 2 weeks ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Video: Is this an illegal pitch?</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43704</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:e20c6176-059b-46f4-9f2e-02fd4cbe9853] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is this an illegal pitch?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object height="355" width="425"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Glm6dSTA5yA&amp;amp;hl=en"/&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"/&gt;&lt;embed height="355" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Glm6dSTA5yA&amp;amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:e20c6176-059b-46f4-9f2e-02fd4cbe9853] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43704</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-19T22:35:55Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 3 weeks ago</clearspace:dateToText>
      <clearspace:replyCount>2</clearspace:replyCount>
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      <title>New Web Site Reviews Fastpitch Bats</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/44029</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:03100be2-7ac3-451d-a588-2f7a455d2fe3] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm a recently retired high school varsity/travel fastpitch coach.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To stay involved in the sport, I've just created a Web site that presents specs/models, evaluates/reviews and posts Player/Parent/Coach reviews of over 60 fastpitch softball bats including bats from Akadema, Albin Athletics, Anderson, Combat, DeMarini, Easton, Louisville Slugger, Mattingly, Miken, Mizuno, Rawlings, Rip-It, Schutt and Worth. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also rank the bats based solely on&amp;#160; 500+ reviews (recommended/not recommended) from Players, Parents and Coaches.&amp;#160; Also included are sections on selecting (length, weight, etc.) and caring for fastpitch softball bats as well as certified/approved/licensed links to all major associations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FULL DISCLAIMER: I'm not affiliated with any manufacturer and I don't sell any bats though I do let vendors advertise via Google Ads to pay for the site.&amp;#160; I just want to help players, parents and coaches make better decisions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here's the link: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.softballbats.thecoachreviews.com"&gt;http://www.softballbats.thecoachreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any feedback is appreciated - including letting me know how you or your players like their bats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can email me at &lt;a class="jive-link-email-small" href="mailto:thecoach@thecoachreviews.com"&gt;thecoach@thecoachreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:03100be2-7ac3-451d-a588-2f7a455d2fe3] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/44029</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-25T01:03:15Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 4 weeks ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Top Three Softball Bats</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43452</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f4afc77c-0c26-44eb-8489-3f9deb49147b] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Let's collaborate to figure out the top three bats for softball. Anyone want to start us off? What do you use?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f4afc77c-0c26-44eb-8489-3f9deb49147b] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:58:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43452</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-15T15:58:38Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 4 weeks ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Glove for 8 year old girl</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43450</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:9360c363-7a5c-4cbd-8aa6-9d394853b41e] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Any advice on a glove for an 8 year old?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:9360c363-7a5c-4cbd-8aa6-9d394853b41e] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43450</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-15T15:53:57Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 4 weeks ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Softball Movies</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43458</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:8ea5be95-6c5a-4533-8050-99acede575b8] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are tons of baseball movies out there, but are there any softball movies? I can't think of any!! There should be some. It's a great sport. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt; &amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Are there any? If not, do you think there should be? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:8ea5be95-6c5a-4533-8050-99acede575b8] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43458</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-15T16:10:50Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 1 month ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>When do most girls start playing softball?</title>
      <link>http://community.active.com/thread/43326</link>
      <description>&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyStart:f4ff6b36-a249-4c52-b488-e3caac41664b] --&gt;&lt;div class="jive-rendered-content"&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My 7 year old is interested in playing?&amp;#160; Is this too young?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When did most visitors to this site get started?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;"&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:f4ff6b36-a249-4c52-b488-e3caac41664b] --&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:15:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>guest</author>
      <guid>http://community.active.com/thread/43326</guid>
      <dc:date>2008-04-11T21:15:37Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>5 years, 1 month ago</clearspace:dateToText>
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