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04-09-2022, 11:34 PM
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The modified pitch league and think the co-ed league I played in both used limited flight softballs. If I remember right they had blue labels instead of red or something like that. A little softer and maybe a little heavier.
I've seen some very soft ones for kids. My brother had one and hitting it any real distance was a huge challenge. And don't forget the fun of tossing the big slugger a white painted grapefruit! 
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04-11-2022, 08:13 PM
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You are looking for "Clincher " softballs. Same size as a blue or red dot ball but somewhat softer...
If some gets hold of a blue or red dot and whacks you in the knee, that's gonna leave a mark...lol Any decent sporting goods store should have them...
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04-12-2022, 05:52 AM
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One thing to consider doing is what we used to do. Have the men and older boys bat the opposite of how they normally do. Right-handers bat lefty, and vice versa. But that's probably a sexist assumption today.
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04-12-2022, 07:52 PM
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Thanks for all the replies! Not sure how I proceed but I have some great ideas...
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04-12-2022, 11:02 PM
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Look up 16 inch or Chicago softball. The ball is soft enough that none of the players use gloves in the field. I had my high school PE classes playing it every spring and they enjoyed it. We could mix the boys and girls classes without a problem.
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04-13-2022, 09:00 AM
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I'd like to request that you do the bat toss/knob method for choosing who bats first. Do kids even know what that is anymore??
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04-14-2022, 06:31 PM
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Every time there is a movie set in Chicago (at least back in the day), they seemed to have always included a softball game scene where they are using some sort of squishy ball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LFjvkDnwZA 3 minutes in on this one, the background players are warming up... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YArFtPW98qg (Whoops! I see Bob already mentioned the Chicago angle.)
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