THE CUT, softball newsletter

THE CUT, softball newsletter

Softball newsletter

This weekend for your kid’s age.

The parks, the tryouts, and what’s actually going on in the stands.

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Weekend Watchlist

Labor Day weekend. Three parks.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept 5–6. Lake Elsinore, Perris, Simi. Gate, parking, weather, which park. If a fact isn’t posted, it reads NOT POSTED.

Times stay NOT POSTED until Wednesday night. Weather: NOT POSTED. Parks and times first.

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Age

Pick an age.

10U · 12U · 14U · 16U · 18U. The Watchlist and tryouts follow that. Not a speech.

Tryouts

This week and next.

Age first. Club pages only. If it isn’t posted, it isn’t here.

Nothing posted for this week yet. Check back.

Circuit

What’s going on in the stands.

Notes from the weekend. What parents actually use. Sourced, not a rumor mill.

First notes after Labor Day weekend.

Coming soon

Player highlights

Names when we have them. Not a ranking.

Nothing up yet. Nominations are in review.

Player care

Heat first. Then the reps.

Not medical advice. SoCal: heat before rain.

Heat

Water on the hip. Shade on the break. Don’t grind through a 92-degree park.

Build heat work up over 7–14 days. Energy drinks are not hydration.

Nutrition

Food first. Eat for the day you have. Fluids before, during, after.

Visualization

See it. Feel it. In real time. Keep it useful.

Practice

Heat first. Then the reps. Add time and intensity over 7–14 days.

CIF · NFHS · Sports Dietitians Australia · AASP. Not a medical wiki.

Gear

Hot bat list

Top 5. Empty until names are sourced. No stand-in brands.

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  5. 05NOT POSTED

Nominate

Name a player.

First name. Age. What you saw. We read it before anything is public. Last names stay off the wall.