As a host team in the Alabama Dixie Softball SweeTees X-Play State Tournament, Dothan National head coach Marc Hall knew major adjustments would have to be made.
While Dothan Leisure Services offered a traditional T-Ball league for girls ages six and under this season – the softball being placed on a tee for the players to hit off of – the state tournament which began Friday at James Oates Park in Dothan required a coach-pitch format.
People are also reading… “I have to tell you my expectations were really low,” Hall said. “We were kind of upset we didn’t get to play that way during the season and be able prepare them.”“These girls have taken literally hundreds of swings in the past four to five weeks to get ready for this because we knew we had to put the ball in play,” Hall said. “In this league, if you can put the ball in play, you know you’ve got a shot to compete.
“I came into it with Clint and I really sharing responsibilities,” Hall said. “I did not want to pitch and he wanted to, so that worked out perfectly. Some practice games were set up and it didn’t take long for Dothan National to realize it could compete in the new way of hitting. “But they caught on and a huge part of that is how Clint taught them the stances, and how he pitches the ball in there, because as a six-year-old coach-pitch pitcher, a part of that is you finding the bat and finding how they swing. I know my daughter likes the low ball with the way she swings.
For Hall, it’s been a joy to coach all three of his daughters in youth softball over the years – Emma , Abigail and now Olivia .
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