🎯 Your First 3 Steps Before you do anything else, do these three things right now: Step 1 — Introduce yourself in the Q&A tab. Tell us your name, your player's age, and the #1 skill you want to improve this season. Step 2 — Browse the Hitting, Defense, and Catching categories and save any posts that are relevant to you. Step 3 — Share this community with one baseball or softball family who could use it. Growth here means more content, more Q&As, and more value for everyone.

My name is Georgia. I played elite softball through college. I've spent 7+ years coaching and have worked with hundreds of athletes throughout my career — helping them improve their hitting, lock down their defense, master the catching position, and most importantly, believe in themselves as players. I didn't build The Starting Nine because it was a good business idea. I built it because when I was growing up, access to elite coaching was expensive, limited, and gatekept by people who treated it like a secret. I'm done with that. Everything I know — every drill, every breakdown, every mental framework that helped me play at the college level and has helped hundreds of athletes since — lives inside this community. For free. 🗺️ How This Community Works Here's exactly where to find everything: 📣 Announcements — Check here first for updates, new content, and live call info ⚾ Hitting — Drills, swing breakdowns, and plate approach tips posted weekly 🧤 Defense — Fielding fundamentals, footwork, and positioning breakdowns 🎯 Catching — Blocking, framing, throwing mechanics and more 🏆 Wins & Progress — Share your improvements here. We celebrate every win, big or small ❓ Q&A — Drop your questions here. I read and respond to every single one

This community is built on respect, growth, and accountability. To keep it that way, all members are expected to follow these rules at all times: 1. Be Respectful & Supportive Every player is at a different stage of their journey. Encourage others the way you'd want to be encouraged. Negative comments toward players, parents, or coaches will not be tolerated. 2. No Negativity Toward Players or Parents This is a safe space for development. We do not criticize, belittle, or discourage anyone inside this community — period. Constructive feedback only. 3. Post in the Correct Category Keep the community organized by posting in the right place. Hitting questions go in Hitting. Catching questions go in Catching. This makes it easier for everyone to find what they need. 4. No Spam or Soliciting Do not promote your own products, services, or communities inside The Starting Nine without explicit permission from me. This community exists to serve its members — not to be used as a marketing platform. Violation of any of these rules may result in removal from the community without warning.