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	<title>Off the Chain News &#187; Baseball</title>
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		<title>How to Choose the Correct Bat Size</title>
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You&#8217;ve been through the battles together, you and your trusted weapon. In that time you and your game have grown, you are now bigger, stronger and you have tightened up your technique. It is time to start thinking about getting a new bat. You can have the best materials and technology available in your hands, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/08/26/how-to-choose-the-correct-bat-size/</link>
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		<title>OTC Update: NFHS 2011 Bat Rules Q &amp; A</title>
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NFHS Rules for 2011
Q: What bats will be approved for play in the 2010-2011 High School Season?
A:All BESR bats with aluminum barrels will be allowed for High School Play in the 2010-2011 season.
Composite barrel bats that meet the BESR-ABI standard will be allowed for play in the 2010-2011  season.
All composite barrels that do not meet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/08/24/otc-update-nfhs-2011-bat-rules-q-a/</link>
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		<title>NFHS Approves DeMarini CF4 for 2011 Baseball Season</title>
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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has approved the 2010 and 2011 DeMarini CF4 and CF4ST models for the 2011 high school season. Additional bats may also be approved.  NFHS Link
Approved BESR-ABI Composite Baseball Bats
The following composite bats meet the ball exit speed ratio (BESR) and the accelerated break in (ABI) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/08/09/nfhs-approves-demarini-cf4-for-2011-baseball-season/</link>
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		<title>NFHS- Waivers for Composite Baseball Bat Ban to be Considered</title>
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Waivers for Composite Bat Ban to be Considered
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 20, 2010) — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), in a ruling by its Board of Directors, announced that waivers or modifications of the recent ban on composite bats in high school baseball may be considered in certain circumstances. Earlier this month, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/07/29/nfhs-waivers-for-composite-baseball-bat-ban-to-be-considered/</link>
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		<title>NFHS Rule Change Puts Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats for the 2010-11 School Year.</title>
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Baseball Rules Change Puts Moratorium on Composite Bats
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (July 7, 2010) — One of six new rules changes by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Committee forbids the use of composite bats until they can meet the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) performance standard. The changes, which were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/07/10/nfhs-rule-change-puts-moratorium-on-composite-baseball-bats-for-the-2010-11-school-year/</link>
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		<title>OTC Sports- Official DeMarini Fastpitch and Baseball Demo House</title>
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OTC Sports is proud to announce that we are now an official DeMarini Baseball and Fastpitch Softball Demo House.
What&#8217;s a Demo  House? It&#8217;s a program created to help players and parents make an informed buying decision when considering which DeMarini baseball or fastpitch bat model is best for their swing style and ability.
Does it cost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/07/10/otc-sports-official-demarini-demo-house/</link>
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		<title>James Burns: Aluminum vs. wood &#8212; a batty debate</title>
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James Burns: Aluminum vs. wood &#8212; a batty debate



In the end, when the grandstanding has stopped, when wounds have  healed, I think we&#8217;ll find that it wouldn&#8217;t have mattered if it was  wood or aluminum.Pitchers get hit with line drives all the time.  And sometimes, as in the unfortunate case [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/04/03/james-burns-aluminum-vs-wood-a-batty-debate/</link>
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		<title>How Carbon Fiber Bats Are Made- Video</title>
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Check out the video below to see how Carbon Fiber bats are made.





		
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		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/02/24/how-carbon-fiber-bats-are-made-video/</link>
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		<title>OTC Sports Welcomes Combat!</title>
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In response to customer demand, OTC Sports is now carrying Combat baseball, fastpitch and slowpitch bats and other gear. Combat has been making great slowpitch bats for several years and now they are also a force in little league baseball and fastpitch softball too! Our initial order has been placed and as soon as we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/12/18/otc-sports-welcomes-combat/</link>
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		<title>NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves committee action on composite bats</title>
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Aug 24, 2009 3:43:21 PM
By Greg Johnson- The NCAA News
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee’s recommendation to remove, at least temporarily, composite bats from NCAA competition. The rules committee proposed the action in July and met again via conference call August 17 after hearing comments from the membership and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/08/25/ncaa-playing-rules-oversight-panel-approves-committee-action-on-composite-bats/</link>
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