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		<title>Video- How Carbon Fiber Bats Are Made</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/02/24/video-how-carbon-fiber-bats-are-made/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Check out the video below to see how Carbon Fiber bats are made.

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		<title>Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty- Part 3</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/02/22/building-your-slowpitch-dynasty-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty- Part 3 This is part three in a series of articles detailing the steps of forming your own team. The focus of this series is on an adult slowpitch team, but much of the information will cross over to other types of teams too.  As a sports marketing specialist, who handled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty- Part 2</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/02/18/building-your-slowpitch-dynasty-part-2-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty- Part 2 This is part two in an extended series of articles detailing the steps of forming your own slowpitch softball team. As a sports marketing specialist, who managed sponsorship opportunities as the National Promotions Manager for  DeMarini Sports, is currently a consultant for tournament and league directors, owner of a  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty!</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/02/15/building-your-slowpitch-dynasty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Building Your Slowpitch Dynasty This is part one in an extended series of articles detailing the steps of forming your own slowpitch softball team. As a sports marketing specialist, who managed sponsorship opportunities as the National Promotions Manager for  DeMarini Sports, is currently a consultant for tournament and league directors, owner of a  sports business, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Softball Fielding Tips: Playing First Base</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/01/27/softball-fielding-tips-playing-first-base/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Softball Fielding Tips: Playing First Base
By Sheila Douty
When I was asked to write this article, I was excited to share some of my knowledge and experience with all of my fellow ballplayers and possible future elite softball players. I decided to provide the readers with tips on first base play as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winning and Losing Are Great Teachers</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/01/27/winning-and-losing-are-great-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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By Dick Smith
Head Coach, University of St. Francis (Ill.)
All coaches want to win. There’s no two ways about it. We feel wonderful when we win and badly when we lose. There are times that we feel awfully lucky when we win, but still that good feeling is there. Winning “ugly” happens when we do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OTC Sports Welcomes Combat!</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/12/18/otc-sports-welcomes-combat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>OTC Winter Softball Workout Plan</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/11/20/otc-winter-softball-workout-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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The workout takes only 30-to-60 minutes per day, so cut back on the recliner-in-front-of-the-TV-time and do work brother! You&#8217;ll be amazed at the results of your efforts when the season rolls around!
With the last of the fall games in the book, the question is what are you going to do to improve your game over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OTC Sports adds Worth Sports to the Line-up!</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/09/15/otc-sports-adds-worth-sports-to-the-line-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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OTC Sports is proud to announce that in addition to being the premier dealer of Wilson/ DeMarini gear we are now an authorized dealer of Worth Sports too. We&#8217;ll always strive to bring to you, the serious ballplayer, the best equipment available. We research and field-test the products prior to offering them on our website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves committee action on composite bats</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2009/08/25/ncaa-playing-rules-oversight-panel-approves-committee-action-on-composite-bats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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>
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