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		<title>OTC Update: NFHS 2011 Bat Rules Q &amp; A</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/08/24/otc-update-nfhs-2011-bat-rules-q-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>NFHS Approves DeMarini CF4 for 2011 Baseball Season</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/08/09/nfhs-approves-demarini-cf4-for-2011-baseball-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>NFHS- Waivers for Composite Baseball Bat Ban to be Considered</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/07/29/nfhs-waivers-for-composite-baseball-bat-ban-to-be-considered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>NFHS Rule Change Puts Moratorium on Composite Baseball Bats for the 2010-11 School Year.</title>
		<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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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>Summer Slam! New Combat Slowpitch Softball Bats</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/06/07/summer-slam-new-combat-slowpitch-softball-bats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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Summer Slam! New Combat Slowpitch Softball Bats
The boys at Combat have been busy. In addition to the recently released slowpitch bats; the Combat JM26 Wood and the Derby Boys, Combat Sports will be breaking out several more new slowpitch bats this Summer. Here is a bit of information, supplied by Combat on each. As always, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Burns: Aluminum vs. wood &#8212; a batty debate</title>
		<link>http://otcsports.com/blog/2010/04/03/james-burns-aluminum-vs-wood-a-batty-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>OTC Jeff</dc:creator>
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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>
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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>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>
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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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