» Get Dirty, Revisited
03/02/10 07:28 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
I feel foolish today. I never really would have given my topic of the day a second thought if I had not finally understood something I should have noted quite a while ago. Several months ago, I wrote something for all the girl..
» One For The Bucket Brigade!
29/01/10 09:49 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
Tom writes in to ask, \"How about doing one for the bucket dads? Everyone talks about the kids!\" You know, Tom, I would do something for the bucket dads and moms but I don\'t want to wallow in self-pity. So I am going to try to ..
» Individual Motivation
28/01/10 08:24 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
I want to venture into a very difficult labyrinth today. I should probably just step back and not get into this but something is pulling me and I don\'t feel like fighting it. The issue has to do with how athletes become motiva..
» Diamond Nation Tournaments Announced
28/01/10 07:16 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
There is an article on SpySoftball which consists of just a commercial announcement as follows: \"Rising Stars and Triple Crown Sports have announced two new tournaments - a summer event June 23-25, and, a fall event October 8-10, both at a ..
» Easy But Neglected Skill
27/01/10 14:07 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
Among the several skills coaches often neglect is the ordinary backhand play. Often folks act as if it is a difficult skill requiring more athletic ability than other plays but that\'s just not the case. Backhanding is as easy ..
» Outfielder Drills
22/01/10 08:29 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
If you came here to grab some outfielder drills, you may have come to the wrong place. What I mean is, I don\'t like to just list out and describe a bunch of drills so that you can quickly grab them for your practices. Rather, ..
» Set Sights, Do The Work
20/01/10 08:37 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
Today I want to switch gears a little and talk about college softball recruiting a bit rather than discussing mechanical and practice issues, or getting into some arcane rule interpretation. In order to do that, I need to dispel some..
» Under / Over Opinions
19/01/10 08:37 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
I begin today by recounting one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever heard. Some bright person suggested that pitchers could gain significantly by engaging in a sport which would result in a sort of \"over training\" that would ..
» Some Common Catching Mistakes
15/01/10 07:11 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
Most fundamental mistakes, though certainly not all, begin at one\'s connection to terra firma, the feet. From there, the most common mistakes move up to the general stance though many of these are caused by the positioning of the fee..
» Duck - Iguana Warning!
14/01/10 11:07 from Girls Fastpitch Softball
I was really looking forward to our trip to Florida last week. Either I\'m getting old (very likely) or global warming (highly unlikely) is causing temperatures to drop this winter. The pre-Christmas snow created a pretty backd..