Say NO to the dress
In the spirit of Valentines Day I couldn’t help but try and tie in softball to the most romantic day of the year. Not easy to do but fortunately for me reality TV made it easy for me. I don’t… Read more ›
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“Club 10”
It’s not the trendiest new dance club in New York City. Nor will you find it as you walk the Las Vegas strip. But “Club 10” is every bit as exclusive. In fact you can’t pay for admission you have… Read more ›
How important is a sacrifice bunt?
I love teaching girls how to sacrifice bunt. I mean I LOVE it. Partly because of the importance in the game, but more importantly because sacrifice is such an important part of life. Which is why it absolutely breaks my… Read more ›
Team wide “Batting Slumps”
I’ve had several people send me updates this week and tell me about the team wide batting slumps that had occurred in games. That’s a common thing I’ve heard throughout the years and finally challenged one of my players today… Read more ›
Home Run Derby
I had a blast yesterday with several of my Cross Training students conducting a Home Run Derby. I start them in the outfield and everytime they hit a home run they back up 10 feet. I love seeing the look… Read more ›
Hitterplication
When students first begin learning to multiply we provide them with a Multiplication Chart. We teach them how to go through the rows and columns and memorize the values of 2 times 3, 2 times 4 etc. The expectation is… Read more ›
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
For those of you that don’t live in/around the state of Georgia. King of the Mountain is a tournament that is held every year in about 12 different locations just to ensure that I have to drive hundreds of miles… Read more ›
“She does great in the cage, but chokes in the game”
Is something that I heard repetitively tonight during my lessons and there are really only 2 answers: 1. Practice – Practice – Practice the right things and let those things become muscle memory. Everyone can look good hitting off of… Read more ›
Want to improve your hitting? Then take out the trash.
Seriously the best thing that you can do to help improve your hitting in softball is take out some of the old items from your house. But don’t take them to the trash can, take them to an area where… Read more ›
F = M * Ac
That almost looks like a physics formula or something. What in the world does it have to do with softball? It has a lot to do with softball, because it is the formula for FORCE. It says that Force =… Read more ›
Stop being a Goalie
I often watch games and hear parents/coaches/players seem to have the game of fastpitch softball confused with other sports like Soccer and Hockey and seem to encourage players, or reinforce behaviors that are best suited for the position of “goalie.”… Read more ›