Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with third base this week. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Suggestions for a pitching mat. (@12:35) Paige's Power Play: One little thing to help your daughter gain confidence. (@20:16) Some questions about recruiting. (@24:18) Is trying to play softball during the College World Series a good idea? (@34:04) Can I switch and become a slapper. Slapping is hard. (@41:34) Support the show

 We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with second base this week.  Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Should we be concerned with issues related to sanctioning bodies? (@15:25) Paige's Power Play: You don't have to be perfect. (@22:25) Questions from a parent of a freshman college player (@25:51) Study on pitching injuries (@40:48) We need to develop more pitchers (@51:46) Support the show

We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with first base this week. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: How to deal with extreme heat. (@10:48) Paige's Power Play: Visualization can create confidence. (@16:46) Review of softball injuries. (@19:25) NIL creating havoc in college athletics. (@30:37) Coaching is hard (@42:20) Support the show

We continue our series on coaching defense for each position. This week we cover the catcher. Support the show

This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question:  Is a pitching machine a good investment? (@11:11) Paige's Power Play: The car ride home. (@18:35) DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question: Should I be concerned about my pitching daughter being overused? (@21:58) Interview with Jordan Dail(former collegiate player, professional player and college coach) This is a great interview for players t...

This week we start a series on coaching defense for the individual positions. The first position we cover is the pitcher. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question : Quality of play at the Little League Softball World Series (@08:09) Paige's Power Play: Is your daughter playing for the wrong reasons? (@13:57) Should we limit how much a pitcher throws? (@17:36) Frustration with different styles of recruiting players. (@27:58) Handling players with questionable attitudes. (@40:06) Support the show

Improving our skills is not just working harder. We also must work smart and sometimes we have to take a different approach. If we find ourselves working harder and harder but not improving we need to step back and take a look. We may need to do things differently to reach a new level. The coaches discuss these concepts in further detail. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Can you give us some tips on outfield communication?(@14:40) Paige's Power Play: Confidence is a choice. (@29:27) Craziness in college athletics (@32:30) Transition into college ball (@50:48) Creating guidelines for your team. (@59:02) Support the show

It is daunting to coach a team at the beginning level. You have players at many different skill levels. You could have players that have decent skills for their age group to kids that never have put on a glove or picked up a bat. Planning practices is very challenging to come up with drills that the experienced players won't hate or the beginners can't keep up. Listen as the coaches disc...

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Are items advertised on Social Media legitimate? (@9:54) Paige's Power Play: How to re-frame your nervous approach.(@13:27) Relationship between Parents and Players in sports (@16:49) What do comments in a game really mean to the umpire (@28:20) Strategic break for coaches and teams (@35:58) Support the show

At the beginning of a new season it is imperative that we realize that we have players that are all coming from different situations. Odds are that your team is not all of the same players from the last season and your play just continued into the new season with no break. The players will be in different levels of condition depending upon how and when their last season ended. The ones that came f...

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: My daughter plays first base almost exclusively, should I buy her a first baseman's mitt?  (@11:57) Paige's Power Play:  Thoughts from interview with a Head Coach (@15:01) 2nd part of interview with Wayne Richey of the Carolina Patriot Collegiate League, in the American Collegiate League (@23:58) Coach loses a game intentionally,...

Coaches, don't fall into the trap of coaching the way you always have. The game is evolving, new techniques are being developed and things we once thought were true are being proven to be incorrect. Continuing education is important for you and your players. Listen as the coaches discuss this topic. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: What if you want to tryout for other teams after getting an offer? (@13:25) Paige's Power Play: Highlights from interview with Rylee Holtrof (@19:30) DR3 Fastpitch Question: Travel Ball vs. School Ball (@24:27)  Interview with Wayne Richey of the Carolina Patriot Collegiate League, in the American Collegiate League (@35:06) Player Rea...

We see teams advertising tryouts for next season and they are still playing games this season. Can you really manage your current team and keep them focused while looking ahead to next year. It is a "keeping up with the Joneses"  scenario. Listen to the coaches opinions. Remember you committed to coaching this team. Support the show

This week's Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question:  Suggestions for dealing with the stuff that goes on within travel teams.  (@19:01) Paige's Power Play: Post game talk (@27:24) You must coordinate and share information with the coaches in your lives. All of the people involved in your recruiting efforts need to know everything that is transpiring. (@31:53) Thoughts on playing in ind...

Getting ready for the next level includes a whole bunch of things. Listen to the discussion where our coaches talk about what getting ready for the next level should include. When a team you are looking at is using that phrase, you really need to understand what that means to them and is it what you really need for yourself. Support the show

This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: What is you opinion of the concept of live pitching during practice? (@13:11) Paige's Power Play Just saying believe in yourself is not enough (@23:55) DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question: Is the rule change on leaping by the NCAA a benefit for the pitcher? (@26:24) Instructors and coaches need to help players prepare for tryouts (@31:53)...

In this episode we discuss the style of catching with one knee on the ground. What are the benefits and what limitations does it place on the catcher in catching and blocking. Support the show

This weeks lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: How important are game stats for recruiting? (@11:41) Paige's Power Play: Mental games at the WCWS (16:41) DR3 Fastpitch Question: Shoes for a pitcher (@20:05) Part 2 of interview with Justin McLeod of Extra Inning Softball - Changes in the future of the game (@25:55) Recruiting tips (@55:03) Recognize the time to win and the time to learn....

Why do we enjoy the first slice of pizza more than the fifth? The first slice meets a need, while the fifth slice becomes overindulgence and will probably make us feel worse. This is the law of diminishing returns, which states that there comes a point when adding additional factors decreases the output. That first slice tastes so good, but with each additional slice we don't get the same sen...