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FPtFP Daily ~ 11/10/23 The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic is the nation's largest and most prestigious preseason college softball tournament, featuring 29 top Division I teams including the U.S. Women's National Team. The Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic takes place every college softball season. An anticipated event held in Cathedral City, California, the tournament is incredibly popular among soft...

On this episode of the FPtFP Daily Show, we congratulate the NLI signings, we talk about building a successful culture, and we dive into the ACT and SAT. NLI The NCAA manages the daily operations of the NLI program while the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA) provides governance oversight of the program. Started in 1964 with seven conferences and eight independent institutions, the program...

MLB has paved the way for baseball innovation and looks to contribute to the growth of softball as it will play a significant role in the NFCA’s continued commitment to its educational and DEI platforms through membership opportunities, Convention programming, Coaches Clinics, and recruiting seminars. On the field, the NFCA and Major League Baseball will team up to host MLB’s highly-regarded PLAY...

On this episode of FPtFP Daily, we talk about looking the part, having a team-first mentality, and having good study habits when it comes to the game. #softballmom #softballdad #softballlife #FPtFP

On this episode of the Foul Pole to Foul Pole podcast, we have the Interim Head Coach of the University of Mount Olive Trojans. Coach Luke is coming into his first season as Head Coach at Mount Olive with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Coach Luke Shamblin has been around the game for many years and has a history of getting the most out of his teams. Mount Olive looks to bounce back from an...

Foul Pole to Foul Pole Daily 10/30/23 #beagoodteammate #GPAMatters #FPtFPDaily Being a good teammate is just as important as your skill set on the ball field! College coaches not only want to see you as a good ball player but they want to see you be a good teammate as well. Your GPA will open many doors! It will open doors to many schools and it will open doors to a lot more academic scholarship o...

#FPtFP #softball #softballpodcast We have some big news coming from FPtFP Daily! We are talking about learning how to compete! On this episode of Foul Pole to Foul Pole Daily, we talk about what's to come in the near future for FPtFP Daily and we get into learning how to compete! College coaches want to see their young athletes have a hunger to compete! 00:00 - Big News 10:00 - Learn how to compet...

Take some down time! I frequently joke that as a coach, I spend most of my time telling athletes NOT to train. One of the most common reasons that we see for injuries and poor performance is overtraining. Competitive athletes are frequently wired to want to achieve more, train harder, and perform better. Unfortunately, increasing training volume does not always translate to improved performance. I...

If it was up to the Athletic director Dan Radakovich, the University of Miami would have a softball program in the near future. Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich says the department is giving consideration to adding a softball program in the near future. Speaking at the Hurricanes’ basketball media day on Monday, Radakovich told reporters that a softball program is “ on the table .” The athle...

On this episode of Foul Pole to Foul Pole, we sit down with Coach Chenita Edwards. www.chenitaedwardstraining.com www.thecollegeexpo.org/student-athlete www.facebook.com/chenita.rogeredwards Coach C", as she is so respectfully called by her players, has been an inspiration to many softball players through her 20+ years of coaching. She has developed numerous athletes into top players at the colleg...

Daily episodic podcast talking about the game of softball! We get into the mental side of softball. We talk about coaching strategies as well as tips to help your athletes reach the next level. Today we help you get started with your emails. In reality, everyone starts at a different place and pace. But, if you haven't started just yet, I have the secret sauce to get you going. Keep it very simple...

Truthfully, you don't need an online profile but it is definitely an advantage. With the rise of mass-market recruiting agencies, college Softball coaches are getting more emails than they have time for. Rather than digging through hundreds- even thousands of emails to piece together a recruit's grades, scores, and transcripts, an online profile offers the advantage of presenting a coach with one...

Over-coaching is when a coach tries to implement too many forms of communication at once, making it impossible for an athlete to properly respond. For example, let’s say an athlete is taking on a new exercise for the very first time. All too often, here’s what will happen: Athlete does 1st rep Coach: “Get your hips back more! Big air! Tuck your chin! Push the ground away!” Athlete does 2nd rep Coa...

Former NCAA Division I athlete at Marshall University, Coach Melissa Leiler is now the owner of Gaining Ground Outfield. She played all Outfield positions during her tenure at Marshall University and is a dominant, lefty slapper. In 2009, she was ranked in the Top 25 for stolen bases per game. Her expertise is outfield, she believes outfielders are the unsung heroes on a team. Her goal is to chang...

Daily episodic podcast talking about the game of softball! We get into the mental side of softball. We talk about coaching strategies as well as tips to help your athletes reach the next level. Today we help you get started in your recruiting process. In reality, everyone starts at a different place and pace. But, if you haven't started just yet, I have the secret sauce to get you going. Keep it v...

Daily episodic podcast talking about the game of softball! We get into the mental side of softball. We talk about coaching strategies as well as tips to help your athletes reach the next level. #softball #softballpodcast #ncaasoftball

Daily episodic podcast talking about the game of softball! We get into the mental side of softball. We talk about coaching strategies as well as tips to help your athletes reach the next level. #softball #softballpodcast #ncaasoftball

Jamie Stanclift was named the head softball coach in July 2019. She enters her fifth season as the head softball coach in 2024. She is 119-63 through her first four seasons with the Bulldogs, with a 51-23 record in league play. Stanclift joined the Wingate coaching staff after a successful career at Baker University. She is 299-198 in her head coaching career. In 2023, Stanclift earned her first S...

One week after leading her team to a national championship, Oklahoma ace Jordy Bahl is on the move. On Monday, the right-hander announced that she would be transferring to continue her collegiate career elsewhere, a move that sent shockwaves across college softball. Bahl, a Papillion, Neb., native, said she plans to “return home.” She originally committed to the University of Nebraska in the eight...

In the age of transparency, people tend to see through the bluff and bluster. What’s more, you need to be able to make strong, secure decisions. The only way to do that is to get yourself some real-world leadership experience. Confidence is an enigma for many of us. We know it can help us in many ways. And we hold it in high regard, knowing it can make a big difference. Yet we tend to view it as s...

Hanover Central softball coach Sam Antkiewicz will be suspended for the first game of the 2023 season, the Wildcats athletic administration confirmed. "The IHSAA and the Hanover Central Athletic Department received an inquiry into the actions of varsity softball coach Sam Antkiewicz," Hanover Central athletics said in a news release. "An investigation was done and concluded that Coach Antkiewicz c...

We take a peak at the highlights from the past weekend of NCAA College Softball! We look forward to the rest of the season and get into some conference play!

NC State Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan has announced that Head Softball Coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift has been relieved of her duties effective immediately and will not coach the remainder of the 2023 season. "After careful consideration, we decided to make a change in the leadership of our softball program. We will begin a national search following the conclusion of the season. We wish Jennif...

Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Author, Valerie Alston stopped by the podcast to tell us about her new book, "Confident, Calm, & Clutch: How to Build Confidence and Mental Toughness for Young Athletes Using Sports Psychology". She talks about her "why" behind the book. We get into a great conversation about understanding why we feel the way we feel and how we can focus on the right...

When the uniform comes off for the very last time...the emotions of all those years come rolling in! Every athlete has their final game, their final moment of competition. When you are young and going through life, you never think that day could be your last. It just happens, all of a sudden you are no longer a softball player. All those years of practicing, wanting to quit, wishing it was over......