If they’ve put in the work to develop their swings and learn how to see the ball well, it’s not them who should be worried. It’s the other team. Baseball legend Ted Williams once said that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. I think it’s safe to say that not only […]

For example, in the 40 yard dash the kid ran a 5-something. For perspective, between 5 and 5.5 is now considered the norm for an offensive lineman. For a quarterback, it’s ugly. While I was tooling around on the Internet I came across this video that I thought was worth sharing. While again it isn’t specific to […]

Studies have shown that the #1 reason players quit youth sports is that it isn’t fun anymore By now I’m sure many of you have seen this video that went viral after last weekend (January 2019 for those reading this much later). It’s UCLA gymnast Katelyn Ohashi scoring a perfect 10 on her floor routine during […]

Focus on proper form and technique. It’s an easy way to get some quality pitching reps in even if you have no one to catch for you. One of my personal favorite pitching drills to do inside is pitching with socks. I learned this from Bill Hillhouse. Find a mirror or any other reflective surface. A […]

The goal of working on all of those game situations and others during softball practice drills is to ensure that his team is ready for whatever should come its way in a game. Championships aren’t entirely won on the field. While that may be where the final product has to perform, the foundation for that […]

It makes it difficult to get a proper meal in because you’re playing this game and then warming up for the next and it requires a lot of planning in advance to make good decisions with nutrition when you’re in that setting. Let’s set the scene: It’s championship Sunday and you’re coming through the losers […]

Just buckle down, get after it and remember every expert was once a beginner. But it’s only the dedicated beginners who become an expert. One of the most intimidating things we can do as human beings is start something new. Especially when that something has been around for a while like, say, fastpitch softball. We […]

After all, no one ever created an innovation by continuing to do the same old thing. I know the headline sounds like an ad for a diet product or a health club, but there really is something to taking advantage of the turn of the calendar to start making improvements in our lives. As humans […]

For the months of November and December however, Denise Swope, owner of the facility made the decision they were going to work together to do something bigger. Something that would really make an impact not just on the community but for the players as well. Sports can teach you more than just how to play […]

Practicing in small increments may even have some benefits over longer sessions, especially if the longer sessions are focused on one thing. When someone says “it’s time to practice” what’s the first thing that springs to mind? For most of us involved in fastpitch softball the answer is probably grabbing some equipment, running out to […]