Imagine if you had a team full of one in a millions. Imagine if you took the time to focus on what it takes to be a one in a million? What if I told you you could be one in a million just...
Category - Coaching
Introducing: Pitching Angel
MISSION: Guide pitchers to realize they’re not alone in their journeys while reinforcing that pitching transcends the...
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The Pitching Staff – A Team Within A Team
A pitching staff is a team within a team. No matter which age group you are coaching, it’s important for the cohesiveness of your...
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The Power of Shaking Off
As a pitcher, I’ve never understood a coach’s philosophy of NOT allowing pitchers to shake off a called pitch. I...
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10 Ingredients to Succeed in Elite Softball
Lessons. Practice. Travel. Games. Recruiting. Repeat. The ingredients of elite softball are all in the air. Getting lost in...
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What’s Wrong With Being a Beginner?
In a fast pace world, we are always thinking ahead and thinking what’s next? We are searching for bigger and better things. I...
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What Exactly is “Normal”?
What really is “normal”? “Normal” has a different picture or movie next to it for every single person out there – in sports, careers, relationship, etc. We all...
What’s Taking Away From Your Confidence?
I get asked about confidence…A LOT. Mainly because confidence (no matter what your softball mechanics look like) is a HUGE key to an individual’s success on the field and in...
How Many Days A Week Should I Practice?
THE most asked question I get is how many pitches and/or how many days a week should my daughter pitch? Sometimes I think parents just ask me this question so that their daughter can hear...
Hey Dads, We Need to Talk
Hey Dads, I want you to think for a second about the way you talk to your daughter (or the way your husband talks to your daughter) when she is practicing or playing a game. Is it positive...
3 Things to do When Approaching a Pitcher During a Game
So a pitcher is in a bit of a pickle, and as a coach, you know you need to call time out to go and talk to her. A big part of coaching, in my opinion, is knowing when to call that time out...
Redefining Failure
Simply put, the definition of failure is “lack of success.” So if that’s the case, then we can’t define failure until we define success. How do YOU define success? Is it getting...
Experience Makes You Shine
I’m a firm believer in experience. There’s nothing like the experience of pitching or hitting in the “big game” or with the bases loaded, and the game is on the line. Your thoughts are...
Are You Willing to Learn? BE COACHABLE!
One of the things every coach is looking for at any level are coachable players. Coachble means a willingness / openness to try new things and to learn new things. In order to be...
Why She Has 1000…
As you grow up and reflect on the years of your life, you can probably count on 1 hand the people who have made a major impact on you. You are told to surround yourself by people who make...