Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

This week's lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: Once I have contacted a college coach, how long should I wait for a response? (@12:03)Paige's Power Play: Building trust in myself (@27:02)Interview with Justin McLeod (@30:17)The aging of umpires (@57:48)Support the show

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

This week's lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: Key college player transfers after the fall season. What is your opinion? (@13:21)Paige's Power Play: Struggling mentally in the recruiting process (@19:33)Development of players has to be the main objective of coaches. (@23:52)Playing on more than one team. Is this a good idea? (@33:37)Trust the Process. What does it mean? (@41:31)Support the show

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

This week's Lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: How do you rebuild a players confidence? (@18:25)Paige's Power Play: Who I Am(@24:47)Rec League decision making;. (@28:28)High School Ball is important (@40:48)Networking (@49:16)Support the show

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

This week's lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: My daughter is not in the best physical condition. Our team does a lot of conditioning exercises and my daughter takes it personally. Any tips for helping her out?  (@09:41)Paige's Power Play: Preparing  mentally is just as important as team warmups. (@24:42)Discussion about relationship between parents and their child's performance. (@27:58)Should cell phones be allowed at practice? (@36:53)How should a player handle different feedback they get from coaches? (@46:21)Support the show

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

This week's lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: Playing Middle School ball and not getting much playing time. Schedule keeps us from lessons. Should we stay with the team or quit and go to her training? (@11:03)Paige's Power Play: Thoughts from my interview with Ashley Prange(@23:30)Team Camps at colleges (@28:41)The Movie "I Can" A softball based movie that we need to support. (@46:04)Time Management (@54:41)Support the show

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 SegmentListener 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 SegmentListener 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 SegmentListener 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 lineupWarmup SegmentListener 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 to listen to as she tracks her career from rec ball through playing pro ball with the Texas Smoke. (@32:48)Helping players with timing pitches (@1:07:22)Action Coach Tip: (@1:23:10)Support the show

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 SegmentListener 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