This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Taking a called first strike? (@12:58)
• Cool development in college softball (@24:08)
• Observations at the ball park and glove care (@39:03)
• Teaching pitchers to attack the zone (@41:41)

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We teach our players to wipe off/forget a mistake and not let it affect our performance in the game. But we don't really want them to forget it, because mistakes are how we learn and identify what we need to practice. The discussion today is how to handle this dilemma.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Could the SEC have all 8 teams at the CWS? (@13:27)
• Reaction to the question Does any player chose to be a pitcher only? (@21:15)
• Helping catchers to improve their throwing (@30:12)
• Art of patience (@38:01)

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Especially early in the season our pitchers need practice against hitters and hitters need to see some live pitching. The coaches discuss the need and some options to make this happen.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Feedback from "praise loudly, criticize quietly" (@17:11)
• Pitcher's are hitting (@28:56)
• Follow up to reverse daddy ball (@29:58)
• What is a bracket ready pitcher? (@46:57)
• Compete with yourself (@56:23)

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All fields have to be maintained. A lot of players think that it just happens and don't understand the things that have to be done to keep the field playable. By teaching and having them perform some field maintenance they will have more respect for the facilities and lessen the impact of damage during play. And a lot of school ball settings require them to do field work.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Are 2 different pro leagues good or bad? (@8:30)
• How to win the right way (@14:02)
• Make use of limited practice time (@20:39)
• Create environment where it's save to make a mistake (@29:24)

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There are many different ways to be ready to play a defensive position. We have to teach our players how to move to ready so they are not stationary. A lot of players, especially younger players do not understand this concept.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Unusual situation with player handling the pressure of playing for dad coach(@8:20)
• Recruiting Questions (@16:05)
• Kickoff to the college season (@21:47)
• Learning by watching (@28:13)

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Where does working on pickoff and trick plays fit into practice? Coaches need to evaluate the skill level of their players and make a determination how much time they should devote to these type of drills.

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