Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Softball Little League World Series (@2:39)
• Listener Question: How much do professional softball players make? (@14:46)
• Respect your glove (@22:17)
• Classifying college teams (@30:32
• Coaches can change lives (@38:39)

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In this episode we use a quote from Samuel Beckett about failing better. Failures are a major part of our game and we need to think about ways to handle them better.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: What type of players should I be looking for to field a new 12U team? (@13:26)
• Travel Ball Silly Season. Teams switching organizations and players switching teams is out of control. (@20:11)
• Continuation of classifying college teams using professional baseball structure. (@33:40)

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This week the topic is the 0-2 pitch and what should the pitcher be trying to do.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Softball in the Olympics (@2:50)
• Listener Question: Future of the role of slapping (@9:45)
• Thoughts on a coach retiring (@15:50)
• Classifying colleges and conferences (@22:16)
• It's just a dream (@29:34)

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Some players have attributes you want but their skill level is not quite up to what is needed. It often happens that you keep that player with the hope that she might make it. Is it better to make the cut early or see what happens?

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Impact of increase in scholarship limits (@2:48)
• Listener Question: Advice on starting in the lesson business (@20:28)
• Comparing college athletics to structure of professional baseball (@28:05)
• Too much negative feedback is a problem (@37:18)

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We have all seen it or been a part of it. A team is beating a team that is better and should beat them or we make a big rally and go ahead in a game and LOSE. It is something that coaches have to work on and create that mindset of believing and we belong here. Don't get nervous and start hoping to win and become defensive. Sometimes you can just feel the tension and know it is not going to end well.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Defending first and third with runner on third and batter walked. (@22:08)
• Challenges of starting a new team (@31:28)
• Managing when your daughter wants to quit (@38:35)

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The Softball world needs a recommitment to "The Golden Rule".

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