Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: My daughter is on a successful team with several pitchers. She is at recruiting age, should she change teams so that she gets more pitching time? (@12:34)
•  3 Costs of Leadership by Kirby Smart, Georgia's football coach (@19:18)
• Trend in college coaches leaving the sport (@27:38)
• Recruiting tip about behavior (@37:14)

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We discuss the possibility that a player who really wants to quit softball, might enter the portal as a way of stop playing without having to say I quit.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Family asks for suggestion of where to locate  (@11:56)
• Paige's Power Play: Response to failure determines out success (@18:46)
• End of college season wrap up (@21:25)
• Keeping the fun in fundamentals (@42:52)
• Value of outfielders (@48:30)

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We have all seen it, an error is made fielding a ball or a throw is bad and the fielders become spectators. We have to teach and practice with our players that if something goes wrong their responsibilities change. They need to see what is happening and realize that the initial play is over and that a play is going to be made at a different base and their coverage or backup duties have changed and get in position.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Follow up to last week's question about entering the transfer portal (@13:09)
• Paige's Power Play: Failure Recovery Document (@18:21)
• Respect the fields you play on (@20:54)
• Why are team always looking for players? (@35:16)
• Action Coach Tip: Optimism (@40:25)

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We have to start at the younger ages to teach players the strategic importance of swapping runs for an out. The coaches use a game from the super regionals to show the importance. They stress that we have to train the players so when it becomes important they are prepared.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Can you give me some advice on my daughter entering the transfer portal? (@11:42)
• Interview with Marty McDaniel, long time college coach (Part 1) (@16:57)
  • Marty McDaniel has started softball at a college, coached at the highest level and will be coaching a professional team.
• Interview with Marty McDaniel, long time college coach (Part 2) (@42:40)

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Coach Tory gives his predictions and analysis of the WCWS games.

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It is summer time or close to it. Your player's and parent's lives are going to change. School won't be dictating a schedule and your players will be involved in additional activities. The family dynamics will change. You may have player's school years ending at different times, What has been the status quo is gone. It is up to you to adapt and embrace what you have and not be frustrated with what you don't have.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Is it okay to use a bat weight in the on-deck circle? (@10:29)
• Paige's Power Play: Successful athletes and failure (@13:27)
• If you celebrate everything, how do you celebrate something special (@15:46)
• Instant Replay is out of control (@23:30)
• Practice coaching 3rd base (@30:32)

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