Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

This week's lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: How much will allowing leaping change the game? (@12:38)
• Paige's Power Play: How to avoid having a mistake turning into a bad day.(@18:17)
• Are there any places that are softball dead spots? (@21:55)
• Coaches pay attention to changes in the game. (@30:27)

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To be properly prepared, a coach needs a master list of everything that needs to be covered in getting a team ready for the season. Then they need to keep a punch list of things that need to be improved. This helps in creating a practice plan and to keep things from falling through the cracks.

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This week's lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Why are college coaches not very interested in 16U teams now? (@13:51)
• Paige's Power Play: Benefits of a year's mentorship. (@19:43)
• NCAA terms explained (@24:18)
• Impact of negative comments (@32:14)
• Developing players and employees (@40:35)

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We need to understand a player's individual mental makeup and expectations. Their individual characteristics has to be considered in coaching and teaching players. We have to get them to understand the game fully and comprehend what is good and bad.

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This week's lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: On every team there are players that are prospects and some are suspects. Are they handled differently? (@13:57)
• Paige's Power Play: How to help you athlete feel empowered. (@19:01)
• D1 school adding Softball (@22:56)
• The game doesn't care about feelings. (@31:03)
• Problem players and parents and their impact. (@40:19)

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Sometimes coaches spend a lot of time talking about how to improve a skill or handle a situation. Talking can be helpful if it paints a picture for the recipient so that they can visualize it, otherwise it is of minimal benefit. The message is - spend more time performing the skills than talking about them. And learn how to explain things better.

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This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Is it a waste of time at practice for outfielders to practice in the infield or vice versa?(@12:18)
• Paige's Power Play: Notes from an interview with a former collegiate soccer player. (@22:24)
• Interview with Tommy Moffitt, one of the nation's premier strength and conditioning coaches .   Bio:  @28:17)
• Doing better next time! (@1:20:06)

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 A small physical adjustment sometimes is a useful tool to help a player that is struggling. The coaches discuss how to help players understand this concept.

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This week's lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: What's the best way to announce a lineup? (@10:10)
• Paige's Power Play; Trust, Trust, Trust (@15:57)
• Second part of interview with Justin McLeod (@21:08)
• Fundamental changes in College Recruiting (@34:16)
• Keeping enthusiasm with a struggling team (@44:21)

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We have finished our tour around the field discussing coaching the different defensive positions. But we need to consider the importance of the DP/Flex and bench players and how we need to train them.

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