Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

The coaches discuss the post game meeting. It takes discipline and planning to have an effective post game discussion. You have to be careful with emotions and not let them take over what you are trying to accomplish.

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Coach Tory recaps the D1 College World Series and Oklahoma winning another title. Listen to his insightful thoughts on the progress of national recognition of our sport and what we can expect in the future.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Can a younger player play up in age? (@11:04)
• Paige's Power Play: Takeaways from interviews with college athletes and coaches. (@15:45)
• DR3 Fastpitch: Comments from being in Oklahoma City (@21:28)
• Important things we have seen in the CWS. (@26:53)
• It is rewarding to see players that you have been part of their life to succeed at higher levels. (@43:49)
• Players are capable of sliding in different ways. We need to teach them to use the most effective slide for the situation. (@47:49)

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Coach Tory's analysis of Oklahoma and Florida State heading into the CWS Finals. He uses the word relentless to characterize Oklahoma and systematic to characterize Florida State. Listen as he explains why he uses these terms and what we can expect.

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Most teams have a goal of playing in an event that is the culmination of their season. And they want to peak at this event. If we put pressure on ourselves to win every time out, then we hinder ourselves from doing some experimenting. Finding the best combination of players and positions requires trying different lineups. For example, you may have a shortstop that has great range and usually this allows her to make a play on one hit a game that no other player on your team can make. You have a center fielder that is capable of making the plays at shortstop except for that one hit. The range of the shortstop allows her to make 4 extra plays on balls hit to center field. You gain 3 outs by switching them.  The only way you can know this is by trying and the best time is earlier in the season.

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This weeks Lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: How many practices should you have each week?  (@12:02)
• Paige's Power Play: Choices (@20:37)
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question: My daughter has developed a habit when she is pitching. Is this something that I should be worried about? (@28:14)
• Should players show emotion towards an official? (@39:08)
• Crazy Games (@50:44)
• If we haven't practiced it, don't do it. (@58:44)

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Coach Tory gives his thoughts to the just completed Super Regionals and some thoughts on the upcoming CWS.

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This episode highlights the need for players to use protective gear and coaches need to promote and require their players to use them.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Value in watching the CWS games. With limited professional players, these are the players that our players can look up to, emulate,have connection to, etc  (@7:57)
• Listener Question: When people are considering players for awards, is it just on the field accomplishment or do other things get consideration? (@11:54)
• Paige's Power Play: The formula for confidence (@17:04)
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question:  My daughter was hit in the shin with a line drive and it has affected her pitching. What can I do to help her?  (@20:09)
• Coaching Female Athletes is significantly different.  (@36:13)
• CWS Regional Surprises (@48:55)
• Action Coach Tip (@59:42)

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Coach Tory Acheson with his decades of Collegiate Softball experience gives you his breakdown of the D1 Regionals that were completed this past weekend. And then it's on to the Super Regionals.

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